Artificial intelligence is no longer a speculative concept or a distant future—it has become a critical tool in reshaping governance, geopolitics, and socio-economic policies. In Albania, a country long considered in transition, AI has begun to play a pivotal role in enhancing transparency, combating entrenched corruption, and accelerating the path to European Union (EU) membership….

In the fast-evolving landscape of venture capital and emerging technologies, few trends have gained as much momentum in 2024 and into 2025 as the surge in rapid follow-on investment rounds led by AI unicorns. While unicorns—privately held startups valued at over $1 billion—have always attracted attention, today’s AI-focused unicorns are witnessing unprecedented levels of reinvestment…

The friction between innovation and platform stability has become increasingly visible in the fast-moving AI landscape, particularly when commercial offerings start shifting beneath users’ feet. That was clearly the case in early 2025 when OpenAI abruptly removed GPT-4o, its most capable model as of now, from the default setting for ChatGPT Plus users, leaving many…

When the AI-powered search engine company Perplexity made headlines in August 2025 with a surprise $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google Chrome, many industry watchers dismissed it as theatrical mischief. However, beneath the dramatic numbers and speculative headlines lies a well-calibrated strategic proposal aimed at shaking up the status quo of internet browsing and AI…

In July 2025, the global unicorn tally—privately held companies valued at over $1 billion—surpassed an unprecedented 1,600, marking a significant landmark in the venture capital ecosystem. According to the latest Crunchbase News report, 13 new unicorns were minted last month alone. With artificial intelligence, e-commerce innovations, and digital health platforms leading the charge, this surge…

Salesforce has long been synonymous with customer relationship management (CRM), but its influence within artificial intelligence (AI) continues to surge. With the release of CoAct-1—a bold new transformer-based agent model—Salesforce is signaling its transition from passive digital assistants to actively autonomous AI agents. Unlike earlier agents that “click and point” through GUI interfaces, CoAct-1 excels…