Reading Time: 3 minutesBaidu’s latest ERNIE model, a super-efficient multimodal AI, is beating GPT and Gemini on key benchmarks and targets enterprise data often ignored by text-focused models. For many businesses, valuable insights are locked in engineering schematics, factory-floor video feeds, medical scans, and logistics dashboards. Baidu’s new model, ERNIE-4.5-VL-28B-A3B-Thinking, is designed to fill this gap. What’s interesting […]
Google reveals its own version of Apple’s AI cloud
Reading Time: 3 minutesGoogle has rolled out Private AI Compute, a new cloud-based processing system designed to bring the privacy of on-device AI to the cloud. The platform aims to give users faster, more capable AI experiences without compromising data security. It combines Google’s most advanced Gemini models with strict privacy safeguards, reflecting the company’s ongoing effort to […]
Wiz: Security lapses emerge amid the global AI race
Reading Time: 3 minutesAccording to Wiz, the race among AI companies is causing many to overlook basic security hygiene practices. 65 percent of the 50 leading AI firms the cybersecurity firm analysed had leaked verified secrets on GitHub. The exposures include API keys, tokens, and sensitive credentials, often buried in code repositories that standard security tools do not […]
Honoring service: Voices from RingCentral’s Veteran community
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe spoke with members of our Veteran Employee Resource Group to understand what Veterans Day means to them — and what they hope others take away from their stories. Meet our veterans Alex Taus, Manager-Hypercare, served in the Army as an Infantryman from 2007 to 2012, deploying to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. […]
Chinese AI startup Moonshot outperforms GPT-5 and Claude Sonnet 4.5: What you need to know
Reading Time: 4 minutesA Chinese AI startup, Moonshot, has disrupted expectations in artificial intelligence development after its Kimi K2 Thinking model surpassed OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 across multiple performance benchmarks, sparking renewed debate about whether America’s AI dominance is being challenged by cost-efficient Chinese innovation. Beijing-based Moonshot AI, valued at US$3.3 billion and backed by […]
Beyond the call center: How intelligent virtual agents are reshaping the insurance experience
Reading Time: 4 minutesAmidst the swift evolution of customer expectations and ongoing digital transformations, insurance companies grapple with the challenge of harmonizing empathetic policyholder assistance with operational effectiveness. Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVAs) are proving to be a transformative solution, empowering insurers to deliver continuous support, optimize claims processes, and elevate policyholder contentment. Let’s explore how IVAs are revolutionizing […]
Headings: Semantics, Fluidity, and Styling — Oh My!
Reading Time: 4 minutesA few links about headings that I’ve had stored under my top hat. “Page headings don’t belong in the header” Martin Underhill: I’ll start with where the <h1> should be placed, and you’ll start to see why the <header> isn’t the right location: it’s the header for the page, and the main page content should live within the <main> element. A classic […]
10% of Nvidia’s cost: Why Tesla-Intel chip partnership demands attention
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe potential Tesla-Intel chip partnership could deliver AI chips at just 10% of Nvidia’s cost – a claim that represents a significant development in AI infrastructure that enterprise technology leaders cannot afford to ignore. On November 6, 2025, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated publicly at the company’s annual shareholder meeting that the electric vehicle manufacturer […]
Microsoft’s next big AI bet: building a ‘humanist superintelligence’
Reading Time: 3 minutesMicrosoft is forming a new team to research superintelligence and other advanced forms of artificial intelligence. Mustafa Suleyman, who leads Microsoft’s AI division overseeing Bing and Copilot, announced the creation of the MAI Superintelligence Team in a blog post. He said he will head the group and that Microsoft plans to put “a lot of […]
Nvidia AI chip ban: Can tech giants navigate a geopolitical zero-sum game?
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang initially told the Financial Times that China would “win the AI race” before softening his stance, it crystallised a predicament that’s been years in the making. The world’s most valuable chipmaker now finds itself caught between two superpowers, each wielding the Nvidia AI chip ban as a weapon in a broader technological […]
Exclusive: Dubai’s Digital Government chief says speed trumps spending in AI efficiency race
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen Dubai launched its State of AI Report in April 2025, revealing over 100 high-impact AI use cases, the emirate wasn’t just showcasing technological prowess—it was making a calculated bet that speed, not spending, would determine which cities win the global race for AI-powered governance. In an exclusive interview, Matar Al Hemeiri, Chief Executive of Digital Dubai […]
Explaining the Accessible Benefits of Using Semantic HTML Elements
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere’s something you’ll spot in the wild: This is one of those code smells that makes me stop in my tracks because we know there’s a semantic <button> element that we can use instead. There’s a whole other thing about conflating anchors (e.g., <a class=”btn”>) and buttons, but that’s not exactly what we’re talking about […]
Is AI in a bubble? Succeed despite a market correction
Reading Time: 3 minutesAmid pressure to deploy generative and agentic solutions, a familiar question is surfacing: “Is there an AI bubble, and is it about to burst?” For many organisations, this new wave of generative and agentic AI is still very much in experimental stages. The primary focus, and the low-hanging fruit, has been internal. Most businesses are […]
RingCentral Bulgaria receives two Career Show awards
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Career Show Awards recognizes the best practices in attracting, retaining, and developing talent. It showcases the most innovative, creative, and effective strategies for people management and employer branding in Bulgaria. In the competitive 2025 edition, RingCentral Bulgaria was recognized with two awards that directly reflect our passion and commitment. We received Silver for the”Feedback […]
Apple plans big Siri update with help from Google AI
Reading Time: 4 minutesApple is planning to use a custom version of Google’s Gemini model to support a major upgrade to Siri, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company may pay Google about $1 billion each year for access to technology that can create summaries and handle planning tasks. Bloomberg says Apple will run the custom model on […]