State regulators are tightening oversight while insurers grapple with new exposure from AI agents. The NAIC’s AI Risk Evaluation Supplement, now in version 5.0, expands to cover machine‑learning and large language models, setting a standardized examination framework that…
Continue reading Regulators and Insurers Brace for AI‑Driven Liability as NAIC Framework Nears AdoptionThe insurance sector is seeing a wave of AI‑related developments that are reshaping risk, regulation and market dynamics. State regulators, led by the NAIC, are finalising version 5.0 of their AI Risk Evaluation Supplement – a new examination…
Continue reading Latest News for AI insurance — October 13, 2026Key developments: – Executives are increasingly turning to AI to turn fragmented operational data into faster, more visible decisions, a shift driven by rising pressure to predict disruptions and manage costs. – McKinsey’s 2024 survey shows 90% of…
Continue reading AI‑Driven Supply‑Chain Planning Gains Traction but Faces Scale‑Up HurdlesKey developments: – Gartner’s latest survey shows that autonomous AI‑driven planning will stay limited, with just 5% of firms expected to let AI make at least 10% of decisions by 2030, underscoring that AI is still an assistive…
Continue reading AI Supply‑Chain Planning Gains Momentum Yet Remains Human‑CentredKey developments: Recent reports show procurement is shifting from manual, spreadsheet‑based searches to AI‑orchestrated sourcing. PRMAI describes AI now automatically surfacing relevant vendors and pricing, turning procurement from a lookup function into a proactive matching engine. At the…
Continue reading AI‑Driven Procurement Gains Momentum as Enterprises Push for Smarter SourcingKey developments – Meta introduced a custom “N‑IceCube” AI network switch built around Nvidia’s Spectrum‑6 ASICs, signaling a move toward proprietary, high‑density switching for AI workloads. – Nvidia released the Vera Rubin rack and tray designs to the…
Continue reading AI networking gets a hardware refresh as major chipmakers unveil open‑rack solutions for next‑gen data‑centersThe AI‑chip landscape is shifting from reliance on off‑the‑shelf GPUs to purpose‑built silicon designed for specific data‑center workloads. Microsoft’s third‑generation Maia 300 chip promises “40% more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU‑based systems” and is slated for production…
Continue reading Microsoft’s Maia 300 and AMD’s Helion signal a new wave of custom AI chips and massive‑scale racksMicrosoft’s latest Maia 300 chip, unveiled this week, promises a 40% boost in token‑per‑megawatt efficiency over leading GPUs and is slated for production in 2027 with a multi‑gigawatt rollout. The company plans to make Maia the primary inference engine…
Continue reading New AI Chip Designs Accelerate Custom Accelerators and Power‑Efficient RacksKey developments: – Researchers have built an ultra‑small nanolaser that can transmit data using light instead of electricity, a breakthrough that could cut computer energy use by about 50 %. – UC San Diego unveiled a novel chip architecture…
Continue reading New Light‑Based Chips and AI‑Specific Hardware Promise Major Energy Savings for Data CentersA wave of hardware innovations announced in 2026 could dramatically reduce the electricity demand of AI workloads. Researchers have demonstrated an ultra‑small nanolaser that replaces electrical signaling with light, a change that “could eventually allow microchips to transmit…
Continue reading Breakthroughs Aim to Slash AI Compute Energy Use by Up to 50%
