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Dive Brief Only 1 in 5 workers are operating within an AI “sweet spot” of skills and proper infrastructure, according to a Microsoft report. Published May 12, 2026 Dive Brief: * The biggest factor contributing to the success of AI pilots within a company is organizational readiness, according to 67% of
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A new study evaluates the financial and operational impact for organizations using Milestone XProtect™ video management software (VMS). The study shows significant operational and financial gains, coming from reductions in investigation time, administration efforts, and integration costs. The independent study of XProtect was commissioned by Milestone to assess the business
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The European Commission president said an EU age-verification app is technically complete and that bloc-level rules on minimum social-media ages are next. France, Spain, and several others are already moving alone. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday set out the EU’s plan to extend protections for
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ServiceNow is looking to raise approximately $4bn in a US high-grade bond sale to refinance debt taken on to fund its acquisition of cybersecurity firm Armis Security, Bloomberg reported on Monday. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Barclays and Citigroup organised investor calls on Monday ahead of the issuance. The trade will
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The former OpenAI chief scientist, who now runs Safe Superintelligence, gave the figure under oath. It places him among the largest individual shareholders in the company. Ilya Sutskever, the former chief scientist of OpenAI who now runs Safe Superintelligence Inc., disclosed during testimony in the Musk-OpenAI litigation on Monday that
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China’s export earnings have reached roughly $500m an hour, according to a Bloomberg calculation based on the latest customs data, with AI-related goods accounting for about half of the year-on-year growth that has driven the figure to record levels. Total Chinese exports rose 14.1% year-on-year in April to
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* There are multiple reports of a nasty bug affecting Dell laptops * It's seemingly caused by a recent update to Dell's SupportAssist app * Affected laptops keep crashing every half an hour or so, but there's a fix in either removing or disabling the offending support
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Sponsor Posts Niantic Spatial: World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate. The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory.
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US Mint You can purchase the $1 Innovation coin featuring Apple's Steve Jobs from the US Mint, starting today, May 12 at 12PM Eastern time. The US Mint has been releasing specialty coins every year since 2018 to honor American innovation and the "pioneering efforts of individuals
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May 12, 2026 6:30 AM Review: Epson Lifestudio Grand Plus A capable ultrashort-throw home cinema projector with rich picture quality and Google Gemini support. All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate
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If you’re a WIRED reader who uses AI in any creative context, I’d suggest staying far, far away from anyone involved in the TV show Hacks. In an interview earlier this year, actor Hannah Einbinder (who plays young comedy writer Ava Daniels on the show) described AI creators
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Cybersecurity budgets are rising fast. Organizations are increasing cybersecurity spend, with many expecting double-digit growth in 2026. AI is a major reason why. But bigger budgets do not prove better security. They prove that organizations are spending, yet boards are now asking the more uncomfortable question: ‘what is that spend
