Please join us for our 18th Annual Technology & Outsourcing Conference in Chicago. This year’s conference, Contracting for Agentic AI, will examine contractual, commercial, and regulatory issues in contracts for agentic AI tools, agentic AI implementation, and managed services provided using agentic AI. We will provide guidance for lawyers seeking to maximize value and avoid…
Author: Ewang Johnson
One year in, the Futures Lab — a partnership between Google and the University of Waterloo — is helping students from diverse majors build real-world AI tools and develop the skills they need for the jobs of tomorrow.
Traditionally, the most common perception of healthcare was that it was slower to adopt new technologies compared with other industries by at least a decade. Now, as artificial intelligence becomes a feature or the main capability for solutions meant to support the space, healthcare organizations have become savvier about taking advantage of tech sooner.
The sock and legwear maker plans to expand its use of Inspectorio products to better manage regulatory needs and measure supplier performance.
Gabon has launched Kimba Connect, a national innovation platform created to encourage collaboration between established companies, technology startups and other participants in the country’s digital economy.
South Africa’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Blade Nzimande, has begun an official visit to the People’s Republic of China with engagements focused on strengthening science, technology and innovation cooperation between the two countries.
African startups raised an estimated $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion during the first half of 2026, keeping overall investment close to the level recorded during the same period in 2025.
London’s FTSE 100 index saw a positive close on Thursday, achieving a 0.5% rise to finish at 10,572.2 points. This uptick occurred against a backdrop of global declines in technology stocks, as consumer staples led the gains.
Google just made its biggest move yet in the AI assistant race. The company’s AI Mode feature is breaking out of the search box, gaining the ability to connect with and control select third-party apps. This marks Google’s entry into the emerging AI agent space, where assistants don’t just answer questions but actually get things…
The US federal government’s Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) has asked agencies to submit “high-impact and shovel-ready” project proposals for improving the use of technology in permitting and planning decisions, and in AI adoption.