Google tests Remy AI agent for Gemini as focus turns to user control
Google is testing Remy, a new AI personal agent for Gemini, according to Business Insider. The tool is designed to take actions for users in work and daily tasks. Remy is being tested in a staff-only version of the Gemini app. The report said it reviewed an internal document and spoke with two people familiar […]
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BMW puts humanoid robots to work in Germany–and Europe’s factories are watching
Europe’s factory floors have a new kind of colleague. BMW Group has deployed humanoid robots in manufacturing in Germany for the first time, launching a pilot project at its Leipzig plant with AEON–a wheeled humanoid built by Hexagon Robotics. It is the first automotive deployment of AEON anywhere in the world, and it marks something of a […]
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FIFA is rebuilding world football operations on AI. The World Cup is just the first test
When Romy Gai, FIFA’s chief business officer, described the operational challenge of running a 48-team World Cup across Canada, Mexico and the United States, he was not talking about technology. He was talking about complexity. Previous World Cups relied on local organising committees to absorb much of the logistical load. For 2026, FIFA is running operations directly. […]
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Physical AI is having its moment–and everyone wants a piece of it
There is a particular kind of momentum in the technology industry that announces itself not through a single breakthrough, but through the simultaneous convergence of many. Physical AI is having that moment right now–and paying attention to where it is coming from, and why, tells you more than any single product launch can. The term […]
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Physical AI adoption boosts customer service ROI
The adoption of physical AI drives ROI in frontline customer service by merging digital intelligence with human-like physical interaction. As businesses navigate shrinking labour pools, they are finding that simply automating routine workflows is no longer enough. A new partnership between KDDI and AVITA demonstrates how companies can address complex operational gaps through humanoid deployment. […]
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How Amul is using AI dairy farming to put 36 million farmers first
AI dairy farming has found its most ambitious deployment yet – not in a Silicon Valley lab nor a European agri-tech campus, but in the villages of Gujarat, India, where 36 lakh (3.6 million) women milk producers are now being served by an AI assistant named Sarlaben. Amul, the world’s largest dairy cooperative, has launched […]
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Alibaba enters physical AI race with open-source robot model RynnBrain
Alibaba has entered the race to build AI that powers robots, not just chatbots. The Chinese tech giant this week unveiled RynnBrain, an open-source model designed to help robots perceive their environment and execute physical tasks. The move signals China’s accelerating push into physical AI as ageing populations and labour shortages drive demand for machines […]
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State-sponsored hackers exploit AI for advanced cyberattacks
State-sponsored hackers are exploiting AI to accelerate cyberattacks, with threat actors from Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia weaponising models like Google’s Gemini to craft sophisticated phishing campaigns and develop malware, according to a new report from Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). The quarterly AI Threat Tracker report, released today, reveals how government-backed attackers have […]
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ThoughtSpot: On the new fleet of agents delivering modern analytics
If you are a data and analytics leader, then you know agentic AI is fuelling unprecedented speed of change right now. Knowing you need to do something and knowing what to do, however, are two different things. The good news is providers like ThoughtSpot are able to assist, with the company in its own words […]
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Masumi Network: How AI-blockchain fusion adds trust to burgeoning agent economy
2026 will see forward-thinking organisations building out their squads of AI agents across roles and functions. But amid the rush, there is another aspect to consider. One of IDC’s enterprise technology predictions for the coming five years, published in October, was fascinating. “By 2030, up to 20% of [global 1000] organisations will have faced lawsuits, […]
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