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The appointment signals a push to win cautious enterprise buyers as the supply-chain AI company expands in the US after a USD $75 million seed round.
Users will get official expansion options for Meta VR Glasses when SanDisk's microSD Express cards and USB-C drives arrive in spring 2027.
The blueprint could give hyperscalers and enterprises a cheaper way to run agentic AI, with flexible CPU and GPU racks and open software.
That points to a shift in how much large groups reinvest in promotion, with the 25 US-listed advertisers studied seeing their ad-to-sales ratio fall from 6.1% to 5.5%.
Rising AI-linked investment and major global events are set to keep ad budgets climbing, even as consumer caution and geopolitical risks persist.
Merchants could gain more visibility in AI search and recommendation results as Commerce's new enrichment tools restructure catalogue data for machines.
Software teams are spending more on review and debugging as AI now writes at least half the code for 42% of developers, a survey found.
Many retailers are missing live customer queries because AI assistants now fetch product pages far more often than Google does.
The 4,000-kilometre link is set to ease congestion on existing corridors and bolster data flows for AI and cloud users by 2030.
Agencies could cut manual work as the new platform links planning, buying and reporting across multiple channels in one workflow.
The tie-up should give Japanese banks and investigators faster access to cross-border scam intelligence as fraudsters move across platforms and borders.
Editors facing EU transparency rules can now flag AI-made text, images and audio before publication, with fines possible for non-compliance.
Criminals are increasingly using AI for ransomware and credential theft, while flaws in test models are exposing production systems and data.
Advertisers paid more for Black Friday inventory, but stronger conversion performance still lifted returns as order costs fell 18%.
Even at Google, only 28% of measured logins used passkeys, underscoring the gap between offering passwordless sign-in and getting users to adopt it.
Customer service teams may face higher volumes as the standard lets personal AI agents sign in, verify users and act for them.
The sports-focused device adds AI eyewear to New Zealand shelves, with a built-in camera, voice controls and up to nine hours' battery life.
Public pressure for AI guardrails is surging faster than it did for social media, as Australia joins a growing coalition urging action.
Calgary conference delegates heard Alberta wants to lure up to CAD $200 billion into AI data centres, with power supply the key hurdle.
Retailers and brands lack a reliable way to link AI shopping recommendations to sales, a gap Azoma hopes to close with new backing from dunnhumby ventures.
