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Author: Richard Farrell, CIO at Netcall After a year of rapid adoption and high expectations surrounding artificial intelligence, 2026 is shaping up to be the year CIOs apply a more strategic lens. Not to slow progress, but to steer it in a smarter direction. In 2025, we saw the rise of AI copilots across almost The post AI dominated the conversation in 2025, CIOs shift gears in 2026 appeared first on AI News.

The ETSI EN 304 223 standard introduces baseline security requirements for AI that enterprises must integrate into governance frameworks. As organisations embed machine learning into their core operations, this European Standard (EN) establishes concrete provisions for securing AI models and systems. It stands as the first globally applicable European Standard for AI cybersecurity, having secured The post Meeting the new ETSI standard for AI security appeared first on AI News.

Hiring at large firms has long relied on interviews, tests, and human judgment. That process is starting to shift. McKinsey has begun using an AI chatbot as part of its graduate recruitment process, signalling a shift in how professional services organisations evaluate early-career candidates. The chatbot is being used during the initial stages of recruitment, The post McKinsey tests AI chatbot in early stages of graduate recruitment appeared first on AI News.

OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic announced specialised medical AI capabilities within days of each other this month, a clustering that suggests competitive pressure rather than coincidental timing. Yet none of the releases are cleared as medical devices, approved for clinical use, or available for direct patient diagnosis—despite marketing language emphasising healthcare transformation. OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health on January The post AI medical diagnostics race intensifies as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic launch competing healthcare tools appeared first on AI News.

Drug development is producing more data than ever, and large pharmaceutical companies like AstraZeneca are turning to AI to make sense of it. The challenge is no longer whether AI can help, but how tightly it needs to be built into research and clinical work to improve decisions around trials and treatment. That question helps The post AstraZeneca bets on in-house AI to speed up oncology research appeared first on AI News.

Research from Cleo AI indicates that young adults are turning to artificial intelligence for financial advice to help them manage their money and develop more sustainable financial habits. The study surveyed 5,000 UK adults aged 28 to 40 and found that the majority are saving significantly less than they would like. In this context, interest The post Research shows UK young adults would use AI for financial guidance appeared first on AI News.

Navigating workforce anxiety remains a primary challenge for leaders as AI integration defines modern enterprise success. For enterprise leaders, deploying AI is less a technical hurdle than a complex exercise in change management. The reality for many organisations is that, while algorithms offer efficiency, the human element dictates the speed of adoption. Data from the The post Allister Frost: Tackling workforce anxiety for AI integration success appeared first on AI News.

While the enterprise world rushes to migrate everything to the cloud, the warehouse floor is moving in the opposite direction. This article explores why the future of automation relies on edge AI to solve the fatal “latency gap” in modern logistics. In the sterilised promotional videos for smart warehouses, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) glide in The post The latency trap: Smart warehouses abandon cloud for edge appeared first on AI News.

Apple’s multi-year agreement to integrate Google’s Gemini models into its revamped Siri offers a rare window into how one of the world’s most selective technology companies evaluates foundation models – and the criteria should matter to any enterprise weighing similar decisions. The stakes were considerable. Apple had been publicly integrating ChatGPT into its devices since The post Why Apple chose Google over OpenAI: What enterprise AI buyers can learn from the Gemini deal appeared first on AI News.

Shopify is enhancing core enterprise commerce workflows with agentic AI, automating operations while expanding sales channels. The adoption of generative AI in commerce has largely centred on customer support chatbots and basic content generation. Shopify’s Winter ‘26 Edition, titled Renaissance, pushes this technology toward agentic commerce where AI systems actively manage workflows, configure infrastructure, and The post How Shopify is bringing agentic AI to enterprise commerce appeared first on AI News.