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New research from Accenture has discovered insurance executives are planning on increased investment into AI during 2026 despite a widening skills gap in insurance organisations.Surveying 3,650 C-suite leaders over 20 industries and 20 countries, the Pulse of Change poll revealed 90% of the 218 senior insurance executives intend to spend more on AI over the next year. In all, 85% of the respondents view AI as a tool for revenue expansion not one that reduces costs.While organisations are upping their AI investment to drive growth, 35% of leaders acknowledge that true progress depends on getting core data strategies and digital…

Sean Grayson fatally shot Massey after she called police to her home, in a killing that sparked outrage and protests.Published On 29 Jan 202629 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting a 36-year-old woman who called police to her home for help.The 2024 killing of Sonya Massey sparked widespread protests amid a wider reckoning over police conduct towards Black residents in the United States.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSean Grayson, 31, was convicted in October of second-degree murder for the fatal shooting.…

Scaling enterprise AI requires overcoming architectural oversights that often stall pilots before production, a challenge that goes far beyond model selection. While generative AI prototypes are easy to spin up, turning them into reliable business assets involves solving the difficult problems of data engineering and governance.Ahead of AI & Big Data Global 2026 in London, Franny Hsiao, EMEA Leader of AI Architects at Salesforce, discussed why so many initiatives hit a wall and how organisations can architect systems that actually survive the real world.The ‘pristine island’ problem of scaling enterprise AIMost failures stem from the environment in which the AI…

Kyiv, Ukraine – Taras always resented his dark-red Russian passport – and was happy to replace it with a blue Ukrainian one. But it was a process that took him 11 years and two trials.He is one of more than 150,000 Russian nationals living in Ukraine as the war with Russia continues. Most are relatives or spouses of Ukrainians or were born in Ukraine. Some are dissidents seeking refuge or volunteers with the Ukrainian army.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThey go through several rounds of bureaucratic quagmire to have their residence permits renewed or get Ukrainian citizenship, and…

A new report from Deloitte has warned that businesses are deploying AI agents faster than their safety protocols and safeguards can keep up. Therefore, serious concerns around security, data privacy, and accountability are spreading.According to the survey, agentic systems are moving from pilot to production so quickly that traditional risk controls, which were designed for more human-centred operations, are struggling to meet security demands.Just 21% of organisations have implemented stringent governance or oversight for AI agents, despite the increased rate of adoption. Whilst 23% of companies stated that they are currently using AI agents, this is expected to rise to…

The United States Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady in its first rate decision of 2026.Rates will remain at 3.5 to 3.75 percent, the Fed said on Wednesday, defying US President Donald Trump’s calls for more aggressive interest rate cuts.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated,” the central bank said in its release announcing the decision.Wednesday’s decision was widely expected. CME FedWatch, a tool that tracks expectations for monetary policy, forecast a more…

2026 will see forward-thinking organisations building out their squads of AI agents across roles and functions. But amid the rush, there is another aspect to consider.One of IDC’s enterprise technology predictions for the coming five years, published in October, was fascinating. “By 2030, up to 20% of [global 1000] organisations will have faced lawsuits, substantial fines, and CIO dismissals, due to high-profile disruptions stemming from inadequate controls and governance of AI agents,” the analyst noted.How do you therefore put guardrails in place – and how do you ensure these agents work together and, ultimately, do business together? Patrick Tobler, founder…

Pyongyang expected to release five-year development plan for defence and economy at upcoming congress.Published On 28 Jan 202628 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un will unveil plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces at an upcoming governing party meeting, state media reported.The report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday came the day after Kim oversaw the latest in a series of missile tests that have unsettled the region. Kim has ordered the “expansion” and modernisation of the country’s missile production.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listDetails, which Kim has…

According to Databricks, enterprise AI adoption is shifting to agentic systems as organisations embrace intelligent workflows.Generative AI’s first wave promised business transformation but often delivered little more than isolated chatbots and stalled pilot programmes. Technology leaders found themselves managing high expectations with limited operational utility. However, new telemetry from Databricks suggests the market has turned a corner.Data from over 20,000 organisations – including 60 percent of the Fortune 500 – indicates a rapid shift toward “agentic” architectures where models do not just retrieve information but independently plan and execute workflows.This evolution represents a fundamental reallocation of engineering resources. Between June…

CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss has unveiled the network’s new plan to grow the audience amid efforts to broaden the network’s political appeal after a set of blunders.Among the changes that were announced in an all-hands meeting on Tuesday, the network will bring on 18 new commentators akin to US cable news powerhouses, CNN, MS Now and Fox, as well as steep staffing cuts to those who don’t align with Weiss’s vision for the network, as first reported by NPR which sourced the information from a set of journalists within the network who spoke under condition of anonymity.Recommended Stories list…