Vietnam prime minister urges breakthrough digital economy anchored in data and artificial intelligence

Prime minister Pham Minh Chinh has set 2026 as a breakthrough year for Vietnam’s digital economy, centering growth on data and artificial intelligence and backed by new legal, infrastructure and human capital commitments.
Vietnam PM sets data and artificial intelligence as pillars of digital economy push

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered a decisive shift toward a data-driven, artificial intelligence powered digital economy, setting concrete institutional, infrastructure and budget priorities for 2026.
Artificial Intelligence reshapes healthcare revenue cycle management

Healthcare revenue cycle management is shifting from manual, outsourced workflows to artificial intelligence powered platforms that cut costs, reduce denials, and attract new investment across the sector.
How agentic artificial intelligence is reshaping real estate in 2026

Real estate firms in 2026 are shifting from agent-centric to intelligence-centric business models as agentic artificial intelligence orchestrates lead conversion, pricing, operations, and portfolio strategy across residential and commercial markets.
Germany leans on industrial artificial intelligence to counter US and China

Germany is accelerating industrial artificial intelligence infrastructure and funding to reduce reliance on US technology giants and slow China’s advance in manufacturing, betting on trusted, domain-specific systems rooted in its industrial base.
Nvidia targets first half of 2026 for Arm-based laptop chips with Mediatek partnership

Nvidia is preparing Arm-based system-on-chip processors for consumer laptops in collaboration with Mediatek, targeting thin-and-light designs and a launch in the first half of 2026. OEMs including Dell and Lenovo are already linked to early systems, despite no formal product announcements.
AMD and Meta expand partnership with 6-gigawatt artificial intelligence GPU deal

AMD and Meta are deepening their collaboration with a 6-gigawatt agreement that will power Meta’s next generation of artificial intelligence infrastructure using custom AMD Instinct GPUs and EPYC CPUs. The multi-year roadmap alignment targets high performance and energy efficiency at gigawatt scale for Meta’s workloads.
Nvidia targets Linux gaming performance with Proton and Vulkan hiring push

Nvidia is recruiting engineers to tackle CPU and GPU bottlenecks in Proton and Vulkan on Linux, signaling a deeper push into native and compatibility layer gaming performance. The effort could benefit both existing desktop users and potential new handheld devices powered by upcoming N1/N1X chips.
Discord scales back Persona age checks as Twitch partners face verification backlash

Discord is retreating from plans to rely on Persona for biometric age checks while keeping its teen-by-default policy, just as Twitch partners protest mandatory Persona verification tied to payouts. Recent security concerns and alleged government ties around Persona are fueling skepticism across both platforms.
Healthcare shifts from Artificial Intelligence pilots to measurable returns across clinical and operational workflows

Healthcare and life sciences organizations are rapidly moving from Artificial Intelligence experiments to scaled deployments that are boosting revenue, cutting costs and reshaping core workflows from radiology to drug discovery. New survey data highlights strong return on investment, rising budgets and growing reliance on open source models and software.