“The deal is another major indicator of growing trust in Google’s accelerating AI agenda and comeback against OpenAI. In 2025, the search giant logged its best year since 2009 and surpassed Apple in market capitalization last week for the first time since 2019.” Read more >>
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Banking on AI: Risk, readiness, and the next frontier
“The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, which will become effective on January 1, 2026, applies across industries to AI systems used in business, commerce, healthcare, government, and consumer interactions. The Act broadly prohibits any discriminatory or manipulative practices and improper handling of personal information in the use of AI — exempting financial institutions only to…
Modern banking, reinvented: CIBC’s blueprint for successful AI transformation
“A framework any leader can apply CIBC’s journey offers a clear, actionable model for enterprises in any regulated industry: Read more >>
McKinsey Says It Saved 1.5M Hours With AI—but That It Can’t Replace These 3 Job Skills in 2026
“Last year alone, McKinsey saved 1.5 million hours by using AI for search and synthesis, tasks Sternfels says AI models excel at. He also emphasized the growing role of AI agents. McKinsey now has 25,000 of them, which have generated 2.5 million charts in the past six months. By offloading routine, time-consuming work, consultants are able…
Official Best of CES 2026 Awards: 22 Winners and Best Overall, Awarded by CNET Group
“Down the hall from crowded keynotes, whirring robot vacuums and exoskeleton try-on booths, more than 40 tech experts from CNET Group crowded into a ballroom at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas. There, we spent six and a half hours carefully selecting 63 finalists and one official Best of CES 2026 winner out of thousands of innovations…