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What IT Leaders Can Learn From a Housing Authority’s AI Transformation
How a small IT team at the South Mississippi Housing Authority used AI and hybrid cloud technology to handle 68% of calls and modernize legacy infrastructure. The post What IT Leaders Can Learn From a Housing Authority’s AI Transformation appeared first on TechRepublic.
More Tech Layoffs: Atlassian Slashes 10% of Workforce, Stock Climbs After Announcement
Atlassian is cutting 1,600 jobs to fund AI investments and enterprise sales, even as the company reports strong growth and its stock rises after the news. The post More Tech Layoffs: Atlassian Slashes 10% of Workforce, Stock Climbs After Announcement appeared first on TechRepublic.
AI Expansions, Cyberthreats, and Industry Shifts Define This Week in Tech
See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from March 9–13. The post AI Expansions, Cyberthreats, and Industry Shifts Define This Week in Tech appeared first on TechRepublic.
Samsung Galaxy S26, Buds4 Launch Worldwide After Record-Breaking Preorders
Samsung launches the Galaxy S26 series and Galaxy Buds4 worldwide, with the Galaxy S26 Ultra leading preorders and introducing new AI, privacy, and camera features. The post Samsung Galaxy S26, Buds4 Launch Worldwide After Record-Breaking Preorders appeared first on TechRepublic.
Apple’s 2026 Product Roadmap: New iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch Are Coming
Apple has already launched several new devices in 2026, but more are coming. Here’s everything Apple has released so far, along with the products still expected this year. The post Apple’s 2026 Product Roadmap: New iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watch Are Coming appeared first on TechRepublic.
Scientists built the hardest AI test ever and the results are surprising
As AI systems began acing traditional tests, researchers realized those benchmarks were no longer tough enough. In response, nearly 1,000 experts created Humanity’s Last Exam, a massive 2,500-question challenge covering highly specialized topics across many fields. The exam was engineered so that any question solvable by current AI models was removed. Early results show even the most advanced systems still struggle — revealing a surprisingly large gap between AI performance and true expert-level knowledge.
Can AI help predict which heart-failure patients will worsen within a year?
Researchers at MIT, Mass General Brigham, and Harvard Medical School developed a deep-learning model to forecast a patient’s heart failure prognosis up to a year in advance.
Nuro Tests Zero-Shot Autonomous Vehicles in Tokyo
Nuro’s Tokyo rollout is an early test of whether autonomous driving software can adapt across markets with less location-specific tuning. The post Nuro Tests Zero-Shot Autonomous Vehicles in Tokyo appeared first on TechRepublic.
AI Chatbots Could Be Making Personal Expression Less Personal
A new study warns AI assistants may make writing, perspective, and reasoning more alike, raising concerns about originality and human diversity. The post AI Chatbots Could Be Making Personal Expression Less Personal appeared first on TechRepublic.
Anthropic’s Claude Now Connects Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint Workflows
Anthropic upgraded Claude’s Excel and PowerPoint add-ins with shared context, reusable Skills, and cross-app workflows for business users. The post Anthropic’s Claude Now Connects Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint Workflows appeared first on TechRepublic.
This AI Tool Builds Polished Presentations in Seconds
PowerPresent AI converts topics, prompts, and documents into polished, export-ready presentations in seconds. The post This AI Tool Builds Polished Presentations in Seconds appeared first on TechRepublic.
Elon Musk’s AI Power Plant Approved in Mississippi, Sparking Community Backlash
Mississippi regulators approved xAI’s Southaven power plant permit, despite resident backlash over pollution, public health, and community input. The post Elon Musk’s AI Power Plant Approved in Mississippi, Sparking Community Backlash appeared first on TechRepublic.
Meta’s New AI Chips Reveal a Faster, More Self-Reliant Hardware Strategy
Meta unveils four new AI chips as it expands its in-house hardware push, aiming for more control over AI costs, rollout speed, and infrastructure. The post Meta’s New AI Chips Reveal a Faster, More Self-Reliant Hardware Strategy appeared first on TechRepublic.
3 Questions: On the future of AI and the mathematical and physical sciences
Professor Jesse Thaler describes a vision for a two-way bridge between artificial intelligence and the mathematical and physical sciences — one that promises to advance both.
10 Android Trends That Will Define Smartphones in 2026
Android phones are evolving fast in 2026, with AI-native features, massive batteries, robot-inspired cameras, and creaseless foldables changing mobile tech. The post 10 Android Trends That Will Define Smartphones in 2026 appeared first on TechRepublic.
Salesforce Aims to End the ‘Frankenstein’ Contact Center With Agentforce
Salesforce launches Agentforce Contact Center to unify voice, AI, and CRM data on a single platform, aiming to eliminate fragmented customer support systems. The post Salesforce Aims to End the ‘Frankenstein’ Contact Center With Agentforce appeared first on TechRepublic.
‘Agents of Chaos’: New Study Shows AI Agents Can Leak Data, Be Easily Manipulated
As enterprise AI agent adoption accelerates, a new study exposes a governance gap that leaves most organizations unable to stop their own systems The post ‘Agents of Chaos’: New Study Shows AI Agents Can Leak Data, Be Easily Manipulated appeared first on TechRepublic.
Meta Buys AI Social Network Moltbook as Superintelligence Labs Expands
Meta is acquiring Moltbook, the AI-agent social network, as it ramps up 2026 spending on Llama, smart glasses, and AI infrastructure. The post Meta Buys AI Social Network Moltbook as Superintelligence Labs Expands appeared first on TechRepublic.
New MIT class uses anthropology to improve chatbots
MIT computer science students design AI chatbots to help young users become more social, and socially confident.
Delivery Robots Hit Streets Backed by Niantic’s Pokémon GO-Era Mapping
Coco Robotics’ new Coco 2 delivery bot can leave the sidewalk for streets and bike lanes, using Niantic Spatial’s visual positioning tech to navigate dense city routes more precisely. The post Delivery Robots Hit Streets Backed by Niantic’s Pokémon GO-Era Mapping appeared first on TechRepublic.
