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1️⃣ 🧭 SAP unveils EU AI Cloud to accelerate sovereign AI adoption

SAP announced the EU AI Cloud, a sovereign AI platform designed for European data governance and regulatory compliance. The service bundles certified cloud infrastructure, model hosting, and secure data pipelines to help enterprises deploy compliant generative AI at scale. SAP confirmed that pilots will begin soon with key European Union partners.

2️⃣ ⚙️ IFS Cloud 25R2 adds agentic digital workers for industry

IFS released Cloud 25R2, introducing agentic digital workers that automate complex industrial tasks across ERP and OT systems. The update embeds decision-making loops, event-driven automation, and closed-loop orchestration. This aims to boost frontline productivity, reduce manual interventions, and is positioned as a step toward autonomous industrial operations.

3️⃣ 💧 Lenovo expands Neptune liquid cooling for AI datacenters

Lenovo announced a Neptune liquid-cooling expansion to power efficient AI and HPC clusters, claiming up to 40% energy savings versus air-cooled systems. The program pairs optimized chassis, rack plumbing, and management software. It supports denser AI accelerators while cutting thermal overhead, targeting hyperscalers and sustainability-led data centers.

4️⃣ 📸 Sony Unveils 200MP Sensor with On-Chip AI

Sony Semiconductor Solutions announced the new Lytia 901 mobile image sensor. The 200-megapixel sensor is the first to include an AI processing circuit directly on the chip. This on-sensor AI enables advanced remosaicing, improving image quality and fine detail even at 4× zoom. It also supports 4K video capture at 30 fps with zoom enhancements.

5️⃣ 🧠 Neuraxpharm, mjn-neuro plan AI wearable for early seizure detection

Neuraxpharm and mjn-neuro announced EPISERAS, an AI-powered wearable and cloud solution designed to detect epileptic seizures earlier through biosignal analysis and anomaly detection. The system pairs wearable sensors, edge inference, and clinician dashboards to enable proactive intervention and longitudinal monitoring. Commercial launches are planned in select European markets.

6️⃣ 🤖 Happiest Minds launches ELAIRA intelligent digital co-worker

Happiest Minds unveiled ELAIRA, an agentic AI digital co-worker that automates enterprise support tasks across ITSM and customer-service systems. ELAIRA combines context-aware agents, workflow connectors and observability tooling to resolve issues, route incidents and surface remediation steps autonomously. Early customer pilots span retail, finance and telecom verticals.

7️⃣ ⛓️ Cronos Launches Hackathon for AI-Powered Payments

Cronos has announced its "x402 PayTech Hackathon," a global competition with a $42,000 prize pool. The event challenges developers to create AI-native payment applications on the blockchain. Participants will use the Crypto.com AI Agent SDK to design new tools for agentic AI. The hackathon's primary goal is to explore how AI agents can automate financial settlements and value exchange on-chain.

8️⃣ 🤝 FUKU.AI Launches 'Fiona' AI Interviewer

The Singapore-based startup FUKU.AI announced the general availability of "Fiona" — an AI-powered interviewer designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Asia with high-volume hiring. Fiona automates the screening process, conducts structured video interviews, and provides bias-aware candidate shortlisting. It integrates with existing HR systems to accelerate hiring.

9️⃣ 🏢 SAP Selects TCS for 5-Year GenAI Deal

SAP has appointed Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in a new five-year strategic partnership. The agreement focuses on accelerating SAP's internal cloud transformation and embedding generative AI across its business operations. TCS will deliver cloud engineering and AI operations to modernize SAP's core IT landscape. The goal is to scale innovation and streamline operations globally.

🔟 💻 Ai+ unveils 'Laptab' blending laptop power with tablet ease

Ai+ introduced the Laptab, a hybrid device combining laptop performance and tablet portability with AI-enhanced continuity across its ecosystem. It features on-device AI assistants, seamless app handoffs and low-latency multimodal capabilities tailored for mobile creators and students. Preorders and regional availability details were announced.

1️⃣1️⃣ 🇪🇺 EU Commission Launches DigComp 3.0 Framework

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre published the updated DigComp 3.0 framework, its fifth edition. It systematically embeds AI competence as a core digital skill across all areas. The framework is designed to help bridge digital-skills gaps and prepare citizens, educators, and workforces for AI-driven environments through new structured competency guidelines.

1️⃣2️⃣ 🇩🇪 Fraunhofer Details 'FhGenie' Sovereign AI Platform

Germany's Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft announced a major update for its FhGenie sovereign AI platform. The in-house, secure service now supports over 20 large language models for its researchers and staff. This allows employees to use generative AI safely while guaranteeing full data protection and regulatory compliance, securing Germany's technological sovereignty.

📗 Book Summary: Made to Stick — Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Authors: Chip Heath & Dan Heath

🧠 Main Idea:
Made to Stick explains why certain ideas become memorable, spread widely, and influence people — while others disappear quickly. The authors reveal six principles that make ideas “sticky,” meaning people understand, remember, and act on them.

🔍 Key Concepts (SUCCES Model):

• S — Simple:
  Strip ideas to their core essential message. Complexity kills clarity.

• U — Unexpected:
  Surprise grabs attention. Breaking patterns helps people stay engaged.

• C — Concrete:
  Use vivid, sensory details — concrete ideas are easier to remember and visualize.

• C — Credible:
  Use believable facts, examples, and authority to build trust.

• E — Emotional:
  People act when they feel something — tie ideas to human desires or fears.

• S — Stories:
  Stories inspire action and help others remember concepts better than dry facts.

🌱 Core Lessons:

• Ideas spread not because they’re important, but because they’re well-designed to stick.

• Stories, emotion, simplicity, and surprise make communication powerful.

• Anyone — marketers, teachers, leaders, or creators — can learn to craft sticky messages.                                                                                                                                         AI TOOLS

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