Category Archives: Technology

Digital Science Announces Altmetric Attention Digest to Transform Research Impact Communication

Digital Science, a leading technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is pleased to announce a new AI-powered feature for Altmetric that makes it easier to understand and communicate research impact.

The new Altmetric Attention Digest streamlines the process of demonstrating research value by automatically generating concise, narrative summaries of a research output’s attention and influence.

This capability moves beyond simply quantifying mentions – it provides a deeper understanding of who’s engaging with the research, how it’s being received, and the nature of its real-world impact across diverse channels.

Available to users of Altmetric Explorer, this innovative feature is designed to address the growing challenge of translating complex research attention metrics into clear, credible, and actionable narratives.

Altmetric Attention Digest is ideal for researchers or research admin teams, medical affairs teams, pharma professionals, publishers assessing article performance and editorial strategy, and governments and funders who need to track the reach and influence of funded research.

The new tool enables users to:

• Save time and maximize efficiency
• Demonstrate impact effectively
• Enhance reporting
• Assess content performance
• Make smarter, data-driven decisions

Miguel Garcia, VP of Product, Digital Science, said:

“We’re all interested in understanding how research impacts society, and although we already have solid ways of assessing academic impact, societal impact analyses could be improved.

“Altmetric has been counting mentions from multiple sources but it has been hard to explain how the research conversation proliferated, what were the main triggers and what real impact happened, especially at scale. Our dream at Altmetric has always been to provide a clean narrative for this.

“The new Altmetric Attention Digest leverages artificial intelligence to cut through data complexity, offering instant, comprehensive insights that empower users to understand the impact of research at a glance, gain strategic insights and make smarter decisions. It gets us much closer to that dream.”

SHARP Launches India’s First Window AC with Active Air Purification

New Delhi, Mar 26 – SHARP Business Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of SHARP Corporation, Japan, has announced the launch of a new range of window air conditioners in India, including the country’s first window AC with active air purification powered by its patented Plasmacluster technology. By releasing positive and negative ions into the air, the technology helps reduce bacteria, allergens, and odours while maintaining effective cooling. The new lineup includes the Ryohu (inverter) and Ryohu-FS (fixed-speed) models, available across multiple capacities and star ratings, aimed at addressing the cooling needs of Indian households. All newly launched Window AC models come with 5 years’ comprehensive warranty, reinforcing SHARP’s commitment to quality, durability, and customer peace of mind.

The new range has been built to handle Indian summer conditions, offering cooling performance even at temperatures up to 52°C. Features such as a twin rotary inverter compressor, turbo mode, and Coanda airflow are designed to deliver faster and more uniform cooling across the room. The inclusion of a 4-in-1 convertible mode allows users to adjust cooling capacity based on requirements, helping optimise energy consumption. Across both inverter and fixed-speed models, SHARP has also focused on durability and ease of use, with features such as 100% copper condensers, anti-corrosion coating, multiple operating modes, and auto-restart functionality.Commenting on the launch, Mr Osamu Narita, Managing Director of SHARP Business Systems (India), said, “India is an important market in SHARP’s global growth journey, and we are committed to expanding our footprint with technology that anticipates future consumer needs. SHARP’s legacy is built on original innovation and uncompromising quality, and we aim to bring solutions that seamlessly integrate into modern lifestyles. Through continuous innovation, we strive to enrich lives and contribute to a smarter, more comfortable future.”

“This launch reflects SHARP’s continued commitment to bringing advanced and future-ready air conditioning solutions to Indian homes,” said Mr Mimoh Jain, Chief Business Officer – SHARP Appliances Division. “This launch reflects SHARP’s vision to redefine home comfort by combining advanced cooling technology with intelligent and health-focused innovations. With decades of expertise shaping the art of cooling, SHARP continues to evolve climate solutions that enhance everyday living and deliver a differentiated, future-ready experience for Indian consumers.” 

