State Bank of India launched AI-powered features on its YONO platform, including YONO Ji, an 'Agentic AI-powered' 24/7 virtual assistant for business banking, and a 3-in-1 digital onboarding flow for …
OpenAI introduced native sandbox execution and a SandboxAgent harness in its Agents SDK on April 15, 2026, while Cloudflare released the Dynamic Worker Loader in open beta on March 24, 2026, for ephem…
Anthropic restored its Fable 5 AI model to all deployment channels on July 1 after the US Commerce Department lifted export controls that had been imposed on June 12. The controls were triggered by a …
Lantern, an e-commerce startup founded in 2024, has raised $3.1 million in seed funding led by Salesforce Ventures to focus on generative engine optimization (GEO), helping brands improve visibility i…
AI strategist Sol Rashidi, chief strategy officer at Cyera and a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, told Business Insider she deactivated half of her autonomous agents because they were unreliab…
Bangladesh police officer SI Tanzil Ahmed used AI-based editing to alter an arrested suspect's Argentina jersey to a Brazil jersey in an official photograph, claiming it was a prank to generate public…
Newly wealthy individuals from the AI boom are driving a surge in luxury spending on watches, housing, travel, and wellness services, according to Business Insider. Scott Kerr of Silvertone Consulting…
Higharc raised a $95 million Series C led by Insight Partners on June 30, 2026, bringing total funding to over $170 million. The company uses a structured 3D data platform to compress homebuilding des…
LeapXpert raised $180 million in a growth round led by Riverwood Capital on June 30, 2026, to convert governed business messaging data into AI-ready intelligence for regulated enterprises. The funding…
The Bank of England is reviewing its regulatory frameworks to address risks from agentic AI systems, Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden told the European Central Bank Forum. The central bank is considering…
Infobip released the India Digital CX Report 2026, revealing that 91% of brands in India and Indonesia use WhatsApp for customer engagement, but only 27% employ orchestration platforms, highlighting a…
Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden warned that autonomous AI agents could amplify market volatility during stress, as existing regulatory frameworks were not designed for such systems. The …
UBS analysts found that roughly 60% of enterprises are throttling AI spending by adding guardrails, creating a modest headwind for AI model makers. The trend boosts the value of cheaper open-source an…
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund MGX closed a $49 billion AI fund on July 1, 2026, exceeding its initial $45 billion target. The fund, one of the largest focused on AI, has already backed 14 companies …
The Godot Foundation announced on 30 June 2026 it is updating its contribution policies to ban autonomous AI agent use and "vibe coding," prohibit AI from generating substantial code, and require huma…
KPMG Australia confirmed in February 2026 that 28 staff used AI tools to cheat on internal training exams since July 2025, including a partner-level auditor fined A$10,000. The partner uploaded a trai…
The U.S. Department of Commerce lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5, prompting Anthropic to restore worldwide access to Fable 5 from July 1, 2026, and launch the l…
Jamf launched AI Governance for Mac fleets, providing device-level visibility and control over generative AI tools. The new capability discovers AI tools, enforces policy controls, and produces audit-…
Blue Energy and GE Vernova are advancing a gas-to-nuclear model for a Texas project targeting 2.5 GW total capacity, using initial natural-gas turbines to power AI data centers while small modular rea…
Avnet is convening regional partners and customers at its Edge & Beyond Tech Days in July 2026 to accelerate real-world edge AI deployments in Singapore and Vietnam, citing 81% of companies moving bey…