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Pocket FM taps OpenAI to power AI-native audio growth
Robotic Process Automation

Pocket FM taps OpenAI to power AI-native audio growth

Pocket FM will bake OpenAI tools into its production stack, using generative AI to scale multilingual audio series for 300,000 creators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
Criteo becomes first adtech partner for ChatGPT ads
Customer Experience

Criteo becomes first adtech partner for ChatGPT ads

Criteo joins OpenAI's ChatGPT ad pilot as first adtech partner, testing conversational commerce ads across ChatGPT Free and Go in the US.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2026
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3 Instant with fewer refusals
Marketing Technologies

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3 Instant with fewer refusals

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3 Instant, promising smoother, more direct ChatGPT conversations, fewer refusals and improved accuracy on web-sourced facts.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
Amazon invests USD $50 billion in major OpenAI AWS deal
Semiconductors

Amazon invests USD $50 billion in major OpenAI AWS deal

Amazon to invest up to USD $50bn in OpenAI as the pair deepen AWS ties, expand Trainium use and launch a new stateful AI runtime.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2026
Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency
Firewalls

Netskope launches NewEdge AI Fast Path to cut latency

Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Mar 2026
UK listeners spot AI voices faster & trust them less
DevOps

UK listeners spot AI voices faster & trust them less

UK listeners are quicker than Americans to spot AI-generated voices, and their trust in what they hear plunges once they detect them.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
TELUS Digital warns persona prompts sway AI moral judgements
Human Capital Management

TELUS Digital warns persona prompts sway AI moral judgements

TELUS Digital warns that common AI persona prompts can quietly reshape models' moral judgements, undermining consistency in high‑risk use.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2026
AI is rewriting the B2B marketing playbook for CIOs, CTOs & CMOS
Data Analytics

AI is rewriting the B2B marketing playbook for CIOs, CTOs & CMOS

AI assistants are reshaping B2B discovery, forcing CIOs, CTOs and CMOs to rebuild content for zero‑click, conversational buying journeys.

By James Foote • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Multiverse debuts HyperNova 60B compressed AI model
Edge Computing

Multiverse debuts HyperNova 60B compressed AI model

Multiverse unveils HyperNova 60B 2602, a free, compressed GPT-4-class model promising 50% less memory with near-matching tool performance.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
AMD, Nutanix team on open hybrid agentic AI platform
Virtualisation

AMD, Nutanix team on open hybrid agentic AI platform

AMD and Nutanix will co-develop an open hybrid agentic AI platform, backed by AMD's USD $250 million investment in Nutanix and joint R&D.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Adobe adds Quick Cut AI to streamline Firefly editing
Marketing Technologies

Adobe adds Quick Cut AI to streamline Firefly editing

Adobe's Quick Cut AI auto-assembles long clips in Firefly, giving creators a structured first edit to refine pacing, shots and style.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
AMD, Nutanix ally on open AI stack in USD $250m deal
Virtualisation

AMD, Nutanix ally on open AI stack in USD $250m deal

AMD and Nutanix strike a multi-year USD $250m deal to build an open, full-stack AI platform for enterprise and service provider workloads.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
OpenAI appoints Arvind KC as new Chief People Officer
Human Capital Management

OpenAI appoints Arvind KC as new Chief People Officer

OpenAI has hired veteran tech and people leader Arvind KC as Chief People Officer to steer hiring and workforce strategy as AI reshapes work.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
TCS & GitLab partner on AI-native DevSecOps at scale
DevOps

TCS & GitLab partner on AI-native DevSecOps at scale

TCS and GitLab team up to bring AI-native DevSecOps at scale, using autonomous agents to speed enterprise software delivery securely.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Samsung brings Perplexity to Galaxy with multi-agent AI
Partner Programmes

Samsung brings Perplexity to Galaxy with multi-agent AI

Samsung is adding Perplexity as a system-level agent on upcoming Galaxy flagships, deepening its shift to a multi-assistant AI strategy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026

Stories from Other Regions

AI as a career accelerator: expanding influence beyond the IT function
Digital Transformation

AI as a career accelerator: expanding influence beyond the IT function

AI is helping women in HR and beyond gain strategic influence, speeding policy work and reshaping leadership paths outside IT.

By Amy Curran • 4 min read • Wed, 4th Mar 2026
CBA launches AUD $90m AI-focused Future Workforce plan
Human Capital Management

CBA launches AUD $90m AI-focused Future Workforce plan

Commonwealth Bank launches AUD$90m Future Workforce Program to boost AI skills, retrain staff and open new internal career paths.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026
Are ads the inevitable future of artificial intelligence?
Data Protection

Are ads the inevitable future of artificial intelligence?

OpenAI's move to add ads to ChatGPT in the US is sparking Canadian fears over trust, data use and a possible ad-driven AI future.

By Jake MacAndrew • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Feb 2026