Product features

Ryohu Inverter Window AC Series (Top Throw): 

The Ryohu inverter window AC series (top throw) is offered in a 1.45-ton configuration with a cooling capacity of 5100W and is available in both 3-star and 5-star energy ratings, catering to consumers looking for efficient and flexible cooling solutions. Designed to perform in Indian summer conditions, the range supports cooling in ambient temperatures of up to 52°C.

It incorporates twin motor technology along with turbo mode to enable faster cooling, while Coanda airflow and 4-way auto swing help ensure more uniform air distribution across the room. Multiple operating modes, including auto, cool, dry, and fan, allow users to customise performance based on their requirements.

The range also includes a 4-in-1 convertible mode that enables users to adjust cooling capacity across different levels, helping optimise energy consumption. From a usability standpoint, the air conditioners are equipped with a touch panel acrylic display and LED indicators for ease of operation, along with features such as auto-restart and an energy-saving mode to support convenient day-to-day use. Select models are also equipped with SHARP’s Plasmacluster technology, which helps reduce bacteria, viruses, allergens, and odours, thereby improving indoor air quality while cooling.

Ryohu Fixed-Speed Window AC Series:The Ryohu-FS fixed-speed window AC series is available in capacities ranging from 1.41 ton to 1.70 ton, with cooling capacities between 4950W and 5975W, and is offered in 2-star and 3-star energy ratings. The range is designed to deliver dependable and heavy-duty cooling performance suited for everyday use.

Built to operate in high ambient temperatures of up to 52°C, the series combines turbo cooling with long air throw of up to 18 metres, enabling effective cooling across larger spaces. Multiple operating modes such as auto, cool, dry, and fan provide flexibility in usage across different conditions.

The range is designed with a focus on durability and long-term performance, incorporating 100% copper condensers, anti-corrosion blue fin coating, and dust filters. It also uses eco-friendly R32 refrigerant and is built in line with SHARP’s Japan 7 Shield framework, which ensures reliability and safety under demanding conditions. All models come with a 5-year comprehensive warranty.

Japan 7 Shields – Built for India’s Harsh Conditions

SHARP Window ACs are engineered with Japan 7 Shields, SHARP’s comprehensive quality and durability framework ensuring superior reliability and safety.

Pricing and AvailabilityRyohu FS (Fixed Speed) starts from ₹34,490/- and Ryohu (Inverter) top throw starts from ₹39,990/-. Both the range have a comprehensive 5-year warranty and Ryohu (Inverter) also has 10-year compressor warranty. These models are available at leading retail outlets and online platforms across India. The pricing reflects SHARP’s aim to make advanced technology accessible to a wide range of consumers while maintaining high standards of quality and performance.

Wearable Tech Is Rewriting the Rules of Travel, and Helping Tourists Stay Off Their Phones

Mar 26: You can tell the future of travel is arriving not by what people are holding, but by what they’re wearing. Glasses that whisper cultural cues, watches that navigate through haptics, earbuds that quietly translate conversations: the screen is disappearing, but the tech is more present than ever.

Wearables are changing the rules of travel, allowing tourists to translate foreign languages and navigate foreign cities, all without touching their phone. The building blocks are already here: smart glasses that recognize landmarks, earbuds that translate conversations in real time and digital wallets that handle everything from boarding passes to shopping. But these tools don’t yet work together as one system.

“The ‘silos’ between services remain the biggest hurdle,” said IEEE Member Man Zhang. 

Breaking those silos, Zhang said, requires breakthroughs in application programming interfaces integration, user data privacy protocols and, most importantly, creating AI agents that are 100% reliable. 

“We are probably five to 10 years away from this being a mainstream, trustworthy reality,” she noted.

The Missing Pieces: Power, Integration, Trust

 Tourists have relied on digital technology to ease the burdens of travel for years. Map apps in your smartphone can help you navigate a city and use public transportation. Translation apps can handle menus and basic conversations. Contactless payments now work in most major cities.  

As IEEE Member Ning Hu points out, the experience is still fragmented. Wearables do some of these things, but they all require connection to a smartphone, and most of them still require specific apps to run the device.

