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The Bengaluru startup is shifting beyond cheaper automated calls to embed AI in insurance and finance processes, where compliance, reliability and measurable outcomes may offer a stronger business moat. On the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, Gaurav Ranjan spoke with Desible.ai co-founders Uttam Tiwari and Omkar Raikar about a proposition that…
The Ingolstadt trial tests whether wheeled, two-armed robots can sequence varied components for final assembly, with virtual simulations assessing safety and feasibility before factory-floor deployment. Audi is trialling mobile humanoid robots at its Ingolstadt plant in an attempt to automate one of the most awkward jobs in car manufacturing: sequencing…
Microsoft, ServiceNow and Alphabet are making governance a selling point as businesses deploy more autonomous AI. A Coinbase supplier incident highlights the risks that can persist beyond a company’s own systems. As big tech’s latest earnings season has shown, the enterprise AI conversation is shifting from capability to control. Microsoft,…
CrowdStrike says the Vapor Panda group used AI agents to coordinate intrusions across at least 14 countries, with confirmed post-compromise activity at nine organisations. Chinese state-backed hackers have been using an artificial intelligence-enabled penetration testing framework called ARTEX to widen the reach of their operations, according to CrowdStrike, which said…
Case studies from ForceFolks, Wiley and AAA Washington point to gains from AI agents when they are grounded in connected data and escalate uncertain or high-risk cases to people. Reported results are largely vendor-supplied, not independently audited. ForceFolks’ retail deployment stands out as the strongest Agentforce case study in the…
Arctic Wolf says human-only investigations have fallen from 81% to 2%, but warns that closing cases is not the same as containing attacks. Arctic Wolf says its latest agentic security operations report shows a sharp turn in cybersecurity practice, with artificial intelligence now independently resolving 60% of investigations. Based on…
Manufacturers are more confident in their ability to withstand disruption after investing in suppliers, inventory and technology, but persistent visibility gaps and stalled AI adoption continue to expose weaknesses. Manufacturers have spent the past two years pouring money and attention into shielding their supply chains from disruption, and the latest…
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Manufacturers are more confident in their ability to withstand disruption after investing in suppliers, inventory and technology, but persistent visibility gaps and stalled AI adoption continue to expose weaknesses. Manufacturers have spent the past two years pouring money and attention into shielding their supply chains from disruption, and the latest…
Fragmented systems, poor data and inconsistent processes are leaving logistics groups unprepared to move AI beyond pilots, researchers and industry analysts warn. Artificial intelligence may be moving fast through logistics and supply chain boardrooms, but many organisations are still trying to run it on foundations that were never designed for…
As employees and developers deploy AI across the enterprise, Microsoft is combining app discovery, data protection and agent identity controls to expose hidden usage and limit the risks. Artificial intelligence is moving into the enterprise faster than many security teams can document it. Employees are using Microsoft 365 Copilot alongside…
Major US lenders are restricting third-party AI tools after finding that login credentials cannot show whether an authorised customer or autonomous software is controlling an account. Major US banks are moving to curb third-party AI agents after Axios reported on 22 October that some institutions had detected automated tools inside…
The Financial Supervisory Service is considering allowing financial firms with strong AI security controls to bypass long-standing network-separation rules, while keeping responsibility for breaches firmly with the institutions themselves. South Korea’s financial regulator is preparing to loosen one of the sector’s most entrenched cyber rules, saying it wants banks and…
Specialist services provider AGS One says Build Concierge has helped it automate more than 50 workflows, uncover £21,000 in missed revenue and scale without increasing back-office headcount. A specialist cleaning and support-services provider is turning to artificial intelligence to keep pace with rapid expansion, using automation to trim administration, tighten…
Mahindra Group’s supply chain services arm is expanding into AI, analytics and product engineering as it targets faster growth, more Fortune 1000 customers and a billion-dollar valuation. Bristlecone, the Mahindra Group’s supply chain services arm, has posted 24% year-on-year topline growth as it pushes towards what its leadership hopes will…
PwC Bahamas says organisations are struggling to keep pace with AI-enabled attacks, exposing a widening gap between investment in new tools and confidence in using them safely. The rapid spread of artificial intelligence is making cyber security markedly more difficult to manage, according to PwC Bahamas, which says companies must…
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…
