Murugan Anandarajan and Cuneyt Gozu from Drexel University examine which qualities make job candidates stand out more in the hiring process of 2026.
SAP reported a strong 22% growth in cloud revenue, reaching €6.28 billion in Q2, surpassing analyst expectations. The company's cloud backlog, an indicator of future sales, increased by 26%, boosting investor confidence. Following these results, SAP's stock climbed over 6% in Frankfurt, signaling relief amid previous worries about AI's potential negative effects on the business. Despite some stock declines earlier, the positive cloud performance has reassured the market about SAP's growth prospects.
Intel's second-quarter 2026 revenue exceeded $16 billion, marking a 25% increase from the previous year and its fastest growth pace since late 2011. The company's adjusted earnings per share reached 42 cents, doubling Wall Street's estimate of 21 cents. While shares initially rose on the strong performance, they later declined during extended trading sessions. The surge was largely driven by a 59% increase in AI data center revenue.
Federal prosecutors arrested two Volkswagen engineers in San Jose, California, charging them with insider trading. Michael Stamp and Marcus Plank, who work at VW’s US operations, allegedly purchased Rivian stock before the company publicly announced its multibillion-dollar joint venture with the electric vehicle manufacturer. Each faces one count of federal securities fraud.
A UK employment tribunal has decided that requiring a remote worker with anxiety, ADHD, and autism to keep her camera on during a video training session was discriminatory. Laura Tait, a home-based travel consultant for Holiday Extras, received compensation after the Croydon tribunal ruled the employer failed to provide reasonable adjustments for her conditions.
Leading AI companies such as Nvidia and Mistral are urging US policymakers to steer clear of sweeping restrictions on open-weight AI models. This comes amid ongoing discussions in Washington about how to respond to advancements in Chinese AI technology and concerns over alleged unauthorized model replication, known as distillation.
The European Commission has fined Google €890 million (£760 million) for violating competition laws within the Digital Markets Act. The firm is accused of prioritizing its own services, like shopping and hotel deals, over competitors' offerings in search results. Google must now treat third-party services appearing in its search results fairly and without discrimination.
When we imagine robots, we often picture something humanoid, but the real revolution in 2025 is happening behind the scenes—silent, relentless, and indispensable. Over a century after the term 'robot' was coined by Josef & Karel Čapek to mean artificial labor, LLM agents are now redefining business operations. These agents aren’t just interactive chatbots; they handle critical back-office tasks—processing documents, verifying data, updating systems, and flagging issues—without pause or error.
Unlike traditional automation, which relies on fragile scripts prone to failure with user interface changes, LLM agents are adaptable, self-aware systems that understand goals and figure out the methods autonomously. This shift is driving the intelligent automation market toward a $51 billion valuation by 2026, with LLMs leading the way. At Born Digital, we’re replacing bulky, old automation with compact, efficient agents that reduce overhead and increase productivity.
We’ve successfully deployed our first agent managing server support tasks—running diagnostics, restarting services, and escalating problems—saving significant time. Scaling becomes easy; instead of hiring more people, we deploy more agents that consistently follow policies and never lose focus.
This is the future Born Digital is building: intelligent, scalable infrastructure that operates like code. Čapek’s robots are here, working quietly in the background, handling tasks from reading logs to solving problems proactively. The opportunity is now—if your data is ready, your LLM agent can be operational in weeks. The real question is how many opportunities will you miss before then?
Despite significant rises in advertising budgets by Kalshi and Polymarket, online betting represented only 2% of the total ad impressions during the World Cup event.
At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicted a rapid surge in humanoid robots similar to the rise of generative AI. However, our research indicates that humanoid robot adoption will be fragmented and uneven, driven by specialized roles, geographical factors, and human reactions.
Unlike generative AI, humanoid robots are not one-size-fits-all. Each robot is tailored for distinct tasks—whether caregiving requiring emotional sensitivity or warehouse work needing heavy lifting—resulting in varied designs and technology setups. This specialization means companies focus on different market niches rather than producing universal robots.
Geographically, adoption depends heavily on factors like labor costs, regulations, and demographics. Countries with aging populations and labor shortages, such as Japan and South Korea, are hotspots for investing in humanoid technologies. China leads in manufacturing volume due to its comprehensive supply chain and cost advantages.
Additionally, human responses to humanoids vary widely, affecting their acceptance and success. While some studies report positive emotional connections, others highlight discomfort, influenced by personality types and cultural factors. Building trust through empathetic design is crucial.
For organizations, success requires a clear, role-specific approach, targeting suitable geographies and paying close attention to human factors. Leaders should engage in partnerships across industries and prepare employees and customers for this new interaction to harness the full potential of humanoid robots.