Real-time translation suffers from noticeable latency and struggles with accents and contextual nuances. Contactless payment systems are widely adopted but remain fragmented across regions. GPS is strong outdoors, but indoor navigation and contextual guidance still lag significantly. Safety tools exist, but they are not well integrated or predictive.

“The missing pieces extend beyond technology itself,” Hu said. “We need interoperability and trust. Universal standards are essential, and travelers must have confidence that these systems won’t fail at critical moments. This requires addressing cross-regional compliance and data privacy concerns.”

For wearables to become as dependable as a passport or wallet, Hu argues that five breakthroughs are key: week-long battery life, robust offline capability, contextual AI that understands when and how to interrupt, an international privacy and identity framework and devices durable enough to survive water, drops and temperature extremes.

Zhang sets an even higher standard for reliability. 

“We trust our passports and wallets because they are simple and don’t fail,” she said. “If your digital passport app has a bug at border control, or your payment system fails in a taxi, the technology becomes a liability, not a help. This level of trust requires AI that is not just ‘mostly right’ but ‘never wrong’ in critical situations.”

While it may not always be seamless, wearables are already on the market and are being used by travelers. 

 “We are already there. The technology is available to anyone, but it is not yet widely adopted,” said IEEE Life Fellow Stu Lipoff, who uses smart glasses connected to his phone when he travels. 

He already relies on voice commands to get directions and translate foreign text. He can ask, “What am I looking at?” through the camera and call for emergency help. The catch, he says, is that “the applications are not seamless and you need to learn to use them.”

Augmented Reality and Haptics: Information Without the Screen

 Where many experts see the biggest change is in how information reaches travelers’ senses.

“Haptics enables sensory substitution and liberation, freeing individual senses from dedicated tasks so they can be redirected to richer experiences,” said Hu. Instead of staring at a map, a traveler could feel a vibration pattern that signals a left or right turn. Eyes stay on the street, ears stay with companions and devices will tell people how to navigate through discreet signals they can feel.

Zhang imagines systems that help blind travelers with a combination of camera, AI and haptics, maybe in a wrist band, to signal turns or obstacles. For deaf travelers, AR glasses could provide real-time, live captioning of a tour guide’s speech.

In Brazil, lEEE Senior Member Cristiane Pimentel points to immersive projects that let blind visitors feel and hear the Iguazu Falls through sound and vibration. She expects wearables to become more aesthetically pleasing, more resilient to heat and humidity and eventually replace printed guides and even some physical information displays at tourist sites.

What Should Never Be Automated Away

 Despite their optimism, the experts draw a line on what travel tech should not replace.

“Technology should never replace the unfiltered, spontaneous sensory experience of tasting local food,” said Zhang, describing the experience of sitting in a Hanoi market with a bowl of phở as irreplaceable. 

The future these experts describe is not one of flashy gadgets for their own sake, but of quieter, more ambient tools. If they’re right, the most advanced travel tech will be the gear you barely notice, because you’re too busy paying attention to the place you came to see.

Geneva becomes world’s capital of AI in July for ITU’s AI for Good Global Summit

Flagship summit to showcase AI breakthroughs back-to-back with inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance

Geneva, 25 March 2026 – As governments accelerate strategies on artificial intelligence, sovereign AI and AI diffusion across economies and societies, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will host the seventh AI for Good Global Summit from 7 to 10 July 2026 at Geneva’s Palexpo convention centre.

Over four days, leaders from government, industry, academia, civil society and the technical community will work together at AI for Good to guide the future of AI.

Live demos of tech innovations in agentic AI, edge AI, brain-computer interfaces, space computing and robotics will share the stage with discussions on national AI strategies to address the global challenge of unlocking AI’s potential to serve humanity.

AI for Good will be held back-to-back with the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, convened by the United Nations General Assembly and facilitated by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Taking place at Palexpo from 6 to 7 July, the Global Dialogue is supported by a joint secretariat that includes the Executive Office of the Secretary General, ITU, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET), with ITU and UNESCO leading the coordination.

