Building Effective Enterprise AI Agents: Why 2026 Will Be the Year of Real Value.After two years of intense experimentation and hype, enterprise leaders are reaching a turning point in artificial intelligence. While AI agents promise dramatic productivity gains, most organizations are struggling to move beyond pilots. According to a new briefing by BCG’s AI Platforms Group, the problem is not...

The speech-to-reality system combines 3D generative AI and robotic assembly to create objects on demand.Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and have it created within a few minutes. In fact, MIT researchers have developed a speech-to-reality system, an AI-driven workflow that allows them to provide input to a robotic arm and “speak obje...

Zonal cooling tech keeps battery temps low and speeds up charging.The Dectravalve coolant router sends temperature-regulating fluid to as many as four zones on a battery so hot spots don’t form during fast charging. Keeping the battery cool prevents the charging rate from being tapered down for safety and may extend battery life. Hydrohertz] Fast, direct-current charging can charge an EV’s ba...

Miami has the highest housing bubble risk in 2025, driven by an extreme price-to-rent gap. Tokyo and Zurich also show high risk due to investor demand and low financing costs..Miami has the highest housing bubble risk in 2025, driven by an extreme price-to-rent gap. Tokyo and Zurich also show high risk due to investor demand and low financing costs.Which housing markets could be headed for a co...

Chinese Global investment firm HSG has acquired a controlling stake in Italian sneaker label Golden Goose, in one of the biggest Chinese investments in a European luxury brand. Temasek, a global investment company, and a fund managed by its wholly-owned asset manager, True Light Capital, will acquire a minority stake. US investment fund Permira will remain committed as a strategic minority shar...

The economist Paul Krugman once said, “Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run, it’s almost everything”. When workers can produce more value in the same amount of time, economies can grow faster, and living standards can rise.The chart shows the productivity metric published by the Penn World Table for South Korea and Japan. It measures gross domestic product (GDP) per hour of wo...

Leo Design and Lake of Bays Brewery create a Holiday Detox Pack for easing people into Dry January.Dry January has become something of a cultural institution, with millions pledging to give up alcohol after the festive season. But for many, the abrupt shift from holiday indulgence to total abstinence proves too jarring to sustain. Leo Toronto and Leo Design, working with Muskoka-based Lake of B...

Based on sensors in game controllers, this upper-limb wearable robot will help you with your daily chores.One thing exoskeletons have done right is help with motor rehabilitation. Of course, their size and weight have decreased over time, but most of those available are suitable for rehabilitation, load-bearing assistance, and similar purposes. However, they are not designed for daily wear. Not...

Almost one year after the “DeepSeek moment,” this brief analyzes China’s diverse open-model ecosystem and examines the policy implications of their widespread global diffusion.After years of lagging behind, Chinese AI models — especially open-weight LLMs — seem to have caught up or even pulled ahead of their global counterparts in advanced AI model capabilities and adoption.We profile and...