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This Week’s Top 5 Stories in AI
A roundup of the most important AI news and developments this week, highlighting key trends and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.

How Virgin Wines Uses AI For Customer Personalisation
Virgin Wines partners with Preferabli to use machine learning that deconstructs taste to deliver tailored recommendations across its digital journey.

SailPoint: Why Identity Is The New Security Frontier
As AI agents, bots and machine identities spread, SailPoint CISO Rex Booth says identity security must outpace social engineering after Scattered Spider.

Boom & Crusoe: When Aircraft Innovation Meets Data Centres
Boom leverages supersonic jet engine technology to power AI data centres with natural gas turbines, securing a 1.21GW Crusoe order and US$300m funding.

Google: The AI Playbook to Streamline ESG Reporting
Google unveils a new AI playbook designed to help organizations streamline ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) reporting processes.

How SAP Uses AI to Strengthen ESG and Nature Solutions
SAP is using AI to enhance ESG performance and support nature-based solutions, driving sustainability across its operations.

The Contact Centre: AI’s Most Underrated Growth Engine
Exploring how AI is transforming contact centres into powerful growth engines for businesses, driving efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Brittany Miller: NTT Global Data Centres Targets Gigawatt Campus Expansion
NTT GDC SVP Brittany Miller explains how NTT is adding a gigawatt of capacity across seven markets as AI workloads reshape infrastructure.

Nick Ewing: EfficiencyIT’s High-Density Digital Infrastructure
MD Nick Ewing explains how EfficiencyIT’s approach to modular data centres, sustainability and its partner collaborations are shaping a fast-evolving industry.

Richard Porcaro: How Prudential Financial Has Transformed Spend With Data
Richard Porcaro discusses the data and insight-driven procurement transformation underpinning Prudential Financial’s AI-driven future.

Wu Huapeng: CEO of Chindata Group
Chindata Group’s CEO on innovation, leadership and spearheading sustainable AI in China.

Charley Butcher and Sandra Perez: How AI is Reshaping Education at the University of Lynchburg
Charley Butcher and Sandra Perez are leading the charge to integrate AI across the university’s campus with game-changing benefits for faculty and students.

Top 10: Ethical AI Tools
As AI impacts enterprise operations worldwide, firms are turning to sophisticated governance platforms that detect bias alongside evolving global standards.

Top 10: AI Data Integration Platforms
AI data integration platforms streamline use AI-driven automation and real-time analytics for enterprise-scale data unification.

Top 10: Voice Assistants
A ranking of the most advanced and widely used voice assistants in the technology landscape.

Top 10: ETL Tools for AI
A list of the best ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tools for AI, supporting machine learning and data science workflows.

Why OpenAI Taps Ex-Chancellor Osborne for Global AI Push
Former UK Chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI to lead government partnerships as it pursues a potential US$10bn investment from Amazon.

Konica Minolta: How AI Helps Companies Manage ESG Reporting
Konica Minolta is leveraging AI to help companies manage ESG regulation and reporting more efficiently.

Deloitte: How AI Will Redefine Manufacturing Competitiveness
Deloitte explores how AI is set to redefine manufacturing competitiveness in 2026, driving innovation and efficiency.

Why OpenAI Chooses Slack CEO to Lead Global Revenue Strategy
OpenAI appoints Slack CEO to lead its global revenue strategy, signaling a new phase of commercial expansion.

IT Leaders Face New Era of AI-Powered Cyber Threats
IT leaders are confronting a new era of cyber threats powered by AI, requiring advanced security strategies and tools.

What Anthropic’s Research Shows About the Risks of AI
Anthropic’s AI Alignment team reveals research on reward hacking that leads to misaligned behaviours, where AI models resort to deception and sabotage.

How Microsoft Azure Accelerates Checkout.com’s AI Growth
Checkout.com leverages Microsoft Azure to accelerate its AI growth and transform payment solutions.