“As artificial intelligence moves from strategy to real-world deployment, countries need the skills, solutions, and international standards for AI to work for everyone,” said ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin. “Through AI for Good, ITU helps turn AI breakthroughs into practical ways to improve lives. We are also pleased to work with our partners on the inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance where Member States and stakeholders will exchange perspectives on the policies shaping AI’s future.”

Global summit with a Swiss twist

The AI for Good Global Summit is organized by ITU – the United Nations agency for digital technologies – with over 50 UN partners and co-convened by Switzerland.

The Summit is the flagship platform for showcasing and helping scale up AI applications in areas from healthcare and education to food security, disaster risk reduction and misinformation, particularly in developing countries.

World-class keynotes, global technology premieres and an expo floor filled with innovators, UN partners and national pavilions will present local AI solutions and strategies from around the world, including special exhibits featuring home-grown innovations from Switzerland.

“We are delighted to once again co-convene with ITU the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, a central location for discussing and showcasing advances in artificial intelligence,” said Albert Rösti, Swiss Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication.

Uniting leaders to scale AI impact

Over 11,000 participants from 169 countries attended last year’s AI for Good Global Summit and World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) events. Participation included ministers from 100 countries, more than half representing developing countries.

The 2026 edition aims to further strengthen AI for Good as a globally representative platform for dialogue, collaboration, and action on AI and how to best harness the innovative power of technology.

Early speakers and programme details are now available, offering a first look at the global leaders shaping this year’s Summit, with further announcements to follow.

Solutions, skills, standards, and policy

“Day Zero” of the AI for Good Global Summit on 7 July will feature live demos, interactive exhibits, startup competitions and hands-on workshops. The summit’s Centre Stage officially opens on 8 July. Programme highlights include:

• Multistakeholder dialogue on AI standards and policy – exploring frontier challenges including agentic AI security, AI testing and benchmarking, misinformation and deepfakes, quantum technology applications and use cases, and AI infrastructure and energy demands.
• Global innovation competitions and awards – including the AI for Good Innovation Factory Grand Finale and machine-learning challenges on edge AI, TinyML, and space AI computing as well as the AI for Good Impact Awards and Robotics Youth Challenge Grand Finale.
• Technology demos and interactive expo – featuring cutting-edge systems in AI, robotics, embodied AI, brain-computer interfaces, autonomous vehicles and quantum technologies.
• AI skills and capacity-building programmes – with training sessions delivered by AI Skills Coalition partners, hands-on workshops and a dynamic Youth Zone supporting the next generation of innovators.
• Creative and cultural programmes – highlighting the intersection of AI and creativity with the AI for Good Film Festival, the Canvas of the Future AI Art Competition, and AI-enabled artistic performances. The summit will feature the premiere of RAISE, a documentary series executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio exploring how AI is already being used to address humanity’s most urgent challenges.
• The Quantum for Good track – offering a look at quantum information technologies and their potential to transform industries and societies.

The AI for Good Global Summit 2026 is supported by its partners and sponsors:

• Co-Convener: Swiss Confederation
• Diamond Sponsors: Microsoft Corporation, Technology Innovation Institute
• Gold Sponsors: Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) of the Republic of Korea, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of Japan
• Silver Sponsors: EY, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• Networking Partners: d-teach, Giga, HP Inc. UK Limited, Google, Lenovo, TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited
• Session Partners: Access Partnership, Cisco Systems, Inc., EY, FSAB Consulting, GTI, Microsoft
• Innovation Factory Local Chapters: Akbank, Government of Catalonia – Spain

InvoiceCloud to Hire 150 Technology and Product Experts by end of 2026 to Strengthen Global Innovation Hub

Mar 25– InvoiceCloud, a leading provider of digital billing and payment solutions, today announced plans to hire 150 technology and product professionals at its Innovation Hub in Hyderabad through 2026. This expansion reflects the company’s continued investment in enhancing its global product innovation and technology capabilities from India.

