Jim Hagemann Snabe, the EU’s special envoy for industrial AI, has advised the EU’s 27 commissioners to focus on leveraging AI technology to boost Europe's lagging productivity rather than competing to create the most advanced AI models. This guidance was shared privately during a seminar, emphasizing the importance of practical AI use for economic growth. The story was reported by Zoya Sheftalovich for Politico and originally appeared on The Next Web.
In today's B2B landscape, companies can track nearly every action prospects take. However, the key figures highlighted in marketing dashboards often fail to reflect what truly matters to business leaders: actual revenue growth. A significant 87% of B2B marketers report challenges in measuring how campaigns impact long-term results, and nearly half face pressure to justify their efforts beyond immediate lead metrics.
Anthropic's seven co-founders are aiming to maintain majority control of the company after its public offering. They are proposing a special share class that would give them a combined 50.1% voting power on key corporate decisions, as reported by The Information. CEO Dario Amodei along with the other six co-founders are central to this effort, ensuring they retain decisive influence over the company's direction.
A US appeals court has affirmed the Pentagon's classification of Anthropic as a supply chain risk, preventing the military and its contractors from using Anthropic's Claude AI models. The DC Circuit court of appeals, in a 2-1 decision on Friday, rejected Anthropic's petitions challenging the designation. The ruling was authored by Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas.
Bill Gates has warned that artificial intelligence possesses the potential to cause catastrophic events, potentially leading to a billion deaths. He emphasized that relying solely on self-regulation is insufficient; instead, robust safeguards and continuous monitoring must be mandated. In response to these concerns, the European Union has enforced such regulations since August 2025, empowering the Commission to impose fines on non-compliant AI models from 2 August this year onwards.
New data from NIQ reveals that 51% of US shoppers used an AI application to assist them with their shopping decisions in the past month. This marks the first time the adoption rate has exceeded the 50% threshold, as tracked by NIQ’s Agentic Commerce Tracker. Usage of AI-powered shopping tools has steadily increased over the last two quarters, highlighting a growing reliance on artificial intelligence to enhance consumer experiences.
Precision Neuroscience announced the closing of a $250 million Series D funding round for its brain-computer interface technology. The investment round was led by Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square, the Ackman Oxman Institute, and an undisclosed life sciences fund. This latest funding values the New York-based company at just over $1 billion, according to The New York Times. The influx of capital highlights growing interest in advanced neurotechnology solutions.
In August, ChatGPT accounted for 95.1% of all AI chatbot referral traffic to websites, marking its highest share this year, BrightEdge reports. The search marketing firm highlighted a 101% increase in ChatGPT's referral traffic from January to August. Gemini followed with 2.4%, while Perplexity and Claude contributed 1.1% and 0.8%, respectively.
A recent survey conducted by Dataiku highlights a significant challenge facing chief information officers (CIOs): over 80% admit they do not have full visibility into AI agents being developed by their teams outside of officially sanctioned IT systems. The survey, which included responses from 685 CIOs and was carried out online by The Harris Poll between July 9 and 29, emphasizes concerns about governance and oversight in the growing use of AI within organizations.
Would you be ready to trust an AI agent to manage your Amazon store? This possibility might be closer than you think. However, true AI-driven transformation goes beyond simple AI tools that just fill gaps. It demands developing a foundational infrastructure that enables AI agents to design and oversee their own workflows. We gathered perspectives from 7 seasoned e-commerce experts on what still isn’t working and what the industry needs to advance.
