Tag Archives: Artificial intelligence

20Nov/25

6G Spectrum Requirements for Future Mobile Connectivity

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A new report by the GSMA indicates that 6G will require up to three times the current mid-band spectrum to handle surging demand for data and advanced AI-powered services by 2040. The report stresses that governments and regulators must make near-term decisions on spectrum allocation ahead of the crucial WRC-27 conference to avoid future bottlenecks and ensure robust connectivity. Failure to plan now risks slower speeds, congestion, and lost economic opportunity in the next decade, with the study forecasting over 5 billion 6G connections globally by 2040. Continue reading

20Nov/25

UK Corporate Digital Communication: AI Responsibility and Transparency Gaps

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A Webranking survey by Comprend assessment details how well the corporate websites of the UK’s largest listed companies meet stakeholder expectations for digital communication and transparency. A major finding is that while UK companies are strong in digital accessibility (with 75% publishing an accessibility statement), they significantly lag in responsible AI disclosure, as only 10% provide a policy or framework for ethical AI use, falling slightly behind the European average. The report notes a “clear gap” between merely discussing AI and demonstrating responsible governance, though sustainability communication is also expanding in scope. Overall, UK companies achieved an average score of 46.4 out of 100 in the ranking, with Coca-Cola HBC being the top scorer, demonstrating consistent strength in financial transparency and cohesive storytelling. The survey underscores the growing pressure on businesses to communicate clearly on complex topics like AI governance and sustainability amid evolving regulatory frameworks. Continue reading

Google Workspace for Education Editions and Add-ons

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Nov. 19, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Google Workspace for Education offers a tiered structure of services for educational institutions. It details three primary editions—Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, and the recommended Education Plus—each providing increasingly comprehensive features in areas like security, administration, and learning tools, with the latter two involving per-user fees. Furthermore, there are several optional, paid add-ons designed to supplement the core packages, focusing on functionalities such as advanced teaching and learning tools, endpoint device management, and additional data storage. These add-ons include premium artificial intelligence capabilities, specifically through Gemini Education, offering tailored enhancements for specific institutional requirements. Overall, Google Workspace for Education provides the flexible options available to meet diverse educational technology needs. Continue reading →

19Nov/25

Workday Expands Ecosystem with Google BigQuery and Developer Network

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Workday is expanding its open ecosystem through two key initiatives: the introduction of a new global developer network aimed at training future AI talent via certifications and hands-on experience, and a strategic partnership with Google BigQuery to offer customers secure, zero-copy access to Workday HR and finance data for advanced AI-powered insights. Furthermore, the company highlights its planned acquisition of Pipedream, an integration platform, which will enhance Workday’s AI agent capabilities by securely connecting its data with thousands of external systems. Interspersed within the document are unrelated website navigational elements and advertisements for items such as children’s beds and business broadband. Continue reading

17Nov/25

Attention Sharing: AI Distraction Detection for Commercial Fleets

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 Seeing Machines Limited, an Australian company specialising in computer vision technology for transport safety announced launch of its “attention sharing” feature for the Guardian Generation 3 safety solution, which is marketed to commercial vehicle fleets globally. This world-first feature tracks the cumulative time a driver spends with their eyes off the road, detecting repeated, short glances—a major contributor to crash risk—that other systems often miss. The AI-powered technology continuously monitors eye gaze direction in real time to provide accurate distraction detection and subsequent intervention before safety is compromised. The announcement highlights that the feature is being deployed over-the-air to existing Guardian Gen 3 systems and includes references to supporting scientific studies on driver inattention. Continue reading

15Nov/25

Milestone Developer Summit: Innovating Video Intelligence with AI

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Milestone Systems details a recent Developer Summit and Hackathon held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event focused on innovation in video intelligence and the development of safer, more efficient video technology, particularly using Milestone’s upcoming Vision Language Model (VLM), which is powered by NVIDIA and trained on ethically sourced video data. The release highlights the importance of an open platform ecosystem for future technological advancements, featuring speakers from companies like NVIDIA and AWS. The core of the text announces the winners of the Hackathon, where developer Thomas Kreutz won for his application “Ask The City,” which turns live city camera footage into instant, privacy-aware answers to real-time questions, demonstrating the practical potential of the new generative AI and VLM tools being integrated into Milestone’s XProtect Video Management Software. Continue reading

06Nov/25

Performativ Unveils Compliant AI Agents for Financial Institutions

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Performativ, a technology company, announced the launch of two new offerings: Custom Agents and the AgentKit Builder. These new capabilities are specifically designed to help financial institutions (such as banks and asset managers) safely and compliantly integrate artificial intelligence (AI) agents into their core operations and existing enterprise infrastructure. The solution is built to meet stringent regulatory oversight requirements, including those similar to the European AI Act, by ensuring all agent actions are logged, auditable, permissioned, and have traceability for regulatory review, thus transitioning enterprises from AI experimentation to secure, governed deployment. Continue reading

04Nov/25

NotebookLM: AI-Driven Knowledge Management and Learning Tool

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Nov. 3, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — NotebookLM is an AI-powered tool designed to accelerate learning and knowledge sharing by generating insights based on a user’s uploaded sources. This tool allows users to upload documents like lecture notes or strategy plans, after which NotebookLM can answer questions, generate summaries, and create study materials such as quizzes, with all responses including in-line citations linking back to the original source material for accuracy. Continue reading →

03Nov/25

Doomscrolling Explained and how AI agents and related tools can help mitigate the habit

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Nov. 3, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Doomscrolling  (or doomsurfing) is the act of spending an excessive amount of time reading or watching a large quantity of negative, distressing, or alarming news and content online, particularly on social media and news websites. Continue reading →

02Nov/25

AI Classification for Google Drive Security

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Nov. 2, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — The white paper from Google outlines their AI Classification for Google Drive solution, which uses custom, privacy-preserving AI models to automatically identify and label an organisation’s sensitive data at scale. The document explains that this capability addresses the challenge of manually classifying the exponentially increasing volume of data in Google Workspace, providing a more robust foundation for data protection, auditing, and records management. Continue reading →