The planned hiring will include senior leadership positions such as Vice President, Engineering and Director, Product Management, alongside specialised talent across engineering, artificial intelligence, product management, programme management, shared services, and tax. As part of its scale-up in India, InvoiceCloud is accelerating AI- and automation-led product development, including hiring Senior AI Engineers and advanced technology specialists to further strengthen its next-generation digital billing and payments platform.

Over the past year, InvoiceCloud has onboarded more than 170 professionals across functions in India, marking significant progress in building local capabilities. Key leadership appointments – including Biju Davis as Senior Vice President and India Site Leader, and Sridhar Jalluri as Director of Finance, have further strengthened the company’s operational foundation and leadership presence in Hyderabad.

Commenting on the expansion, Biju Davis, Senior Vice President and India Site Leader at InvoiceCloud, said, “As we continue to strengthen India as a strategic global innovation hub, investing in high-calibre technology and product talent remains a priority. This hiring initiative underscores the critical role our India teams play in driving platform resilience, AI-led innovation, and next-generation payment capabilities for customers worldwide.”

Aligned with InvoiceCloud’s vision, the Hyderabad Global Capability Centre (GCC) is being further strengthened as a centre of excellence for product engineering, automation, and digital payments innovation, supporting U.S. customers across utilities, government, and insurance sectors.

AceCloud Launches Cost-Efficient GPU Spot Instances for AI Workloads

Gurugram, Mar 25: AceCloud (a brand of RTDS), a leading provider of cloud computing solutions to global organizations across industries, today announced the launch of GPU Spot Instances on its cloud platform vailable across AceCloud regions in India and the United States. This new offering enables customers to access high-performance GPU computing at significantly reduced costs, making advanced AI and machine learning workloads more accessible and economical.

GPU Spot Instances provide customers with a flexible and cost-effective way to leverage GPUs for workloads that can tolerate interruptions. By availing GPUs through Spot Instances, customers can get cost savings of up to 50% compared to standard on-demand GPU pricing, without compromising performance.

GPU Spot Instance prices will be accessible to customers via a live pricing graph on AceCloud’s website. The graph will showcase real-time prices based on various parameters such as time of the day/week, instance type, current demand, etc. Customers can use this tool to monitor pricing trends and make informed decisions about when and how to use GPU Spot Instances to get the best possible value. By leveraging this dynamic pricing model, users can significantly reduce their operational costs, particularly for non-critical AI tasks or those that can be scheduled for off-peak periods.

Speaking about the launch, Mr. Vinay Chhabra, Co-Founder & Managing Director, AceCloud, a brand of Real Time Data Services, said, “As AI and high-performance computing adoption accelerates, organizations are looking for ways to scale GPU-intensive workloads without significantly increasing costs. With the introduction of GPU Spot Instances, we are extending the benefits of flexible GPU pricing, enabling customers to optimize spend while continuing to innovate. This offering is particularly well suited for checkpointing batch and other workloads where flexibility and cost efficiency are key considerations.”

Ideal for AI and machine learning workloads such as model training, fine-tuning, inference benchmarking and experimentation, data analytics and rendering, customers can avail GPU Spot Instances directly through the AceCloud’s console while launching new GPU resources. They also benefit from AceCloud’s round-the-clock technical support and tools designed to monitor usage, manage capacity and minimize the impact of potential interruptions.

In addition to cost savings, GPU Spot Instances provide businesses and startups with greater flexibility to scale their resources based on evolving workload requirements. By combining GPU Spot Instances with on-demand GPU instances, customers can balance performance, availability and cost, enabling them to respond quickly to changing demands without overcommitting resources. This adaptable approach ensures organizations have access to the GPUs they need, while maintaining control over cloud spend.

Zalos raises $3.6M to build Computer Agents that operate finance systems the way humans do 

Finance teams have spent years implementing and customizing ERPs, which carry career risk if they fail, yet still require sizable internal and outsourced teams to conduct manual, repetitive work across disconnected systems. Zalos is changing that by using Computer Agents that log into systems and automate end-to-end workflows, without CFOs needing to replace the systems that they have built their operations around.

