Adobe advances Firefly from Artificial Intelligence demos to production video tools

Adobe is updating Firefly with finer control over Artificial Intelligence video edits, integrated upscaling, partner models, and a browser-based editor, aiming to turn generative experiments into reliable production workflows.
Conductor brings real-time artificial intelligence search intelligence to ChatGPT

Conductor has launched an enterprise-grade app for ChatGPT that delivers real-time artificial intelligence search visibility, sentiment, and market share data, while enabling automated agentic workflows across teams. The integration positions Conductor as a verified intelligence layer for brands seeking to understand and influence how they appear in large language model responses.
Universities warned against ceding intellectual autonomy to big tech’s Artificial Intelligence agenda

A University of Minnesota professor warns that uncritical adoption of corporate Artificial Intelligence systems risks letting Silicon Valley, rather than educators, define knowledge and truth inside universities.
FTC examines Instacart artificial intelligence pricing tool and investor response

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Instacart’s use of an artificial intelligence pricing tool, raising questions about how retailers deploy data-driven software to shape prices and discounts. The probe has drawn investor attention and coincided with a notable share reaction.
Capgemini sees 2026 as turning point for artificial intelligence in retail

Capgemini executives argue that retailers and financial services firms must move from experimental artificial intelligence pilots to measurable, strategic deployments by 2026, a shift they describe as the “Year of Truth for AI.” They highlight agentic artificial intelligence, cloud strategy, and proactive cybersecurity as decisive factors for competitiveness.
How China built a semiconductor push to rival western Artificial Intelligence leadership
China has developed a state-backed initiative to close the gap with western semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence leaders, channeling extensive resources, political backing, and industrial coordination into what officials liken to a new Manhattan Project. The effort spans advanced chips, lithography tools, and domestic ecosystems designed to blunt foreign export controls and reduce reliance on companies like Nvidia and TSMC.
India emerges as the largest market for large language model platforms

A Bofa Securities report finds that India has become the largest market worldwide for large language model platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, driven by telco bundles, cheap data and a young, English speaking population.
Google’s agent development kit targets flexible artificial intelligence agents

Google’s agent development kit is a modular framework for building and deploying artificial intelligence agents, with support for multiple languages, workflow orchestration, and multi-agent architectures.
How to deploy large language models on iOS and Android with Executorch

Unsloth and Executorch provide a workflow to fine tune large language models with quantization aware training and run them locally on iOS and Android devices, including Qwen3 models on recent flagship phones. The tutorial walks through model training, export to .pte, and end to end deployment on both iPhone and Android with detailed tooling setup and file transfer steps.
Artificial Intelligence tools fuel surge in deepfake and phishing fraud in New Zealand

Cybersecurity firm Norton reports that criminals in New Zealand are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to upgrade existing scams, using voice cloning, deepfakes, and AI-built phishing sites to drive millions in losses and test traditional verification controls.