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According to the Fivetran Agentic AI Readiness Index 2026, only 15 percent of companies are actually ready for the productive use of autonomous AI systems, even though almost 60 percent are investing millions in the technology.
A survey by the Boston Consulting Group shows that employees in customer service save considerable time by using AI. Two thirds, however, receive no guidance on how to use the capacity gained, so strategic opportunities go unused.
Despite growing investment in artificial intelligence, many companies fail to reach their goals. The main reasons are a missing data foundation, poor collaboration between IT and business departments, and unrealistic expectations of the technology.
The AI system Worldclaw turns simple text input into complete, editable 3D environments. The technology could considerably speed up development processes in gaming and virtual worlds.
A developer has built a locally run AI system for vehicles that runs on a Raspberry Pi 5 and uses the Qwen model. The solution can read vehicle data, control functions, and also work offline.
This week reveals a pattern that points beyond individual product announcements: AI systems are becoming more independent – and with that, the question of control presents itself anew. While companies fight over infrastructure …
The Munich-based company Celonis is expanding its platform from pure process analysis into a comprehensive process intelligence solution. With digital twins of business processes and AI integration, companies should be able to optimize their value chains holistically.
Zoom has unveiled an AI agent meant to turn meeting results directly into concrete work steps. ZoomMate connects to enterprise systems and automates the implementation of decisions.
An AI add-in makes Claude available inside Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The solution preserves context across several applications and is meant to reduce media breaks when working on documents.
Researchers have developed an ultra-thin patch that processes body data without external servers. The flexible electronics are said to detect critical conditions within milliseconds.