Google’s dominance in search is no longer a given. The company that once shaped how the internet was indexed and accessed is now facing competition from AI-driven tools, social platforms, and alternative search engines. For marketers and PR professionals, this shift is more than just a passing trend, it’s a fundamental change in how audiences…
Western tech giants have long been considered to be the dominant force in the AI market. In 2025, the top players are expected to put more than $300 billion into AI development. Just Amazon alone plans to fork over $100B. But the emergence of the Chinese DeepSeek became a major tipping point. It signalled that…
Alex Hawkinson is the Founder and CEO of BrightAI, where he leads the mission to awaken critical infrastructure, transitioning operations from reactive to proactive. With over 25 years of experience in IoT, AI, SaaS, and cloud-based technologies, Alex leverages his expertise to transform industries with intelligent, forward-thinking solutions that redefine resilience and efficiency. Before BrightAI,…
AI dubbing startup Dubformer has secured a $3.6 million seed funding round to redefine how emotional depth is captured in media localization. The investment, led by Almaz Capital with participation from s16vc and FinSight, as well as angel investors including Arul Menezes, founder of Microsoft Translator, and Funa Maduka, former head of International Original Film at…
MIT Professor Markus J. Buehler has been named the recipient of the 2025 Washington Award, one of the nation’s oldest and most esteemed engineering honors. The Washington Award is conferred to “an engineer(s) whose professional attainments have preeminently advanced the welfare of humankind,” recognizing those who have made a profound impact on society through engineering innovation. Past recipients…
Needle, an AI-powered search and agent development platform, has successfully raised $2.2 million in seed funding to accelerate its mission of unlocking the full potential of AI for businesses. The round was led by 468 Capital and Presight Capital, both well-known for their investments in enterprise software and deep tech. The funding will be used…
In our professional practice, we have encountered two polarized opinions about AI and its impact on job roles and business models. One side is concerned about unemployment rates spiking and artificial intelligence taking over, while the other believes that AI won’t bring any significant changes and will end up being a bubble. As 64% of…
Denis Ignatovich, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Imandra, has over a decade of experience in trading, risk management, quantitative modeling, and complex trading system design. Before founding Imandra, he led the central risk trading desk at Deutsche Bank London, where he recognized the critical role AI can play in the financial sector. His insights during this…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with large-scale models reaching new levels of intelligence and capability. From early neural networks to today’s advanced architectures like GPT-4, LLaMA, and other Large Language Models (LLMs), AI is transforming our interaction with technology. These models can process vast amounts of data, generate human-like text, assist…
Artificial intelligence is making waves across industries, but its impact is higher in some sectors than others. Medicine and other sciences stand to gain much from this technology, thanks to their data-heavy work and demand for speed and accuracy. In these fields, gene editing is a particularly promising use case for AI. The practice of…