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OMP and PwC Alliance Moves Process Manufacturers from Siloed Supply Chain Planning to Unified Decisions

Specialty pharmaceutical company medac has moved its planners onto a single demand plan. PwC and medac present the rollout and the road ahead at OMP's Singapore event on October 15, 2026.

SmartVendor Brings Autonomous Retail to the Czech Parliament; Clears Europe's Toughest Privacy Bar with SHEKEL WeightAI(TM)

SmartVendor deploys Innovendi Elite at the Chamber of Deputies, delivering grab-and-go AI retail with zero cameras and full GDPR compliance

Trump renames AI "super intelligence," rejects international oversight

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US government would rename artificial intelligence "super intelligence" in official communications, as he firmly rejected calls for international supervision of AI, calling them a "globalist scheme" to control the new technology.

China's robot dancers limber up for America's Got Talent final

Chinese street dancer Wu Yufei has spent most of his 13-year career performing solo, but this year, he found some new partners -- a crew of robots with sleek moves.

MicroVision Introduces Advanced Photonics Technology for Next-Generation AI Data Center Scale-Up Architecture

Market-differentiated ELSFP technology extends core photonics platform of MicroVision's Scantinel division into high-speed optical connectivity and photonic-enabled cloud computing

COP31 host says AI's climate footprint to be a summit priority

COP31 host Turkey said Monday that pursuing "climate-responsible AI" and pushing tech companies to power data centers with clean energy would be priorities when it stages next month's summit.

FQ-42 Vengeance Finds New Home at Creech Air Force Base

Aircraft Delivery Continues Milestones for CCA Program

Datavault AI and Cutting-Edge Sports Management Announce Dream Bowl XV at AT&T Stadium and Launch First-of-Its-Kind Bowl Combine

15th anniversary all-star showcase introduces a Bowl Combine that awards two roster spots and playing time to eligible student-athletes; game planned to be broadcast on ESPN

Data centre command hub keeps AI up and running

A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centres worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on.

Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub

Tribal leader Petronila Munozwalked across the sweeping Philippine grasslands she has called home for generations, uncertain about its future, as a sprawling tech hub for a US-led initiative takes shape.

Anthropic picks Accenture for in-house AI safety evaluation

Anthropic said Friday it is partnering with consulting giant Accenture to have outside evaluators work inside the AI company, a step toward fulfilling a pledge by CEO Dario Amodei to have independent observers evaluate its most powerful models.

UNESCO can be 'moderator' in AI debate: chief to AFP

UNESCO chief Khaled el-Enany has proposed in an interview with AFP that the UN culture and education agency become a facilitator in the worldwide wrangling on the risks of artificial intelligence.

Japan's busiest rail station tests robot bins

The world's busiest railway station, located at the heart of Tokyo in Japan, is testing whether mobile robotic rubbish bins can ease the workload of sanitation workers, a rail operator representative said on Friday.

Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said on Thursday that AI systems are increasingly capable of building future versions of themselves, adding to mounting concerns about the dangers of the powerful technology.

Prized Mexican relic returns on loan, two centuries on

A cherished 16th-century Mexican manuscript that tells the history of the Aztecs in pictograms went on display Thursday in Mexico City, nearly two centuries after it was whisked off to France.

Oversight Board blasts 'inadequate' Meta safeguards for AI deepfakes

Meta on Thursday moved to remove AI-generated videos targeting two women, including a British politician, after the tech giant's Oversight Board blasted its "fundamentally inadequate" safeguards against proliferating deepfakes.

Modi pitches India as global chipmaking hub

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India as a new global hub for semiconductor production on Thursday, urging technology firms to invest in what he called a "reliable" location.

King Charles to call on tech giants for 'reassurances' over AI

King Charles III will urge tech giants to ensure that artificial intelligence is geared to serve humanity and that mankind does "not lose control", during a conference in Scotland on Thursday.

NASA scan discovers new, 'once in a century' Moon crater

A researcher at NASA has found a massive, recently-formed crater on the Moon, a rare occurrence that only happens "once in a century or even longer," according to scientists.

UK-Sudanese author pens book to give children 'African history of Africa'

Journalist and author Zeinab Badawi, whose history of Africa has sold more than 110,000 copies, is turning her attention to younger readers with a forthcoming children's edition of the book.

Bayer to Present How it Rebuilt Global Planning with OMP at Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026

ANTWERPEN, BE / ACCESS Newswire / September 17, 2026 / OMP, a leading provider of supply chain planning solutions, invites attendees of the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2026 in London to its joint session with multinational Bayer. Representatives of the Pharmaceutical division and the global IT department will show what it took to rebuild global planning around faster, higher-quality decisions, how Unison Planning™ supports that at scale, and where AI fits in.

'We're losing control,' AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio tells AFP

The Canadian computer scientist considered one of the founders of AI, Yoshua Bengio, told AFP that humanity is "losing control" of the technology and that the world needs guardrails similar to nuclear arms controls.

Pickle-flavoured tart? AI inspires Japan's convenience stores

Fears that advanced artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity have dominated global headlines, but in Japan the technology is being used for a sweeter purpose -- developing never-before-seen convenience store desserts.

Meta chief pushes back on AI slowdown calls

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Tuesday against growing calls to pause or slow AI development, arguing that market incentives and legal liability are the best safeguards against the technology's risks.

Hydrosat Unveils Osiris Constellation, The Future of Thermal Intelligence

Next-generation satellite constellation will combine high-resolution thermal imaging with broad-area coverage and daily revisit to support governments, businesses, and researchers worldwide.

DataTracks Completes First Live GloBE Filing Cycle, Delivering Close to 500 Pillar Two Filings Across 10+ Jurisdictions

HMRC-authorised provider completes close to 500 Pillar Two filings, including more than 150 GIRs, for 160+ clients across 10+ jurisdictions

GA-ASI Mojave First UAS To Complete Battlefield Short Field Ops

Short Takeoff and Landing Aircraft Validates Austere Field Capabilities

Xenetic Biosciences and Santersus AG Announce Definitive Share Exchange Agreement to Create Global Leader in NET-Targeting Therapeutics

Transaction expected to create a Nasdaq-listed, multi-indication clinical-stage company focused on targeting neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), a driver of disease across critical care, autoimmune disease, transplantation and oncologyUnion of two companies brings together Santersus' NucleoCapture® technology, designed to physically remove NETs from circulation, with Xenetic's DNase technology, designed to enzymatically degrade NETs in tissueJoint pipeline includes four first-in-class programs, including pivotal-stage programs in sepsis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), both of which have received FDA Breakthrough Device DesignationCompanies to host Business Update Conference Call and Webcast Today, Wednesday, September 16th at 8:30 AM ET

Sanders, Bannon warn of AI dangers in rare US left-right alignment

Left-wing US Senator Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, warned against the dangers of artificial intelligence and its promoters on Tuesday, a sign that growing AI concern is scrambling political lines.

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are working to create an AI standards body

The world's biggest AI companies are working on creating a standards body, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said on Tuesday, as fears rise about the dangers of AI and pressure is on to create a safer version of the technology.

US Treasury chief says to meet Chinese counterpart at weekend

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that he would meet his Chinese counterpart He Lifeng this weekend for talks including on Iran sanctions, days before both countries' top leaders are due to convene.

'We unleashed the beast': the world's fears and hopes about AI

The threat of catastrophic danger as artificial intelligence develops at high speed has sparked a global debate on how it should be regulated.

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