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🧩 HCLSoftware Acquires Antwerp-Based Wobby for €4.5M


HCLSoftware announced its intent to acquire Wobby.ai for €4.5 million (approx. ₹47 crore), closing by Feb 2026. The deal—structured with €3.0M upfront—adds a proprietary semantic layer that enables natural-language queries on complex data. This accelerates HCL’s "AI-for-Data" strategy, delivering immediate, governed business intelligence from unstructured sources without legacy SQL coding.

🤖 Clarkston Deploys “CLAIRE” Enterprise AI Engine


Clarkston Consulting deployed CLAIRE, an enterprise AI recommendation engine powered by Enterprise ChatGPT, to optimize consultant workflows. The platform synthesizes firm-wide data to accelerate client delivery and reduce non-billable research time, embedding AI directly into daily project management and decision-making across its global workforce..

🏦 Manulife Partners with Adaptive ML for RLHF

Manulife signed a multi-year agreement with Adaptive ML to deploy enterprise-grade reinforcement learning engines. The partnership focuses on automating underwriting quotes by fine-tuning Small Language Models to specific financial policies, accelerating alignment while ensuring strict compliance and improved energy efficiency over generalist LLMs.

📦 Kargo.ai Secures $42M Series B for AI Logistics

Kargo.ai closed a $42 million Series B round led by Avenir, with participation from Hearst Ventures and Lightbank, to scale its AI-powered warehouse platforms. The funding supports ML-ops deployment and edge hardware expansion to automate complex logistics workflows. This investment accelerates autonomous supply chain software adoption, directly targeting labor shortages and operational efficiency gaps.

💡 Buzzy Launches AI for Viral Social Analysis

Buzzy launched an AI platform powered by real-time “Trend Scanning” to generate high-engagement content briefs. The system converts live social signals into predictive “Viral DNA Maps,” transforming creative ideation into a data-driven process. This enables creators and agencies to rapidly align production with fast-moving internet trends for maximum organic reach.

🏅 Dataiku Named Leader in IDC AI Governance 2026

Dataiku secured a Leader position in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Unified AI Governance Platforms 2026. The report highlights its Govern Node, which enforces mandatory sign-offs and rigorous compliance checks prior to deployment. This recognition positions Dataiku as a critical partner for regulated enterprises seeking centralized control over diverse, multi-cloud AI pipelines while ensuring strict internal safety standards.

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🗣️ Say Wow Updates TransGull with Offline AI Interpretation

Say Wow released TransGull v3.0, adding LLM-based real-time interpretation and video translation for macOS and Windows. The update uses Context-Aware Neural Machine Translation to support 21 languages fully offline, ensuring strict data privacy. This positions the platform as a secure, system-level alternative to cloud-dependent interpreters for sensitive enterprise and global education collaboration workflows.

🔗 Datavault AI Secured Patents for RWA Data Tokenization

Datavault AI secured two U.S. patents for decentralized data valuation and blockchain licensing. The IP integrates with Sumerian® Crypto Anchors to enable secure Real-World Asset tokenization of large-scale AI training datasets. This establishes a regulatory moat, providing a compliant, auditable framework for monetizing and trading intellectual property in the generative economy.

👵 AARP AgeTech Previews CES 2026, Cites $45T Economy

AARP’s AgeTech Collaborative announced its CES 2026 agenda, forecasting the global Longevity Economy will reach $45 trillion in GDP by 2050. With over 700 portfolio startups, the program frames AI as the primary vector for scaling assistive health technology. The showcase accelerates capital deployment into personalized AI solutions supporting independent living and cognitive longevity.

🌐 Sharebox Expands XR Platform with Outdoor “OL” Model

Sharebox Co., Ltd. initiated the global expansion of its XR platform, adding the OL-SHAREBOX Outdoor Landmark model to its projection and scent-based lineup. The rollout targets retail and education, using generative AI to localize K-Culture content. This builds scalable experience infrastructure merging physical venues with sensor-rich digital environments.

🚗 Faraday Future Rolls First FX Super One Pre-Production Unit

Faraday Future rolled its first FX Super One pre-production unit from the Hanford, CA factory targeting the premium mass market ($20k–$50k). This Range Extended AIEV utilizes ML-guided assembly to drastically cut defects and shorten ramp-up times. The milestone, alongside simultaneous deliveries to RAK Innovation City, validates the “AI-Factory” model for scaling mass-market EV production efficiency globally.

💊 Medicus Pharma Signs AI Analytics LOI for Teverelix Trial

MeMedicus Pharma signed a $200k LOI with Reliant AI to deploy clinical decision intelligence. The partnership optimizes the 2026 Teverelix study (Prostate Cancer) via AI-driven site selection. Leveraging generative models built by former DeepMind researchers (Karl Moritz Hermann), the platform aims to de-risk execution and drastically compress clinical trial timelines.

📗 Book Summary: The Anatomy of Peace — Resolving the Heart of Conflict
Author: The Arbinger Institute

🧠 Main Idea:
This book explains that most conflicts—at home, work, or society—do not come from actions or systems, but from the mindset we hold toward others. Lasting peace begins by changing how we see people, not by trying to control behavior.

🔍 Key Concepts:

  • Heart at War vs. Heart at Peace:

    • Heart at war: seeing others as obstacles, objects, or enemies.

    • Heart at peace: seeing others as people with needs, fears, and hopes equal to our own.

  • Self-Deception:
    When we justify our own behavior, we distort reality and blame others—fueling conflict.

  • Collusion:
    People unknowingly provoke the very behavior in others that they complain about.

  • Outward vs. Inward Mindset:

    • Inward: focused on self-protection and winning.

    • Outward: focused on understanding, responsibility, and contribution.

  • Peace Is a Way of Being:
    Peace is not negotiation tactics or techniques—it’s an internal shift that changes every interaction.

🌱 Core Lessons:

  • Conflict persists when we dehumanize others.

  • Changing mindset changes outcomes more than force or rules.

  • Responsibility begins with self-awareness, not blame.

  • True leadership and peace come from empathy and accountability.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  AI TOOLS

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