While everyone debates whether AI will replace marketers, something more interesting is happening behind the scenes. AI is finally bringing structured systems of scale and measurement to marketing's most chaotic frontiers. After years of flying blind in spaces like social media and influencer marketing, marketers are getting their first real tools for systematic influence. This […]<br /& [...]
Presented by OutSystems After two years of flashy AI demos, rushed agent prototypes, and breathless predictions, enterprise technology leaders are striking a more pragmatic tone in 2026. In a recent webinar hosted by OutSystems, a panel of software executives and enterprise practitioners made the case that the most consequential AI work happening now is focused on the practical matters of governan [...]
Across industries, rising compute expenses are often cited as a barrier to AI adoption — but leading companies are finding that cost is no longer the real constraint. <br /> <br /> The tougher challenges (and the ones top of mind for many tech leaders)? Latency, flexibility and capacity.<br /> <br /> At Wonder, for instance, AI adds a mere few centers per order; the food [...]
METR's new metric, the "expenditure horizon," puts a dollar figure on how cost-effective AI agents are at solving problems. Early results on the NanoGPT speedrun are underwhelming, the metric has blind spots, and the newest generation of models could change the picture.<br /> The article METR introduces a new metric to calculate exactly when AI agents become more expensive tha [...]
Amazon reported first-quarter 2026 net sales of $181.5 billion, a 17 per cent increase year on year that exceeded analyst estimates by more than $4 billion. Net income reached $30.3 billion, nearly doubling from $17.1 billion in the same period last year. Earnings per share came in at $2.78, crushing the $1.64 consensus. AWS revenue […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]