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How financial institutions are embedding AI decision-making

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For leaders in the financial sector, the experimental phase of generative AI has concluded and the focus for 2026 is operational integration. While early adoption centred on content generation and efficiency in isolated workflows, the current requirement is to industrialise these capabilities. The objective is to create systems where AI agents do not merely assist […]

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Alibaba Qwen is challenging proprietary AI model economics

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The release of Alibaba’s latest Qwen model challenges proprietary AI model economics with comparable performance on commodity hardware. While US-based labs have historically held the performance advantage, open-source alternatives like the Qwen 3.5 series are closing the gap with frontier models. This offers enterprises a potential reduction in inference costs and increased flexibility in deployment

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AI forecasting model targets healthcare resource efficiency

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An operational AI forecasting model developed by Hertfordshire University researchers aims to improve resource efficiency within healthcare. Public sector organisations often hold large archives of historical data that do not inform forward-looking decisions. A partnership between the University of Hertfordshire and regional NHS health bodies addresses this issue by applying machine learning to operational planning.

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Agentic AI drives finance ROI in accounts payable automation

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Finance leaders are driving ROI using agentic AI for accounts payable automation, turning manual tasks into autonomous workflows. While general AI projects saw return on investment rise to 67 percent last year, autonomous agents delivered an average ROI of 80 percent by handling complex processes without human intervention. This performance gap demands a change in

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Alibaba enters physical AI race with open-source robot model RynnBrain

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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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How insurance leaders use agentic AI to cut operational costs

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Agentic AI offers insurance leaders a path to scalable efficiency as the sector confronts a tough digital transformation. Insurers hold deep data reserves and employ a workforce skilled in analytic decision-making. Despite these advantages, the industry has largely failed to advance beyond pilot programmes. Research suggests only seven percent of insurers have scaled these initiatives

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Exclusive: Why are Chinese AI models dominating open-source as Western labs step back?

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Because Western AI labs won’t—or can’t—anymore. As OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google face mounting pressure to restrict their most powerful models, Chinese developers have filled the open-source void with AI explicitly built for what operators need: powerful models that run on commodity hardware. A new security study reveals just how thoroughly Chinese AI has captured this space. Research published by SentinelOne

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AI Expo 2026 Day 2: Moving experimental pilots to AI production

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The second day of the co-located AI & Big Data Expo and Digital Transformation Week in London showed a market in a clear transition. Early excitement over generative models is fading. Enterprise leaders now face the friction of fitting these tools into current stacks. Day two sessions focused less on large language models and more

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China’s hyperscalers bet billions on agentic AI as commerce becomes the new battleground

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The artificial intelligence industry’s pivot toward agentic AI—systems capable of autonomously executing multi-step tasks—has dominated technology discussions in recent months. But while Western firms focus on foundational models and cross-platform interoperability, China’s technology giants are racing to dominate through commerce integration, a strategic divergence that could reshape how enterprises deploy autonomous systems globally. Alibaba, Tencent

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Franny Hsiao, Salesforce: Scaling enterprise AI

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Scaling enterprise AI requires overcoming architectural oversights that often stall pilots before production, a challenge that goes far beyond model selection. While generative AI prototypes are easy to spin up, turning them into reliable business assets involves solving the difficult problems of data engineering and governance. Ahead of AI & Big Data Global 2026 in

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