TuesdayAug 12, 2025 10:00 am

Why Companies Are Blending IT and HR Departments

A recent survey by workplace software provider Nexthink found that 64% of IT executives in large organizations expect their human resources and IT departments to merge within the next five years, largely because of advancements in AI.  At biotech firm Moderna, this shift is already in motion. The company’s chief people and digital technology officer, Tracey Franklin, oversees both IT and HR for its 5,000-plus employees. Her role covers traditional IT support as well as the digital tools needed for drug research, production, and sales.  Franklin says the old model kept HR focused on workforce planning and IT on fulfilling…

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FridayAug 08, 2025 10:00 am

Report Says Thousands Have Lost Jobs to AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is growing into a serious challenge for workers in the U.S. employment landscape. According to a recent report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the growing use of generative AI by private companies has triggered over 10,000 redundancies since the start of the year.  The outplacement consultancy ranks AI among the top five causes of layoffs this year. The latest labor statistics reveal that employers added just 73,000 roles in July—far below what analysts had expected. For the first seven months of the year, private-sector job cuts crossed 806,000, marking the highest total in that period since 2020,…

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FridayAug 08, 2025 9:45 am

ONAR Holding Corp. (ONAR) Expands AI Capabilities Through IQSTEL Partnership to Launch Multiagentic Infrastructure

Interconnected network of AI agents fundamentally transforms how marketing agencies create value and scale their impact The infrastructure will be introduced in three key phases: operational streamlining, strategic enablement and creative augmentation ONAR’s sees collaboration as foundational to the company’s long-term vision of building an advanced AI-powered agency system ONAR Holding Corp. (OTCQB: ONAR), a marketing technology company focused on AI-powered growth solutions, has announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with IQSTEL Inc. (NASDAQ: IQST) and IQSTEL’s artificial intelligence subsidiary, Reality Border (ibn.fm/whT2b). The collaboration will lead to the development and phased rollout of a multiagentic operating infrastructure designed…

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ThursdayAug 07, 2025 10:30 am

D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS): 27% of Surveyed Business Leaders Expect $5M+ ROI from Quantum Optimization Within First Year

Survey by Wakefield Research and D-Wave shows 46% of surveyed business leaders expect $1 million to $5 million ROI from quantum optimization within the first year of adoption. 81% believe they have reached the limits of classical computing’s capabilities for optimization. 53% are planning to integrate quantum computing into their workflows, while 27% are considering it. Quantum optimization is seen as especially valuable in logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, planning and inventory, and R&D. 88% of participants said their organizations would “go above and beyond” for even a 5% improvement in optimization. A new survey released by D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) (“D-Wave”),…

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ThursdayAug 07, 2025 10:00 am

Water Scarcity Threatens AI Growth in the Gulf

The Gulf region is locked in a multitrillion-dollar pursuit to build global leadership in AI. Yet this ambition faces a formidable obstacle—access to water. Data centers supporting AI in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and neighboring countries are guzzling massive volumes of water.  The region is projected to need roughly 426 billion liters each year by 2030—turning water shortages into a serious limitation for tech growth. The UAE alone is expected to consume roughly 61 billion liters each year.  According to the World Resources Institute, Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia are ranked among the most water-stressed nations globally. Daily water…

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ThursdayAug 07, 2025 9:00 am

Lantern Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRN) Completes Japanese Enrollment for LP-300 Phase 2 HARMONIC(TM) Trial Ahead of Schedule

The trial targets never-smoker non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”) patients, a group with limited treatment options. Japan’s high incidence of never-smoker NSCLC makes it a strategic region for the trial. LP-300 is being tested alongside standard chemotherapy agents in patients who have relapsed after tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy. Lantern's AI-driven approach may help identify and accelerate development of therapies in underserved cancer markets. Additional trial data from Taiwan and the U.S. is expected later in Q3 2025. Lantern Pharma (NASDAQ: LTRN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to redefine oncology drug development, has completed targeted patient…

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WednesdayAug 06, 2025 12:10 pm

Lantern Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRN) Launches AI Tool to Predict Efficacy of Cancer Drug Combinations

Lantern Pharma has introduced an AI-powered module within its RADR(R) platform to assess DDA-DDRi combination therapies. The module uses genomic, transcriptomic, and clinical data, to predict treatment synergy and patient response, and supported the design of Lantern’s FDA-cleared Phase 1B/2 trial in triple-negative breast cancer. A review of 221 clinical trials informed the development of the predictive algorithm. Non-PARP DDRi combinations with DNA-damaging agents showed strong outcomes in specific cancer subtypes. Lantern is evaluating licensing opportunities to commercialize the module for broader oncology use. Lantern Pharma (NASDAQ: LTRN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to redefine…

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TuesdayAug 05, 2025 10:00 am

YouTube Taps AI Tech to Regulate Teens’ Use of the Platform

YouTube has announced that it is introducing a new tool aimed at identifying users who are under 18. The move is part of a broader effort to shield younger audiences from content that might not be appropriate for their age group.  The new feature uses AI to make educated guesses about a user’s age. Rather than relying solely on the birthdate tied to an account, it considers what kind of videos someone watches, the themes of those videos, and how long the account has been active. According to James Beser, YouTube’s product management director, this approach will help better identify…

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TuesdayAug 05, 2025 9:45 am

AI Maverick Intel Inc. (BINP): The AI Platform That Might Just Replace Your SDR Team

AI Maverick’s next-gen platform can replicate human-like sales conversations—handling prospecting, objections, and scheduling with no SDR required Recent rollout includes adaptive language models, real-time buying signal detection, and multi-step consultative selling automation Company rebrand reflects shift from biotech to AI-led customer acquisition across sectors like healthcare, transportation, and insurance In a world where sales teams are expected to scale faster than ever, often with fewer resources, the rise of intelligent automation platforms is beginning to redefine how companies engage with prospects. For years, sales development representatives (“SDRs”) have filled the gap between marketing and revenue, conducting outreach, asking discovery questions,…

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MondayAug 04, 2025 11:00 am

Safe Pro Group Inc.’s (NASDAQ: SPAI) Drone-Based AI Tech Selected for Next Year’s U.S. Army Futures Command Experiment

The company will participate in the U.S. Army’s CFWE-M 2026 modernization experiment at Fort Benning, where it will showcase its SpotlightAI(TM) platform. SpotlightAI detects explosive threats from drone imagery in near real-time. It has been trained on over 1.6 million drone images from Ukraine and has identified more than 28,000 threats to date. The company is working to integrate the system into the Army’s TAK ecosystem to deliver instant alerts to soldier-carried devices. Safe Pro leverages off-the-shelf drones combined with its patented AI to reduce the risk and time required for explosive threat detection. Safe Pro Group (NASDAQ: SPAI), an…

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