Visa wants the next wave of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to do more than curate a dream vacation or the perfect outfit to wear for it. It wants it to pick up the tab.Unveiled Wednesday (April 30) at the company’s Global Product Drop, the Visa Intelligent Commerce program opens the network’s rails to developers building AI agents that search, recommend and now pay on behalf of consumer...

Experts say the chances of growing T. rex leather anytime soon look less than likely. When scientists do eventually lab-grow fossilized dinosaur collagen, it will be expensive.When it roamed the Earth 80 million years ago, a 40-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex was one of nature's most terrifying prospects. Soon, it could be a purse.A group of researchers and bio-engineers in the U.K. say they’re wo...

Growth in GenAI roles over the past year has been driven by consultants who are likely intended to help implement the tools, rather than develop them.While GenAI terms appear in only about three in every 1,000 job postings, they are growing rapidly. The share of US job postings mentioning GenAI or related terms has skyrocketed over the past year, up 170% from January 2024 to January 2025. Softw...

AI-based coding has exploded in popularity on the promise that it will make developers’ jobs faster and easier. But AI coding has also resulted in something else: a vast increase in lines of code, and thus the likelihood of bugs resulting in crashes or other mishaps.On Monday, an Israeli startup called Lightrun, which has built an observability platform to identify and debug (remediate) code b...

Switzerland's first removable solar power facility on a railway line has been inaugurated in the canton of Neuchâtel.Passenger trains will be travelling over a photovoltaic installation that has been laid between the tracks.The space that remains unused between the two tracks will produce electricity from 100% renewable solar sources, according to Vaud-based start-up Sun-Ways.The system has en...

Gen Z has embraced AI, and for good reason—it can fuel our creativity, take on tedious tasks, and provide instant answers to just about any question. Yet, fears remain over whether the Terminator will come to fruition or if there will be any jobs left once automation fulfills its potential.62% of Gen Zers use artificial intelligence to assist them at work, but 21% have shared sensitive company...

As climate change, dengue fever is also spreading rapidly in certain new regions, especially in remote areas such as South Asia, Latin America, or Africa. Many countries face multiple barriers to healthcare access, especially during dengue outbreaks due to limited medical facilities as well as shortage of healthcare professionals.Existing solutions on the market still require involvement from h...

From discovery to decision, large language models are starting to gatekeep the marketing funnel, so brand stewards must learn to speak their language.The marketing funnel is being upended as buyers increasingly turn to AI tools for product recommendations, comparisons, and research.AI-powered “zero-click” journeys compress the discovery-to-decision process, reducing opportunities for brands t...

A startup called Superpower is publicly launching what it calls the world’s first super app that is designed to help people better understand and take care of their health.For $499, the startup offers biannual lab testing that analyzes over 100 blood biomarkers across 21 categories, giving people a more comprehensive look at their health than a standard physical does. Members conduct these tes...