Browsing: AI & Automation

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 1: Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy (R) speaks with Anthropic President Daniela Amodei during the Snowflake Summit 26 at Moscone Center on June 1, 2026 in San Francisco, California. The Snowflake Summit is an annual conference focusing on data and artificial intelligence. (Photo by Minh Connors/

As agentic AI becomes more common in the workplace, many companies have started giving agents personas, assigning the agents human characteristics like names, gender, race and so on.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 03: The Microsoft logo is seen at an Experience Center on Fifth Avenue on April 03, 2024 in New York City. A Cyber Safety Review Board, created in 2021 by executive order and led by Homeland Security, released a report that detailed lapses by Microsoft that led to a…

With the artificial intelligence boom sweeping across Canada and around the world, the federal government is making efforts it says will ensure Canadians understand what AI is, what it can do and how it will impact them.

Heurist uses Amazon Bedrock AgentCore to build AI-powered financial intelligence for retail investors. Its flagship product, Heurist Finance, brings several institutional-style workflows into one chat experience: it gathers market data, reads filings and news, runs deep research, builds and stress-tests portfolios, and monitors positions. Each answer reflects the user’s portfolio and preferences. Heurist’s goal is…

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and Alif Semiconductor released information that the two companies have come into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Alif in an all-cash transaction for $1.35 billion.

Visual artists can consult a digital color wheel to test relationships between different shades. Audio engineers can alter soundwave frequencies to create complex tones and harmonies. But no digital tools exist that can predict how people will perceive the blend of scents wafting from a steaming cup of coffee or a freshly baked apple pie. 

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) may have “Space” in its name, but it’s also a major competitor in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. It’s investing billions of dollars in its AI capabilities, putting it on a level playing field with many other noteworthy AI names.

The ideas kept coming. So the team behind WashU’s AI Perspectives Week decided to add a second week of programming.

Although it’s hard to say, 2026 is well over halfway done, and we’ve arrived at the back third of the year. While some investors may be thinking about 2027, there are still plenty of screaming bargains available in 2026. Three that I’ve got my eyes on are Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), and Micron…