Most enterprise AI spend still hasn’t left the lab
Most enterprise AI spend still hasn’t left the lab

New research puts a hard number on something a lot of IT leaders already suspected. Most AI pilots never make it into production, and the spend behind them isn’t disappearing, it’s just sitting in limbo. Jon Bitz, chief relationship officer and co-foun…

AI is turning B2B outreach into a tragedy of the commons
AI is turning B2B outreach into a tragedy of the commons

AI did not make buyers easier to reach. It made everyone cheaper to interrupt. A modern AI sales agent can research a company, identify a plausible buying signal, compose a personalised email, schedule follow-ups, evaluate the response, and hand a qual…

AI’s latest problem is deepfake disaster content for farming engagement

AI-generated and recycled disaster videos from Venezuela and China show how quickly fabricated footage can outrun reliable information, leaving social media users to separate genuine eyewitness evidence from engagement bait

5U AI lands $3.2M pre-seed for AI freight workforce platform

Munich-based logisticsAI startup 5U AI has raised $3.2 million in pre-seed funding to scale itsdigital workforce platform for freight forwarding teams. The round was led byLondon-based Emerge Capital….

Samsung’s chip workers are jumping ship to rival SK Hynix 

Lee, an engineer at Samsung’s semiconductor division, clocks out when his shift ends. He used to work longer hours, going the extra mile to excel at his projects. But lately, he’s been coming straight home to work on his job application for the chipmaker’s South Korean rival SK Hynix, sharing tips with his coworkers on…

China’s homegrown DUV chip tool now has a name: Shanghai Aishengna
China’s homegrown DUV chip tool now has a name: Shanghai Aishengna

The state-owned company at the centre of China’s newest chipmaking push finally has a name. Reuters reported on Tuesday that Shanghai Aishengna Electronic Technology Group, a little-known state-owned group, is leading the effort to mass-produce domesti…

Australia’s world-first data centre rules hit their first snag: the power isn’t there yet
Australia’s world-first data centre rules hit their first snag: the power isn’t there yet

Australia has told its data centres to put more power into the grid than they pull out, an obligation no other country has tried to write into law. The demand is barely a fortnight old, and it has already met the most basic of objections: the electrici…

China accuses the US of ‘AI hegemonism’ and threatens countermeasures
China accuses the US of ‘AI hegemonism’ and threatens countermeasures

China’s commerce ministry accused the United States of “AI hegemonism” on Monday and warned that it would retaliate, an escalation in a quarrel that started with an accusation of copying and has since pulled in chips, sanctions, and a pair of senior Wh…

Microsoft wants AI to catch hackers before they even attack

Microsoft’s new Project Perception uses AI agents to hunt down hackers before they strike, and it might change cybersecurity forever.