San Francisco, California – Mar 25; Modern finance teams run on a fragmented stack of ERPs, CRMs, spreadsheets, email, and banking platforms that were never designed to talk to each other. APIs between these systems are often missing or incomplete, which means finance teams become the human API themselves, manually stitching data across systems to complete billing cycles, close the books, and produce reporting their business depends on. Zalos was built on the belief that the next leap in productivity will not come from replacing that stack, but from agentic software that can operate it the same way humans do and understands the deep business context. 

Today Zalos, the leader in Computer Agents for Finance Operations, announced a $3.6 million seed round to realize this vision. The funding round was led by 14 Peaks with participation from Cohen Circle, 20VC and notable angels.

Computer Agents are the defining AI technology for 2026. 2023 was generative AI, 2024 brought multi-modal, and in 2025, AI learnt reasoning. Now AI will take over our computers. OpenAI and Anthropic have both moved into the space with generalist Computer Agents, but Zalos is purpose-built for finance operations, where the stakes of getting it wrong are categorically higher. Finance teams cannot operate on 90% accuracy, the agents need finance specific skills, and they need every automated action logged in a format auditors can follow. The Computer Agent market is still in its early stages; comparable to where large language models were at GPT 3.5. Zalos’s purpose-built infrastructure and evaluation systems are designed to push reliability to the accuracy levels that CFOs need to automate finance operations at scale.

“Finance teams have the systems, but they are still doing the work manually because the stack is not connected,” said William Fairbairn, CEO and co-founder of Zalos. “We built Zalos on the belief that CFOs should not need to rip out their existing stack to adopt the latest in AI, we want to start by sitting on top of what is already there. Computer Agents that can log in and run the workflow end to end are the fastest path to real transformation in finance operations.”

Zalos converts screen recordings of finance workflows into Computer Agents that log in, navigate screens, enter data, and check against controls across ERPs, Excel, email, and internal tools. The platform works inside NetSuite, Sage, and SAP S/4HANA today, with no heavy integrations required. Every agent action is captured in an auditable log, and the platform is built to enterprise security standards including SOC 2 Part II certification, enterprise single sign-on, role-based access controls, and on-premise deployment options. Use cases being most actively used by clients include billing automation across multiple systems, month-end reconciliations, and cross-system KPI reporting across multiple ERP instances.

The company was founded by CEO William Fairbairn and CTO Hung Hoang after intersecting paths led them to the same conclusion. Fairbairn spent years at Agicap speaking with hundreds of CFOs, and heard the same frustration consistently: ERP implementations take more than twelve months, deliver limited upside when they go well, and carry real career risk when they go wrong. Hoang left Apple Pay after five years and became focused on Computer Agents specifically because they avoid the API problem that has stalled so many automation efforts in finance. The two began building Zalos last October after joining Y Combinator, with a focus on specialized agents that emulate how finance teams actually operate inside their tools.

Hung Hoang, CTO and co-founder of Zalos added “The opportunity Zalos is addressing reflects a structural reality in enterprise finance. Legacy ERPs’ speed of innovation has stalled, leading to growing manual work in the place of transformative automation. AI-native ERPs may offer a credible alternative for companies that have not yet committed to a system. But for the majority of midmarket and enterprise finance teams, replacing an embedded ERP is not an attractive option; years of processes have been built around it, and too many painful system implementations remain fresh in memory.

The rise of reliable Computer Agents creates a third path: automation that sits on top of the existing stack and operates it as a human would. These agents are trained once with screen recordings, then the process is automated forever, never taking a holiday, and at a speed and consistency a person cannot match.”

Emanuele Larocca, Principal at 14 Peaks: “Finance operations is one of the last areas where the complexity and embeddedness of the underlying systems have made it genuinely hard for CFOs to unlock the ROI promised by AI. What Zalos has built sidesteps that problem entirely. By operating the systems as a human would, training agents with screen recordings, they deliver the true power of finance transformation without losing any domain expertise or asking CFOs to rip out systems they have spent years configuring.”

