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SAP expands AI options for retailers
SAP SE is using the National Retail Federation’s 2026 Big Show to outline a set of new artificial intelligence features that embed planning, operations, fulfillment and commerce more tightly into its retail software portfolio. The company said the updates are intended to help retailers manage increasingly complex operations as customer engagement shifts toward AI-driven discovery ...
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Daimler Truck uses graph technology to untangle its IT estate and gains long-lasting operational windfall
When Daimler Truck Holding AG began the long and complex process of separating from Mercedes-Benz Group AG in 2021, it faced a daunting problem. Decades of tightly interwoven information technology systems, shared infrastructure and undocumented dependencies needed to be untangled. More than 1,500 IT systems and applications needed to be separated, redesigned or replaced. The ...
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LexisNexis champions AI’s move into the courtroom
The image of law firms as dark-paneled offices lined with dusty old books is being shattered by the arrival of a new associate: artificial intelligence. The legal profession has been among the first to adopt generative AI for its potential to help with the voluminous research, drafting and review often required in preparing to argue ...
Beyond SEO: How AI engine optimization is changing the equation in online visibility
The search engine optimization discipline that has guided web marketing efforts for more than two decades is now being disrupted by generative artificial intelligence systems that deliver direct answers rather than lists of links. The good news is that much of what makes content rank highly on search engines also works with gen AI, but ...
Exclusive: Sandisk open-sources technique to speed testing of ultra-high-capacity SSDs
The capacity of solid-state storage devices is soaring, with 32 terabytes now commonplace and 256-terabyte models expected to start shipping early next year, but all that bounty has also introduced a problem: The time required to test drives before putting them into operation has skyrocketed. Now Sandisk Corp. has released to open source a technique ...
Enterprise AI moves from pilots to production as HPE tackles the execution problem
Enterprise AI has entered a new phase — one defined less by experimentation and more by execution. Across industries, organizations are discovering that moving AI from pilot projects into production-grade systems is not a modeling problem, but an operational one shaped by infrastructure readiness, data governance and organizational discipline. That execution gap is where Hewlett ...
Nutanix broadens sovereign cloud support
Nutanix Inc. is expanding its Nutanix Cloud Platform this week with new capabilities designed to help enterprises and government agencies build and operate distributed sovereign cloud environments while maintaining centralized security, control and resilience. The company is also adding new cloud management and migration aimed at enticing users of VMware Inc. virtualization. The announcement targets organizations ...
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AI agents help solar farm developer navigate shifting needs and regulations
Building community solar gardens at the pace Novel Energy Solutions LLC is keeping leaves little room for missteps. The Saint Paul, Minnesota, builder of community solar gardens has completed more than 75 projects since its 2012 founding, including a massive 10-megawatt facility for Minnesota’s largest electric cooperative (pictured) completed last June. More than 100 projects ...
TransUnion improves device detection to counter rising fraud threats
TransUnion LLC has introduced a major upgrade to its Device Risk fraud-detection platform, adding new capabilities designed to improve device recognition, identify anomalies and apply adaptive machine learning in real time. The company said the enhancements provide businesses with clearer visibility into risky digital behavior as well as improved clarity on legitimate transactions. Citing its ...
ThoughtSpot aims agents at the analytics lifecycle
ThoughtSpot Inc. today introduced a suite of business intelligence agents designed to automate major components of the analytics workflow, spanning data modeling, dashboard creation, embedded development and real-time analytical queries. The four agents — SpotterModel, SpotterViz, SpotterCode and an upgraded Spotter 3 — extend the company’s push into what it calls “agentic analytics,” a model ...