What’s Next For The Digital Thread In Manufacturing?

The digital thread will evolve from a connected data backbone into an intelligent, action-oriented operating layer.

Millennials Are Buying Blue Collar Small Businesses To AI-Proof Their Future

Young entrepreneurs are snapping up baby boomer-owned plumbing, construction, manufacturing and HVAC companies. Plus: Tips for would-be buyers and sellers.

Guardrails Are Not A Leash: Why Trust Is The Most Important Feature Your AI Will Ever Have

Guardrails, when designed thoughtfully, do several things at once. They define what the AI will act on. They define what it will decline.

Tying AI To Outcomes

​AI is scaling rapidly across enterprises, but the way its impact is measured has not kept pace.

NASA Drops Map Of Next Total Solar Eclipse — And It Visits The U.S.

NASA’s new 2026 eclipse map shows totality across Greenland, Iceland and Spain — and a partial solar eclipse for parts of Europe, the U.S. and Canada.

Clean Air Policies Could Provide £7.7bn Boost To U.K, Study Finds

Net-zero policies designed to improve air quality could help generate £7.7 billion in productivity gains for the U.K. by 2050, according to a new analysis.

Google Issues ‘Whopper’ Chrome Security Update To 2 Billion Users

Google has issued a “whopper” update fixing 382 issues in its popular Chrome browser. Here’s what you need to know.

Pre-Deployment Simulations Are Vital To Developing Generative AI That Can Best Provide Mental Health Advice

Pre-deployment simulation is a new technique from OpenAI. It can be used to better shape AI-led mental health guidance. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

WhatsApp Launched A Username Feature To Hide Your Phone Number. India Halted It.

WhatsApp launched usernames on to let users chat without sharing their number. Soon after, India ordered a halt, demanding Meta justify the feature or face further action.

1.7 Million Satellites Will Have ‘Devastating Consequences,’ Study Says

Proposed satellite constellations from SpaceX and others are so large and bright they would change the night sky as we know it, a new scientific paper argues.