Constellation Software is trying to reassure investors that it can handle the growing disruption artificial intelligence may bring to the software industry. On its latest earnings call, president and CEO Mark Miller said the company is taking AI very seriously, but believes it is in a strong position because its businesses are built on something deeper than just coding speed. Constellation owns hundreds of software companies serving niche industries with mission critical prod

Artificial intelligence is beginning to transform many industries, and healthcare is quickly becoming one of the most significant areas of innovation. Microsoft recently introduced Copilot Health, a new AI powered health companion designed to help individuals better understand their personal health information and make more productive use of their time with healthcare professionals. The platform aims to solve a common problem faced by many patients today. While people often c

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, including the growing threat of natural disasters. Google has recently introduced a new AI driven methodology called Groundsource, designed to help communities better predict and prepare for disasters such as flash floods. Developed by Google Research and powered by the company’s Gemini AI models, Groundsource transforms millions of public reports and documents into str

Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every industry, and venture capital may soon face disruption as well. For decades, venture capitalists have played a critical role in identifying promising startups, investing early, and helping founders grow their companies. Now, however, the same AI technologies that investors are funding may challenge the traditional venture capital model itself. As machine learning tools become capable of analyzing startup data, evaluating ma

Artificial intelligence may be approaching a turning point far sooner than many businesses, investors, and governments expect. According to recent research highlighted by Morgan Stanley, the first half of 2026 could bring a dramatic leap in AI capabilities that reshapes entire industries. The investment bank warns that rapid advances in computing power and model training are pushing large language models toward a new level of performance, potentially triggering a wave of econ

The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has sparked a major confrontation between the United States government and one of the world’s leading AI companies. Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI model, is now locked in a legal and political battle with the Pentagon after the Department of Defense labeled the company a “supply chain risk.” The conflict has brought renewed attention to how artificial intelligence should be used in warfare, surveillance, and national securi

Artificial intelligence is transforming how companies operate, but it is also creating new cybersecurity challenges. A recent incident involving global consulting firm McKinsey highlights how rapidly evolving AI technologies can introduce unexpected vulnerabilities. Researchers from cybersecurity startup CodeWall revealed that they were able to hack McKinsey’s internal AI platform, called Lilli, exposing millions of internal messages and sensitive system information. Although

Atlassian, the Australian software company behind widely used collaboration tools like Jira, Confluence, and Trello, has announced a major restructuring that will eliminate about 1,600 jobs, roughly 10% of its global workforce. The layoffs are part of a broader effort by the company to shift its strategy toward artificial intelligence and strengthen its enterprise sales capabilities. While the move reflects a growing trend across the technology industry, it has sparked debate

Yann LeCun’s new startup, AMI Labs, has quickly become one of the most closely watched AI ventures of 2026 after raising an enormous $1.03 billion seed round at a $3.5 billion pre-money valuation. Based in Paris, the company, whose full name is Advanced Machine Intelligence, is pursuing a very different direction from the large language model boom that has defined much of the current AI industry. Rather than concentrating on systems trained mainly on text, AMI Labs wants to b

The growing clash between artificial intelligence and the publishing world came sharply into focus at this year’s London Book Fair, where thousands of writers united to protest the use of copyrighted books in AI training without permission or payment. Their protest took the form of an unusual publication titled Don’t Steal This Book , an “empty” book containing only the names of about 10,000 contributing authors. That striking format was meant to send a warning about what cou

Wikipedia recently marked its 25th anniversary, but the milestone arrives at a complicated moment for one of the internet’s most influential platforms. Launched on January 15, 2001, Wikipedia began as an experiment in open collaboration, a free online encyclopedia that anyone could edit. What started as a side project to support the more formal Nupedia quickly eclipsed its predecessor. By allowing users to bypass strict editorial review and contribute directly, Wikipedia rapi

Nvidia is signaling it may be done writing ever-larger equity checks to the AI startups it supplies, even as it remains the primary company selling the chips that make their ambitions possible. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco on March 4, CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia’s recent investments in OpenAI and Anthropic are likely to be its last in both companies, arguing that once they go public, the window for private investing

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being applied to healthcare, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest major technology company aiming to transform how healthcare organizations manage their workflows. AWS recently introduced Amazon Connect Health, an AI agent platform designed to automate administrative tasks that often overwhelm healthcare providers. By reducing time spent on paperwork, scheduling, and documentation, the system allows clinicians to focus more on de

Artificial intelligence is often framed as a looming job killer, but three recent takes suggest a more grounded reality: AI is more likely to reshape tasks and workplaces than erase work overnight, and the bigger question is who captures the gains from higher productivity. In the Toronto Star, business columnist David Olive argues that the fear is real but exaggerated, noting that Canadians regularly tell pollsters they expect widespread job replacement even though automation

Canada’s federal government is pressing OpenAI for answers and concrete safety changes after the Feb. 10 mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., a tragedy in which police say eight people were killed, including six at a secondary school. The case has intensified questions about what responsibility AI companies have when users post, or appear to post, content signaling real-world violence, and how quickly platforms should alert law enforcement. At the centre of the scrutiny is C

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses promise a futuristic convenience: hands-free recording paired with an AI assistant that can interpret what you see and hear. But recent reporting suggests that convenience can come with a troubling tradeoff, raising fresh questions about consent, transparency, and who may access the footage these devices capture. In the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says it will write to Meta after a “concerning” investigation alleged that outsou

MyFitnessPal has acquired Cal AI, the viral AI powered calorie tracking app built by teenage founders, marking one of the most notable consumer AI deals of the year. The acquisition follows months of pursuit and reflects a broader shift in health tech, where legacy platforms are increasingly buying fast growing AI native startups rather than attempting to rebuild their own systems from scratch (Bort; The Tech Buzz). Cal AI was founded by Zach Yadegari, now 19, who began build

OpenAI is attempting to steady itself after a swiftly arranged deal with the U.S. Department of War (DoW) sparked intense public backlash, internal dissent, and renewed debate over artificial intelligence in military operations. The controversy began when OpenAI stepped in to secure a Pentagon contract almost immediately after its rival, Anthropic, was dropped. Anthropic had refused to loosen safeguards preventing its AI model, Claude, from being used for mass domestic survei

Indonesia and Malaysia have taken the strongest actions yet against xAI’s chatbot Grok, temporarily blocking access to the tool after it was repeatedly used to generate non consensual, sexualized AI images, including deepfakes depicting real women and minors.  The bans, announced over the weekend, mark a significant escalation in global scrutiny of generative AI tools and their role in enabling explicit and harmful content at scale. Grok is developed by xAI and integrated in

Google has removed some of its AI Overviews for specific health related searches after an investigation by the Guardian found that the feature was providing misleading and potentially dangerous medical information.  AI Overviews are generative AI summaries that appear at the top of Google Search results and are designed to give users quick snapshots of information. While Google has repeatedly described these summaries as helpful and reliable, the investigation raised serious