The Future of AI, Automation & Digital Innovation
OpenAI has acquired Ona, a company specializing in cloud computing, to enhance its programming tool Codex. The company also announced that Codex has reached 5 million weekly users, and aims to scale its capacity with persistent cloud environments.
According to a senior Ukrainian defense industry official, fully autonomous drones have killed enemy soldiers for the first time in history. The incident occurred two years ago during a test with 10 'Terminator' drones on the Ukrainian front, with no connection or human supervision at the time of the attack.
An IBM Research article on the Hugging Face blog argues that LLMs without agency are insufficient for scalable enterprise adoption. AI agents, combining reasoning, planning, and autonomous execution, emerge as the critical component to unlock real value from artificial intelligence in organizations.
Taiwan is considering extending export controls on AI chips to all customers in China, not just sanctioned companies. The measure, which would criminalize smuggling servers with advanced chips, could reshape the global semiconductor market and accelerate China's technological self-sufficiency.
Amazon Web Services has announced the availability of OpenAI's GPT-5.5, GPT-5.4 models and the Codex coding agent on Amazon Bedrock. This allows enterprises to access frontier models with regional processing, pay-per-token pricing, and no per-developer licenses, marking a milestone in the collaboration between the two tech giants.
Visa and OpenAI have integrated the payment network into ChatGPT, enabling the chatbot to act as a shopping agent: search for products, present options, and execute payments with user approval. The move promises to transform e-commerce but also raises security and control challenges.
OpenAI has introduced Rosalind Biodefense, an initiative that expands access to GPT-Rosalind for verified developers and U.S. government agencies, with the goal of advancing biodefense, public health, and pandemic preparedness.
The tech IPO market is coming back to life with a new acronym: MANGOS. As FAANG ages, a group of companies led by Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX prepares to go public, marking a turning point for the startup ecosystem.
Several sources point to 2026 as a key year for the development of superintelligent artificial intelligence. What does this mean for employment? An analysis of trends and voices calling for caution.
Mistral AI is in talks to raise a funding round of approximately €3 billion that would value the company at €20 billion, according to Bloomberg. If finalized, the valuation would nearly double that set earlier this year, consolidating Mistral as the European standard-bearer against US giants like OpenAI.
Google announced at I/O 2026 its new AI Ultra subscription plan for $100 per month, targeting advanced users and businesses. It includes priority access to Gemini 3, unlimited Google One storage, and AI-powered automation tools. The move aims to consolidate its ecosystem against competitors like OpenAI and Microsoft.
Between 2025 and 2026, US tech companies have accelerated mass layoffs, affecting tens of thousands of workers. This article analyzes the structural causes, labor market impact, and lessons for employees and companies.