Nate Pontician, Vice President at Cohen Circle: “Zalos is redefining what software means for the CFOs. Zalos’ computer agents don’t just assist; they log in, navigate systems, and complete workflows end-to-end. They’re giving finance professionals back hours lost to repetitive tasks so they can focus on what actually moves the business forward. It’s not a copilot… it’s a colleague.”

Looking ahead, Zalos plans to expand beyond the major midmarket ERPs where it already has customers and into enterprise ERPs and on-premise systems. By building a wide-reaching context graph across the finance stack, the company aims to help CFOs deploy a swarm of agents and drive a step-change in their finance team’s impact.

Notable angels included: Mike Lenz (CFO Fedex), Ian Sutherland (CFO Tide), Long Dinh (CFO Ada), Nancy Casey (Global Vice President, Oracle, SAP), Paul Forster (Founder, Indeed), Henri Stern (Founder, Privacy), Ed Woodford (Founder, zerohash), James Beshara (Founder, Tilt Payments), Long Lu (Founder, Misa Accounting), Catherine Dahl (Founder, Beanworks Accounts Payable), Pablo Palafox (Founder, Happy Robot), Hasan Sukkar (Founder, 11x), Chris Smoak (Founder, Atrium), Ooshma Garg (Gobble), Minh Pham (Head of Browser Infra, Perplexity), Jon Langbert (Founder, Alight), Mandeep Singh (Founder, Trouva), Thai Duong (Founder, Calif), Ash Rush (Founder, Sterling Road), Jake Klamka (Founder Insight Data Science), Jonathan Meeks (Board, TA Associates).

AI Tools, Digital Platforms to Strengthen Cancer Screening Ecosystem

New Delhi, Mar 25 (BNP): The government has launched a series of initiatives to promote the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer screening, diagnostics, and care under the India AI Mission, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

A key initiative, the Cancer AI & Technology Challenge (CATCH) grant programme, has been launched in partnership with the National Cancer Grid to support development and validation of AI-based solutions across the cancer care continuum.

Under the programme, selected projects are eligible for pilot funding of up to ₹50 lakh, with additional support of up to ₹1 crore for scale-up based on clinical readiness.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has also introduced the ‘Strategy for AI in Healthcare in India’ (SAHI), a framework to ensure safe, ethical, and evidence-based adoption of AI, along with the ‘Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI’ (BODH) for testing and validating AI solutions before large-scale deployment.

Officials said digital health infrastructure is being strengthened to support AI integration. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) provides a sandbox environment and integration toolkits for developers to deploy AI-based applications, including screening tools.

In addition, the National NCD Portal under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases enables digital screening, referrals, and continuity of care for cancers such as breast, cervical, and oral, with integration of Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs.

The government said funding under the programme has increased steadily, with approvals rising from ₹60,659 lakh in 2021–22 to ₹1,30,288 lakh in 2025–26.

The information was provided by Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

Testlio to Showcase AI-Powered Ecommerce and Payment Testing Capabilities at ShopTalk 2026

AUSTIN, TX – MARCH 24, 2026 – Testlio, a leading AI-powered crowdsourced testing platform, today announced its participation in ShopTalk 2026, where the company will demonstrate how its end-to-end testing solutions empower retailers and ecommerce brands to deliver flawless digital experiences at scale. 

With $67 billion in Cyber Week 2025 sales and one in five digital purchases now flowing through an AI agent, the stakes for seamless ecommerce and payment experiences have never been higher. Meanwhile, 67% of consumers are willing to try new products but only when brands deliver consistent omnichannel experiences. 

“As digital commerce continues to evolve, consumers increasingly expect error-free interactions whether they’re shopping on mobile, completing a payment, or navigating a chatbot,” said Dean Hickman-Smith, CRO, Testlio. “Those experiences are what Testlio delivers every day for the world’s leading retailers and digital commerce brands.” 

