Artificial Intelligence

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DATA has been named a Leader in two ISG Provider Lens® reports, Insurance ITO Services and Insurance Strategic Advisory and Enablement Services, following the launch of its NTT DATA AI for Insurance solution.

The reports assess how providers of insurance consulting and technology outsourcing help global insurers handle AI-led modernization, regulatory complexity and operating model reinvention. NTT DATA also holds a Leader ranking in the ISG Provider Lens® 2025 Insurance GenAI and Agentic AI Services study, supported by its agentic capabilities and its proprietary GIDP and LifeSysTM platforms.

Tokyo – October 12, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO, INC. has developed an AI model that delivers accurate predictions from the first day of a new service, and it will test the technology in field trials with digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising businesses in Japan and overseas by March 2027.

The Dual-view Adaptive Retrieval-augmented Tweedie model targets the "cold-start problem." This occurs when AI cannot make reliable predictions or recommendations because historical data is insufficient, for example after a service launch or an expansion into a new field or region. A paper on the model has been accepted for presentation at the 20th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (ACM RecSys 2026).

Henderson – October 12, 2026 -- YMX Logistics has been named to FreightWaves' 2027 FreightTech 100, an annual list of innovative and influential supply chain companies, as yard technology draws more industry attention.

Yard category grows from one honoree in 2020 to seven in 2027

The Yard, Dock & Warehouse category is now one of the list's fastest-growing segments. Five of its seven honorees are first-time selections this year, reflecting demand for yard management, dock scheduling, gate automation and safety solutions.

Oslo – October 12, 2026 -- TGS and Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) have agreed to jointly invest in research and development of next-generation seismic imaging technology, the companies announced.

Partners target eFWI and machine learning workflows

The R&D effort covers key technical domains including Elastic Full Waveform Inversion (eFWI) and machine learning–driven workflows. The work will draw on TGS' Imaging AnyWare platform and Chevron's proprietary algorithms.

Financial terms, investment size and project timelines were not disclosed in the announcement.

TGS CEO frames deal as step toward strategic imaging partnership

TGS CEO Kristian Johansen said the collaboration reflects the company's ambition to become a "true strategic imaging partner." He said combining TGS' platform, talent and scale with Chevron's geoscience expertise creates long-term value for both organizations.

Tampa – October 12, 2026 -- Blue Purpose founder Don Glidewell has been awarded his third U.S. patent tied to BOOMBOX, his emergency communications technology, extending an intellectual property portfolio built over more than 20 years in long-term care technology.

BOOMBOX addresses a specific operational problem: enabling organizations to communicate when emergencies disrupt normal operations. The latest patent expands Glidewell's holdings in emergency communications for mission-critical environments. The source does not disclose the patent's number, filing date or claims.

Atlanta – October 11, 2026 -- Southern Company's utilities have restored power to about 420,000 customers across Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi after Hurricane Isaias, with roughly 80,000 outages still open as of 6 p.m. ET.

Alabama accounts for most of the 80,000 remaining outages

Alabama Power, Georgia Power and Mississippi Power are working to restore service in the hardest-hit communities. Those outages are concentrated mainly in Alabama, where Hurricane Isaias crossed the state.

Riyadh – October 11, 2026 -- KAPSARC will send more than 20 leaders, researchers and experts to the 25th WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh as a National Partner, with a presence across the Executive, Technical, Synergy and Special Programmes.

Congress runs 11 to 15 October 2026 in Saudi Arabia for the first time

The Congress, themed "Pathways to an Energy Future for All," was first held in London in 1933. It will convene government leaders, industry executives, policymakers, researchers and innovators to examine global energy systems, from security and investment to technology and sustainability.

KAPSARC President Fahad Alajlan and Dr. Ghadah Alarifi, Dean of the KAPSARC School of Public Policy, are among the Center's speakers in the Executive Programme.

San Francisco – October 11, 2026 -- Roger Spitz, Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute, ranks #6 in the Americas and #15 worldwide in Global Gurus' 2026 World's Top 30 Futurist Professionals, and #6 in Thinkers360's Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Management. He enters 2027 with a new keynote program, a scheduled TEDx talk and a new speaker reel.

Thinkers360 adds Spitz to Top Voices 2026 and its AI Top 50

In October 2026, Thinkers360 named Spitz among its Top Voices 2026, a distinction running from October 2026 through October 2027. It also features him in its Top 50 on Artificial Intelligence. Leading speaker agencies and platforms rank him among the top futurist keynote speakers for disruption, strategic foresight and AI.

Vancouver – October 09, 2026 -- Wondershare has launched Filmora 16, a major release of its video editing software that adds AI Media Analysis, Camera Tracking, Color Mask and 360° Video Reframing, aimed at YouTube creators and small marketing teams.

The release is built around the positioning "Edit as an Expert with Filmora & AI" and extends the software across the full workflow, from sourcing footage to final delivery.

AI Media Analysis tags and organizes footage in Smart Media Bin

AI Media Analysis identifies key visual content in video and image assets and generates searchable tags, descriptions and editing suggestions. Analyzed assets are organized in Smart Media Bin, which supports browsing, filtering and locating footage across larger media libraries.

Plano – October 08, 2026 -- Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT) will co-host a webinar with Bank Director on Tuesday, October 13 at 1 p.m. CDT, titled "From AI Ambition to Action: Strategies That Deliver Measurable Results," targeting banks and credit unions seeking practical AI deployment frameworks.

Webinar draws on Alkami's proprietary consumer research into AI banking perceptions

The session will examine how consumers expect AI to affect their banking experience and where financial institutions can generate measurable value. Discussion topics include starting AI strategy from a defined business problem rather than the technology itself, and building governance, training, and human-review protocols into adoption from the outset.