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Agentic finance AI improves business efficiency and ROI only when deployed with strict governance and clear return on investment targets.A recent FT Longitude survey of 200 finance leaders across the US, UK, France, and Germany showed 61 percent have deployed AI agents merely as experiments. Meanwhile, one in four executives admit they do not fully grasp what these agents look like in practice.Advancing agentic finance AI beyond experimentsFinance departments need governed systems that combine language processing with business logic to deliver actual value.Providers of Invoice Lifecycle Management platforms are introducing new agents designed to accelerate invoice processing and push accounts…

Monterrey, Mexico – Portraits of the missing cover Guadalajara’s “Roundabout of the Disappeared”, a landmark renamed by families to highlight the state’s disappearance crisis.On February 22, the streets surrounding the memorial and throughout the city stood empty after the Mexican army killed Ruben Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the longtime leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn retaliation, cartel members set fire to buses and taxis, erecting a series of blockades that spread across 20 states.The widespread unrest demonstrated the CJNG’s capacity for rapid coordination, fuelled by a ‘franchise’ model that allows smaller cells…

Telecom networks may soon begin adjusting themselves in real time, as operators test systems that allow AI agents to manage traffic and service quality. AI may soon be making operational decisions.This week, Nokia and AWS presented a new network slicing system that uses AI agents to monitor network conditions and adjust resources automatically. The setup is being tested by telecom operators du in the United Arab Emirates and Orange in Europe and Africa, according to a joint announcement from Nokia.Adaptive AI-driven networksNetwork slicing lets operators create multiple virtual networks on the same physical infrastructure, each tuned for a different purpose.…

Listen to this article | 5 minsinfoLondon, United Kingdom – Legal experts have documented almost 1,000 incidents in which pro-Palestine voices have been allegedly targeted in the United Kingdom, data that they say represents a “systematic effort” to repress the country’s solidarity movement.The European Legal Support Center (ELSC) said on Wednesday that it has verified 964 cases of “anti-Palestinian repression” from January 2019 until August 2025, including students being investigated over their solidarity, activists being arrested, employees facing disciplinary procedures and artists having their events cancelled.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe findings of the study, carried out in collaboration with…

Disconnected clouds aim to improve AI data governance as businesses rethink their infrastructure under tighter regulatory expectations.Ensuring operational continuity in isolated environments has become increasingly vital for businesses. Facilities lacking continuous internet access face unique constraints where external dependencies become unacceptable.Microsoft recently expanded its capabilities to allow regulated industries and public sectors to participate independently in the digital economy. Trust in these systems stems from confidence that data remains protected, controls are enforceable, and operations proceed regardless of external conditions.The company now offers full stack options across connected, intermittently connected, and fully disconnected modes. This architecture unifies Azure Local, Microsoft…

The killing of cartel leader ‘El Mencho’ by Mexican forces triggered a wave of violence in the country.Mexico has been fighting against drug cartels for decades, and the nation’s leaders have sometimes mobilised the military to dismantle their vast criminal operations.This week, Mexican forces killed Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho”, the leader of one of the country’s most powerful drug gangs.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe killing set off a wave of violence across the nation.So, how much power do drug cartels wield in Mexico? And how have they managed to keep their hold on…

Anthropic has detailed three “industrial-scale” AI model distillation campaigns by overseas labs designed to extract abilities from Claude.These competitors generated over 16 million exchanges using approximately 24,000 deceptive accounts. Their goal was to acquire proprietary logic to improve their competing platforms.The extraction technique, known as distillation, involves training a weaker system on the high-quality outputs of a stronger one.When applied legitimately, distillation helps companies build smaller and cheaper versions of their applications for customers. Yet, malicious actors weaponise this method to acquire powerful capabilities in a fraction of the time and cost required for independent development.Protecting intellectual property like Anthropic’s…

New tariffs on imported goods come into effect as Trump moves to rebuild his trade agenda after top court ruled against a swath of his global duties.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 24 Feb 202624 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareNew tariffs on imported goods announced by United States President Donald Trump have come into effect, days after the country’s Supreme Court struck down most of his previous tariff regime.‌Washington imposed an additional tariff from Tuesday of 10 percent on ⁠all goods not ⁠covered by exemptions, a notice issued by US Customs and Border Protection said.Recommended Stories list…

AI dairy farming has found its most ambitious deployment yet – not in a Silicon Valley lab nor a European agri-tech campus, but in the villages of Gujarat, India, where 36 lakh (3.6 million) women milk producers are now being served by an AI assistant named Sarlaben.Amul, the world’s largest dairy cooperative, has launched what it calls Amul AI: a platform built on five decades of cooperative data, designed to give every farmer in its network round-the-clock, personalised guidance in their own language.Amul was launched just ahead of India’s AI Impact Summit 2026 and backed by the Ministry of Electronics…

Diplomacy continues despite the significant United States military build-up.More talks are planned for Thursday between Iran and the United States, which is mobilising its largest military force since the invasion of Iraq more than two decades ago.Amid mixed messages from US President Donald Trump, Tehran says it wants talks, but is ready for war, too.So, where do both sides stand?Presenter: James BaysGuests:Jamal Abdi – President of the National Iranian American CouncilHassan Ahmadian – Associate professor at the University of TehranRichard Weitz – Senior fellow at the NATO Defense CollegePublished On 23 Feb 202623 Feb 2026Click here to share on social…