What Testlio Will Showcase at ShopTalk

Attendees visiting Testlio at ShopTalk will get a firsthand look at testing services purposefully built for the complexity of modern commerce. Those that combine the precision of global expert testers with the speed and intelligence of AI. 

Key capabilities on display include:

• Payment Testing across 800+ payment methods, ensuring transactions complete without friction regardless of geography or platform.

• AI-Driven Testing that surfaces real-time insights, accelerates ramp time, and reduces manual overhead across the entire release cycle.

• Localization & Location Testing spanning 150+ countries and 100+ languages to validate that every market receives a consistent, high-quality experience.

• Mobile App Testing across 600K+ real devices to catch defects before they reach real customers.

• Functional & Usability Testing that goes beyond bug detection to assess holistic product quality from the end user’s perspective.

The Testlio Difference

Traditional crowdtesting can feel fragmented. Too many testers, not enough ownership, and results that are hard to trust. Testlio takes a fundamentally different approach by bringing structure, accountability, and scale to retail and payments testing.

Testlio delivers:

• Global vetted experts, intentionally matched to your domain and product.

• Fully managed end-to-end test execution to minimize overhead for internal teams.

• Parallel testing across time zones enables faster release cycles and tighter launch windows.

• On-demand, scalable in-market testing that flexes to your roadmap and business needs.

• Dedicated client teams that strengthen releases through strategic oversight and accountability.

All of this is powered by Testlio’s proprietary AI engine, known as LeoAI Engine™, that is built and trained on more than 13 years of testing data.

Trusted by the World’s Leading Retail and Commerce Brands

Testlio’s clients represent some of the most recognizable names in retail, ecommerce, and digital payments, including Away, eBay, Etsy, PayPal, Thrive Market, Wayfair, and Whatnot; all of whom rely on Testlio to ship with confidence.

Meet Testlio at ShopTalk 2026

Testlio representatives will be available at booth 4358 during ShopTalk 2026 to discuss how organizations can achieve holistic quality across ecommerce, payments, and digital banking. 

Study reveals family offices turn to AI but avoid investing in the sector for now

Mar 24: Family offices are increasingly using AI and technology to boost operations and data use but are avoiding investing in the sector, new research* from Ocorian, the specialist global provider of services to high-net-worth individuals and family offices, financial institutions, asset managers and corporates, shows.

The global study among family members and senior executives working for family offices with total wealth of $119.37 billion found 86% are using AI technology to improve their operations and data insights.

However just 7% questioned in the study in 16 countries or territories including the UK, US, UAE, Singapore, Switzerland, Hong Kong, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Mauritius and Bahrain are currently seeking investment opportunities in the sector.

That is likely to change rapidly over the next three years with nearly three out of four (74%) expecting to increase investment in AI and other digital assets, including 20% planning to dramatically increase investment in the sector.

Around a quarter (26%) strongly agree that AI will reshape how family offices are run and will boost performance, value and growth in the next year.

However, 72% believe the major impact of AI on how family offices are run will not be felt for between two to five years.

 Michael Harman, Commercial Director UK & Channel Islands at Ocorian said: “Family offices are gradually adopting AI and technology as part of their operations and are particularly using it for data insights.

“However, adoption of AI is still in its early stages across the sector, and most are not currently investing. There is a realisation that it will have a major impact and family offices need to start exploring the sector and will need support in making the transition. In the meantime, we are working with our family office clients – including those who may choose not to adopt AI directly – so they can still get the outcomes they want, without having to take on the implementation and associated risks themselves, as we take significant steps towards adopting AI as a service provider.”

Ocorian’s award winning dedicated family office team provides a seamless and holistic approach to the challenges and opportunities families face. Its service is built on long-term personal relationships that are founded on a deep understanding of what matters to family office clients. Its global presence means Ocorian can provide bespoke structures and services for international families no matter where they live.

 Key services include formation and administration of family offices, HR support services, support with lifestyle and luxury assets, family governance, resident and relocation services and specialist support with immigration, visas, payroll, marine and aircraft crew management and financial reporting.