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As AI coding assistants move towards deploying and repairing live systems, engineers are urged to treat them as tightly controlled service identities, with temporary credentials, human approval and limited blast radius. Allowing an artificial intelligence agent to make changes to production infrastructure can be safe, but only if the machine…
Boehringer Ingelheim raises factory productivity by up to 30% without building new plants
By News RoomA connected factory platform has improved equipment effectiveness, lifted operator productivity and helped Boehringer Ingelheim meet rising demand while avoiding new-site emissions and capital costs. Boehringer Ingelheim’s effort to create a more connected factory floor has delivered gains that extend well beyond efficiency. According to EY’s case study, the pharmaceutical…
Distributors are using AI to translate emails, PDFs, messages and handwritten orders into structured drafts, while leaving staff to resolve the exceptions that require commercial judgement. Wholesale distributors have spent years automating warehouses, transport and stock control, yet one stubborn bottleneck often remains at the front end of the business:…
Microsoft is preparing to roll out context-aware phishing detection in Teams, initially targeting first-time chats with external contacts and warning users about suspicious behaviour. Microsoft is set to begin rolling out AI-driven phishing detection in Teams in early November, with the company framing the move as part of a broader…
A new Korean financial-sector framework will test whether autonomous AI agents can be stopped from misusing tools, permissions and credentials as regulators shift their focus from what models say to what they do. In South Korea, AI-agent security is rapidly moving from a theoretical concern to a formal compliance issue,…
The companies say their edge-based system will let process and heavy industries run agentic AI alongside live production data, addressing concerns over sovereignty, security and cost. Schneider Electric has joined with NVIDIA and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to unveil what the companies describe as Industrial AI Agents at the Edge, a…
Uber has kept its AI spending steady as weekly agent requests surged, highlighting how model routing, caching and tighter workload controls can prevent usage-based costs from spiralling. Corporate finance teams are quickly learning that artificial intelligence does not behave like conventional software. The familiar logic of fixed licences and predictable…
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Uber has kept its AI spending steady as weekly agent requests surged, highlighting how model routing, caching and tighter workload controls can prevent usage-based costs from spiralling. Corporate finance teams are quickly learning that artificial intelligence does not behave like conventional software. The familiar logic of fixed licences and predictable…
AI is moving beyond research and fraud detection into autonomous financial workflows, as tokenised assets and pressure for explainable decision-making reshape the industry. Artificial intelligence has moved from being a back-office novelty to one of the most consequential forces in modern finance, reshaping how banks analyse data, manage risk and…
Separating master data, metadata and transactions, then versioning calculation rules, helped one operation reduce settlement disputes by 40% and improve receivables accuracy to 99.5%. In many advertising and e-commerce operations, the most time-consuming monthly argument is not about what happened in the business, but about which figure should count as…
Microsoft links ConnectWise compromise to Storm-0940 as AI scales cloud identity attacks
By News RoomMicrosoft says an AI-assisted campaign using stolen application credentials reached more than 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants, while investigators warn that exposure, persistence and confirmed data theft must not be conflated. Microsoft has linked a compromise involving ConnectWise to Storm-0940, a China-aligned threat actor, and said the campaign was accelerated by…
Websites were taken offline across Europe after AI-assisted research uncovered PHP vulnerabilities that could let attackers seize remote servers, exposing the accelerating race between disclosure and exploitation. Government and security teams across Europe moved quickly to take websites offline on Wednesday after two serious flaws were identified in PHP, the…
French robotics company Wandercraft says Renault will deploy hundreds of Calvin-40 robots across factories in France and Spain, as it races to turn humanoid machines from pilot projects into production tools. French robotics company Wandercraft is stepping up its bid to become a major name in humanoid automation, after saying…
As consolidation reshapes fleet software, buyers must determine whether AI is embedded in live data and operational workflows or simply added as another layer. Fleet managers shopping for artificial intelligence should look past the marketing gloss and ask a simpler question: does the system actually understand the operation it is…
Attackers are hiding instructions inside emails to manipulate AI-generated summaries, potentially steering staff towards fraudulent payments, data leaks and other harmful actions. Email fraud is entering a new phase in which attackers are no longer trying only to fool the person at the keyboard. According to Barracuda Research, a phishing…
AI-generated voices, fake IBAN requests and forged payment instructions are exposing gaps between cyber cover and financial crime protection, IBS chief executive Murat Çiftçi warns. Artificial intelligence is reshaping the fraud landscape so quickly that companies can no longer treat it as a narrow information technology problem, Murat Çiftçi, chief…
Vodafone Business teams up with Tech Mahindra to accelerate UK digital transformation with AI and 5G
By News RoomVodafone Business partners with Tech Mahindra to enhance UK enterprise services through AI, private 5G, and digital infrastructure, supporting businesses to modernise operations and boost resilience amid ongoing investments. Vodafone Business has struck a new partnership with Tech Mahindra as it steps up efforts to position its UK enterprise arm…
As cloud costs rise amid surging AI investments, SaaS companies must embed cloud efficiency into product strategy to protect margins and valuation, shifting from a peripheral concern to a core business metric. Cloud bills are no longer a back-office nuisance for SaaS companies; they are now a direct test of…
North Korea’s cyberattack surge in 2026 driven by AI and cryptocurrency targeting intensifies geopolitical risks
By News RoomNorth Korea-linked hackers carried out 99 state-sponsored cyberattacks in the first half of 2026, with an increasing focus on cryptocurrency, AI, and geopolitical targets, marking a significant escalation in its cyber warfare strategy. North Korea-linked hackers carried out 99 state-sponsored cyberattacks in the first half of 2026, making it the…
