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How Gartner can help turn your AI vision into business reality
This sponsored article promotes Gartner’s 2026 Application Innovation and Business Solutions Summit in London, presenting it as a way for enterprise technology leaders to move AI projects from pilots into production. It argues that boards now expect measurable returns from AI, including cost savings and staff redeployment, but that technical complexity, weak data foundations and…
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Robert Laidlow: Reality Eaters album review
This NMC debut album from British composer Robert Laidlow sets ambitious scientific and technological ideas to orchestral and chamber music, ranging from Einstein’s field equations to artificial intelligence’s impact on creativity. The Guardian’s review finds Laidlow’s work intricate and wildly imaginative yet still approachable for listeners, despite the complexity of the underlying concepts, making it…
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Bollywood Star Jacqueline Fernandez Launches AI Avatar (EXCLUSIVE)
Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez has launched an AI-powered digital avatar that shares her personal book recommendations, late-night reflections and life stories with audiences. The avatar was created by Galleri5, the in-house AI studio of Collective Artists Network, using conversational AI, voice synthesis and interactive narrative tools, and is designed to reflect her personality and worldview…
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South Korea making its own security-centric AI model
South Korea is developing a security-focused AI model intended to give the country sovereign capabilities for finding software vulnerabilities. The initiative reflects concerns that access to powerful US-developed AI systems could be restricted, potentially leaving other countries and their security agencies at a disadvantage. Deputy Prime Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said the government hopes to adapt…
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Spotify’s AI song descriptions draw criticism from Lorde
Lorde has publicly criticised Spotify after the platform’s AI-powered “About the Song” feature published an inaccurate description of one of her tracks, prompting her to write “we don’t want this” on Instagram. Spotify subsequently confirmed the erroneous text had been removed, but the episode has renewed debate over streaming platforms’ use of AI to generate…
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AI now used across roughly 300 Netflix titles this year
Netflix has confirmed that generative AI tools were used in roughly 300 of its titles during 2026, giving the clearest indication yet of how far the technology has spread across its production pipeline. The disclosure, made in the streamer’s second-quarter shareholder letter, shows AI now playing a substantial role in its content output, with the…
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OpenAI admits GPT-5.6 occasionally deletes files – but it’s an ‘honest mistake’
OpenAI has acknowledged reports that its GPT-5.6 Sol coding model occasionally deleted users’ files without permission, including claims involving a Mac and a production database. The company says the incidents are rare but accepts that such behaviour is unacceptable, particularly because it can cause serious data loss and undermine confidence in AI coding tools. OpenAI’s…
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Thousands of Google workers demand layoff protections amid AI boom in petition to CEO
More than 4,500 Google workers have petitioned chief executive Sundar Pichai for stronger protections against layoffs, as the company expands investment in artificial intelligence while reducing parts of its workforce. Organised by the Alphabet Workers Union, the action reflects wider concern in Silicon Valley that AI spending and automation are increasing job insecurity even at…