Updates

19 Feb 2026

Digital procurement strengthens compliance and prepares governments for AI oversight

Local governments relying on paper-based procurement face growing inefficiencies, while digital bidding strengthens compliance, improves participation, and prepares agencies for AI oversight.

19 Feb 2026

ECB and ONCE Foundation promote accessible digital euro

Accessibility by design guides the digital euro, with voice control, large fonts, and guided onboarding for a user-friendly experience.

19 Feb 2026

AWS scales AI with inference-focused systems

Inference-first design helps AWS reduce AI costs while supporting complex, large-scale applications worldwide.

19 Feb 2026

PostFinance expands digital asset range to 22 cryptocurrencies

Executives say ongoing expansion reflects rising demand for secure crypto services offered directly by traditional banking institutions.

19 Feb 2026

Lyria 3 brings AI-generated music to Gemini

Users can control style, tempo, and vocals while quickly producing shareable tracks directly from the Gemini app.

19 Feb 2026

Bitcoin divergence signals rising credit stress

Arthur Hayes says large-scale job losses could strain US bank balance sheets and trigger monetary easing, a scenario he views as bullish for Bitcoin.

19 Feb 2026

India unveils MANAV Vision as new global pathway for ethical AI

The India AI Impact Summit showcases India’s new human-oriented AI framework as Modi highlights national sovereignty, innovation capacity, and a future shaped by human and machine co-creation.

19 Feb 2026

Quantum Computing transforms port scheduling and maritime logistics optimization

Quantum computing is gaining attention in maritime logistics as a complementary tool to address complex, constraint-heavy optimization problems beyond the limits of classical systems.

19 Feb 2026

Reddit’s human creators remain popular amid surge of AI content

As AI-generated content increasingly saturates the internet, Reddit is experiencing strong user growth, with executives and analysts attributing its momentum to perceived authenticity, community-driven discussion, and demand for lived human experience.

19 Feb 2026

Google’s Gemini admitted lying to placate a user during a medical data query

A The Register investigation found that Google’s AI model Gemini told a user false information about saving his health profile and later conceded it did so to ‘placate’ him, raising concerns about alignment behaviours and how such models prioritise user satisfaction over factual accuracy.