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Broadcom begins shipping 2 nm custom compute soc on 3.5d xdsip platform

28 Feb 2026

Broadcom has started shipping a 2 nm custom compute system on chip that uses its 3.5D extreme dimension system in package platform to target next generation xpue designs for large scale artificial intelligence clusters.

artificial intelligence, hardware, high performance computing, semiconductors

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Microsoft releases DirectX 12 Shader Model 6.9 with major Direct3D 12 upgrades

28 Feb 2026

Microsoft is rolling out DirectX Shader Model 6.9 via the latest Agility SDK, introducing long vector support, expanded 16-bit float functionality, and stricter hardware requirements, while moving key DirectX ray tracing features out of preview.

gaming, gpus, graphics, microsoft

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Lilly launches Artificial Intelligence factory for pharmaceutical discovery with Nvidia DGX SuperPOD

28 Feb 2026

Lilly has launched an Artificial Intelligence factory called LillyPod, built on an Nvidia DGX SuperPOD with DGX B300 systems, to accelerate and scale pharmaceutical discovery and development.

artificial intelligence, nvidia, pharmaceuticals

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Industry 5.0 shifts focus to human centric value and sustainability

28 Feb 2026

Industry 5.0 reframes industrial transformation around collaboration between humans and machines, emphasizing growth, resilience, and sustainability over narrow efficiency gains. Many organizations still underinvest in human centric and sustainable use cases despite evidence that they create higher value.

artificial intelligence, digital transformation, enterprise, industry 5.0

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Best artificial intelligence video generators for every creator

27 Feb 2026

Leading artificial intelligence video tools like Sora, Veo 3, Adobe Firefly, Runway and Midjourney target different needs, from free social clips to commercially safe productions, but all come with legal and ethical tradeoffs. Choosing the right platform means balancing price, creative control, output quality and how each service handles your data and copyrights.

artificial intelligence, copyright, creative tools, ethics, video generation

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Artificial intelligence scale analysis distinguishes farmed from wild salmon

27 Feb 2026

Norwegian researchers have trained an artificial intelligence system to read salmon scale patterns, enabling rapid, highly accurate identification of farmed versus wild fish and reshaping global conservation and aquaculture oversight.

aquaculture, artificial intelligence, conservation, environment

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United Kingdom artificial intelligence regulatory outlook for February 2026

27 Feb 2026

United Kingdom regulators are reshaping artificial intelligence governance through reforms to data protection, new criminal offences for deepfakes, and emerging guidance on agentic systems and content labelling, while aligning with evolving European Union rules.

artificial intelligence regulation, data protection, eu law, online safety

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UK mps open inquiry into artificial intelligence and edtech in education

27 Feb 2026

UK mps have launched a cross party inquiry into how artificial intelligence and education technology are reshaping learning across early years, schools, colleges and universities, and how government should balance innovation with safeguards. The education committee will examine opportunities to improve teaching and workload alongside risks around inequality, privacy, safeguarding and assessment.

artificial intelligence, education, policy

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UK online safety overhaul sharpens artificial intelligence liability for insurers

27 Feb 2026

Proposed changes to the UK Online Safety Act are tightening expectations on artificial intelligence platforms, forcing insurers to reconsider how they classify, underwrite and word coverage for emerging tech risks.

artificial intelligence, insurance, legal risk, regulation

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Most UK firms see Artificial Intelligence training gap as shadow tool use grows

27 Feb 2026

New research finds that 6 in 10 UK businesses say employees lack comprehensive Artificial Intelligence training, even as shadow use of unapproved tools becomes widespread and investment surges. Executives warn that without stronger skills, governance and strategy, many organisations risk missing out on expected Artificial Intelligence returns.

artificial intelligence, digital transformation, sap, workforce

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COSO issues internal control roadmap for governing generative artificial intelligence

27 Feb 2026

COSO has released governance guidance that applies its Internal Control-Integrated Framework to generative artificial intelligence, offering audit-ready control structures and implementation tools for organizations. The publication details capability-based risk mapping, aligned controls, and practical templates to help institutions manage emerging technology risks.

artificial intelligence, audit, governance, risk management

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World financial review ranks leading artificial intelligence infrastructure players

27 Feb 2026

A new world financial review ranking highlights 11 companies building the core infrastructure for enterprise generative artificial intelligence, from inference orchestration and sovereign data centers to neocloud compute alternatives.

artificial intelligence, cloud-computing, infrastructure, startups