Browsing: Technology & AI

As generative AI advances, personal digital assistants shift from scripted helpers to proactive copilots, integrating across devices, handling complex tasks, and raising fresh questions on privacy, bias, and accountability.

Data privacy is moving to the top of the tech agenda as breaches mount and AI expands. Regulators tighten rules worldwide, while companies race to overhaul practices and consumers demand clearer control.

Governments and firms escalate a cybersecurity push as digital threats surge, investing in zero-trust defenses, encryption, and training to shield data, curb breaches, and restore public confidence.

As regulators race to set rules, automakers deploy AI that fuses sensor data, predicts hazards, and learns on the road. The next wave of autonomy hinges on safer algorithms, scalable chips, and public trust.

As governments and startups race to analyze Earth from orbit, new AI tools promise faster, sharper insights-but raise concerns over bias, opacity, and security. Policymakers weigh standards as industry scales.

Smart home adoption is accelerating as IoT devices move from novelty to necessity. Analysts report double-digit growth, with voice assistants, connected thermostats, and security systems redefining daily living and utility use.

From AI triage to remote monitoring, technology is reshaping care delivery. Hospitals deploy telehealth, predictive analytics, and digital diagnostics, promising faster access and lower costs, while raising data privacy concerns.

Utilities are deploying AI to forecast demand, fine-tune turbine settings, and balance grids, boosting wind and solar output by double digits while cutting curtailment and maintenance costs, new studies show.

Once synonymous with speculative tokens, blockchain is quietly reshaping supply chains, health records, and carbon tracking. Enterprises pilot real-world uses as regulators press for standards and interoperability.

AI-powered virtual customer assistants are moving from pilot to standard service, as retailers, banks and airlines deploy bots for 24/7 support and cost cuts, raising fresh questions over accuracy, jobs and data privacy.