Info-Tech Research Group published a blueprint on September 4, 2026 arguing AI can help CIOs reclaim capacity, citing its own benchmarking data that routine IT maintenance consumes 82.6% of IT spend and 66% of staff time.
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Info-Tech Research Group published a blueprint on September 4, 2026 arguing AI can help CIOs reclaim capacity, citing its own benchmarking data that routine IT maintenance consumes 82.6% of IT spend and 66% of staff time.
AEON, a crypto-funded payments startup, announced Agentic Checkout on September 4, 2026, a system that lets AI agents shop, build a cart, and pay using a new AEON AI Card settled over Visa and Mastercard rails.
HP announced the OmniBook Ultra 16 and OmniBook X 14 on September 4, 2026, its first laptops built on NVIDIA’s RTX Spark platform, alongside new details on an upcoming OmniDesk. Pricing has not been confirmed for any of the three.
Apple filed a court document on August 31, 2026 alleging that former engineer Chang Liu used a stolen Apple circuit schematic in his work at OpenAI and directed a colleague to destroy evidence once he learned he was under investigation, escalating Apple’s ongoing trade secrets lawsuit against the company.
Diraq and Equinix announced on August 31, 2026 that they’ll install an eight-qubit silicon spin quantum computer inside an operational Equinix data center in Sydney, the first time this qubit type has run inside shared commercial infrastructure, with installation targeted for October 2026.
GCW has launched SignlLabs, a proprietary practice designed to measure and improve how brands appear in answers from major AI platforms. The pitch is timely, but its methodology and results still need independent validation.
Nvidia is investing $3.5 billion in MediaTek’s record convertible bond offering, tying MediaTek’s custom AI chip push to Nvidia’s own interconnect technology as Big Tech builds more of its own silicon.
OpenAI says ChatGPT Ads reached a $1 billion annualized revenue run rate in less than 200 days, and is opening self-serve ad buying across India, Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations has named AGENTPR, an AI media intelligence platform from Lagos-based Cihan Media Communications, the official tech partner for the 2026 World Public Relations Forum in Abuja.
Pony.ai and Korean mobility firm FutureLink signed a partnership in Seoul to deploy 200 Level 4 robotaxis in Korea by 2028, starting with a 10 vehicle certification fleet in Gangnam.