AI and Humans as Colleagues: Keys to Trust
ZDNet experts agree: AI must be transparent, explainable, and aligned with human values to be a trustworthy colleague. How can this be achieved?
The Future of AI, Automation & Digital Innovation
ZDNet experts agree: AI must be transparent, explainable, and aligned with human values to be a trustworthy colleague. How can this be achieved?
Insurtech Corgi, backed by Y Combinator, denies copying Papermark's code but admits its use of generative AI produced identical visual features and terminology. The case sparks debate on whether 'vibe-coding' can bypass intellectual property without breaking the law.

IMEC has presented two advances in ferroelectric memory that could replace DRAM and NAND flash, alleviating the AI-driven supply crisis. The prototypes operate at low voltage, offer high endurance, and can be stacked vertically.
Frontier AI models are trained at enormous cost, and a significant fraction is recouped in the few months after launch. Each week of delay shrinks the profitability window, risking the economic viability of labs and the massive infrastructure that supports them.

PlayStation Store will remove all previously purchased StudioCanal content from users' libraries starting September 1, 2026. The move affects movies like 'Paddington', 'Moonlight', and 'Terminator 2', demonstrating that digital purchases depend on licensing agreements that can expire.
Huawei has introduced a hardware compression card that it claims achieves data reduction ratios of up to 90:1 in backup workloads with high redundancy. Based on proprietary HZU algorithms and a four-stage architecture, the technology promises to outperform leading market alternatives by 20%.

Loneliness not only affects emotional well-being, but science links it to an increased risk of serious diseases such as heart disease, stroke, dementia, and premature death. Organizations like the WHO and the U.S. Surgeon General consider it a public health epidemic.
Alibaba launches Qwen-AgentWorld, two models trained to predict the state of agent environments across seven domains. This inverse approach enables training more robust agents and overcomes limitations of production data. Results show improvements on benchmarks never seen during training.
Cloudflare eliminated 1,100 jobs in May 2026, but in the following weeks its engineering team grew by 45%, according to BNP Paribas data. The move reflects a strategy that prioritizes automation and AI over traditional sales forces.

IBM has announced a 0.7 nm (7 Angstroms) manufacturing process using stacked 3D transistors, achieving nearly 100 billion transistors on a fingernail-sized die. The company projects reaching 1 Angstrom within the next decade, marking a milestone in semiconductor miniaturization.
After months of unchecked usage, companies are implementing AI token rationing systems to prevent employees from exhausting budgets with small tasks. This trend marks a shift toward more efficient management of AI resources.

At Config 2026, Figma introduced code layers, which integrate real code into the design canvas, and AI Skills, custom AI plugins. These features promise to transform product team workflows, reducing friction and accelerating delivery.