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Gartner Symposium Day 3: What marketers discussed on AI adoption
Gartner's marketing conference wrapped with focus on practical AI implementation. Here's what executives and practitioners said about deploying AI in campaigns and operations.
Data center power use jumps 26% in 2026, Gartner warns
Gartner projects electricity consumption across data centers will surge 26% next year. Operators face mounting pressure to secure capacity and manage costs as AI workloads accelerate demand.
McKinsey launches 2026 China auto consumer survey
McKinsey has published its China Auto Consumer Survey for 2026, tracking buyer preferences and market behavior in the world's largest EV market. Here's what automakers are watching.
McKinsey flags German productivity crisis, offers no solutions
McKinsey's new report spotlights stalling productivity growth in Germany. What the consulting firm recommends—and why it matters for European tech teams.
Build strategy for multiple futures, not one prediction
McKinsey outlines five foresight instruments for scenario planning. Strategic preparation beats forecasting accuracy—here's how to apply them.
Prudential CEO on the final chapter: what comes after the turnaround
Charles Lowrey reflects on stepping down as Prudential's chief after years of restructuring. Executives preparing transitions should study his playbook for handing off momentum.
Asian firms rebuild crisis playbooks to survive repeated shocks
McKinsey finds organizations across Asia are applying lessons from past disruptions to strengthen operational resilience. Learn what specific practices separate survivors from those caught off guard.
Brookings researcher leaves to tackle AI job loss in white-collar work
Molly Kinder warns that AI will displace high-paid knowledge workers first, upending the American dream. She's launching a new org to study policy solutions.
NVIDIA FLARE Auto-FL Lets Agents Run Federated Learning Experiments Autonomously
NVIDIA released Auto-FL, an AI-driven research loop that automates federated learning strategy testing within bounded constraints. The tool records every candidate run in a ledger and includes literature-grounded recovery when progress stalls.
FP8 quantization cuts CLIP model size 34-50%, latency drops 1.4x on Ada GPUs
NVIDIA's TensorRT and ModelOpt toolchain converts FP8-quantized checkpoints into production engines. Real benchmarks on RTX 6000 Ada show image encoder latency falling from 166ms to 120ms. How to export, compile, and profile your own.
NVIDIA DGX Spark adds lifecycle management for air-gapped AI fleets
NVIDIA's Enterprise Manageability framework for DGX Spark systems covers provisioning, monitoring, and retirement over SSH without agents. Ships with six operational phases and works with existing IT tools.
AI Data Centers Need Battery Storage to Match Power Demand
NVIDIA outlines why battery energy storage systems are now essential infrastructure for AI factories running power-dense workloads. Learn what makes BESS design different from traditional data centers.