Vertical AI startups like Harvey ($11B) and Abridge have proven that wrapping a foundation model with proprietary data and domain workflow logic creates billion-dollar companies. Agriculture is the ne…
A viral post in China showed an HR professional building a recruitment agent in three minutes that screened six candidates from 310 résumés, contrasting with a failed 2.75 million RMB AI office system…
Cybersecurity teams are struggling to keep up with rapid AI adoption as employees use thousands of AI tools without organizational oversight, creating data security blind spots. Fortinet executive Rob…
Deloitte projects that AI agents will replace the traditional hourly billing model in consulting by 2035, with an internal presentation warning that the current model is unsustainable. McKinsey and BC…
A new report from Microsoft and Gartner reveals that technology teams are increasingly confident in deploying AI agents for tasks like generating reports and monitoring data quality, but confidence dr…
HR leaders must shift workforce planning from counting exposed job titles to measuring task-level AI adoption, according to a June 2026 opinion piece by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky in HR Daily Advisor. Citing …
Consulting firms including Boston Consulting Group and Accenture are shifting to outcome-based fee arrangements for AI projects, driven by client demand for shared risk amid uncertain returns on AI in…
Concerns that artificial intelligence will disrupt Asia's real estate sector are overblown, as demand for digital infrastructure in developing countries remains strong regardless of the AI boom's traj…
A developer recounts a frustrating experience with a mobile banking app's chatbot that deflected rather than resolved their issue, highlighting how deflection rate—a metric that measures whether custo…
McKinsey's 2024 Global Survey found 44% of organizations experienced negative consequences from generative AI, yet most enterprises focus governance on model validation while ignoring risks in retriev…
Leapd launched the AI-Run Business Index (ARBI), a 0–100 composite metric that scores how deeply AI executes business operations rather than just adoption. The index reveals a 50-point gap between the…
A McKinsey study projects online revenues in five major European markets could reach 600 billion euros by 2029, with ecommerce growing 6 percent annually, as 38 percent of European consumers already u…
McKinsey's 2025 State of AI survey finds only 39% of organizations report any EBIT impact from AI, despite 88% using AI in at least one business function. The article argues that measuring AI adoption…
Exponential View's inaugural State of the AI Economy report found that generative AI sales reached $110 billion over the past year, with an annualized run rate exceeding $175 billion. The report, base…
Companies have spent heavily on AI over the past two years with little to show, as 80% report no measurable business impact and 85% exceed budgets. The gap between AI capability and organizational ada…
PepsiCo's APAC CEO Anne Tse said the company prioritizes curiosity, adaptability, and learning agility over experience when hiring entry-level employees, as AI reshapes the workplace. Tse noted that t…
Enterprise AI initiatives are struggling to move beyond pilots into production due to network infrastructure constraints, according to industry experts. Legacy networks cannot handle the persistent, h…
A new analysis argues that brand visibility in the age of AI depends less on SEO and more on organizational data consistency, as large language models reflect internal inconsistencies back to users. W…
Entry-level AI workers now need senior-level skills to land jobs, according to a PwC study. AI-exposed entry-level roles are seven times more likely to require skills like judgment and leadership, as …
Joel Burleson-Davis, CTO at Imprivata, warned in a Forbes Councils post that enterprises must secure AI agents as they shift from passive analysis to autonomous action, citing McKinsey data showing 62…