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This time, host Magnus Oxenwaldt examines a recent UC Berkeley study that links heavy AI use to rising burnout, as saved time quickly turns into more work.  A familiar pattern is emerging across industries. Many firms are reducing headcount based on expected AI gains. OpenAI has introduced ads in ChatGPT's free tier. A global safety report calls for layered controls as vendor safety teams shi...

A simple AI plugin wiped billions off legal tech valuations. Agent platforms moved from demos to production. Apple set a new standard for how software is built. The signal is clear: AI is no longer assisting work. It is starting to do it.  Host Magnus Oxenwaldt explains the meaning behind the headlines. Top stories for week 7: A Claude contract-review plugin triggered a 10-20%...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that business applications will eventually “collapse into agents”. In this episode of  Future Bytes , Magnus Oxenwaldt speaks with Fredrik Sætre, who owns a Global Black Belt for Microsoft Autonomous AI ERP, about what that shift really means. Not in theory, but in practice. Especially for ERP.  Highlights from the episode:  ...

Earnings from Meta, Microsoft and Apple revealed a shift in AI strategy. Markets rewarded clear returns and questioned vague impact. In this episode, host Magnus Oxenwaldt explains why AI investment now lives or dies on proof. Highlights for week 6: Markets now demand clear AI returns, not long-term narratives. Meta showed a direct revenue impact from AI. Others struggled to do the same. IBM’s AI...

AI moved from promise to proof. At Davos, leaders stopped counting pilots and started demanding impact. Budgets are holding. Returns are not. In this episode, Magnus Oxenwaldt breaks down what that shift means for AI roadmaps in 2026. “For leaders driving AI transformation, the gap between AI spend and measurable impact defines 2026.” Davos signalled a shift, and other key take-aways: AI budgets a...

Welcome to this week's AI News and the return of our weekly AI briefings for 2026. Listen in to hear host Magnus Oxenwaldt reflections about Apple's decision to use Google's Gemini instead of building its own models, and what it means for your AI strategy. Highlights:  Apple licenses AI models instead of building them  Google’s Gemini gains unprecedented global scale  AI models move...

Welcome to our end-of-year episode of Future Bytes with co-host Jade Emmanuel, Senior Data & AI Consultant at Columbus UK. In this episode, we'll revisit insights from our most popular episodes this year. We'll share predictions for AI in business and wrap up by answering questions from listeners. Thank you for following along. We can't wait to continue the conversation in 2026. Happy New Year...

In the final AI News by Future Bytes episode of the year, Magnus Oxenwaldt highlights what no longer moves the market. New model releases are landing quietly. Performance gaps are narrowing. The centre of gravity in enterprise AI is shifting. Top stories for week 52: Model releases lose impact: Google’s Gemini 3 Flash launched with little reaction, reflecting how GPT, Gemini and Claude now sit wit...

AI is approaching an inflection point. Magnus Oxenwaldt speaks with Columbus CEO Søren Krogh about what this moment means for leadership. Which experiences shaped Søren’s approach to technology and leadership? This conversation reflects a thoughtful approach to leadership in the AI era. Not about having all the answers, but about sound judgement. Knowing when to go deep, when to trust others, and...

This week’s AI News by Future Bytes covers two stories that reveal where enterprise AI is heading. Major AI providers formed a foundation to set standards for agent communication. OpenAI released GPT-5.2 after an internal “code red”. The focus is shifting from models to orchestration. Top stories this week - cooperation vs. competition: OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and others formed the Agent...

In this episode, host Magnus Oxenwaldt speaks with Romain Fouache, CEO of Akeneo, about how AI is reshaping commerce through product information. It’s a lively and engaging conversation on why PIM is becoming a core business capability, how leaders should think about data trust, and what it takes to stay visible as AI increasingly drives buying decisions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

OpenAI issued a real "code red" as Google and Anthropic closed in. Gemini’s surge and Claude’s gains tightened the race, signalling a maturing market and rising pressure on enterprises. – "Competition is working. Prices are falling. Capabilities are converging. For buyers, that’s the best news possible,” host Magnus Oxenwaldt says, Top stories for week 50: ·  OpenAI declared code red as Googl...

Three major AI models launched this week: Google’s Gemini 3, Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.5, and OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 Codex Max. Each lead in a different area, and the gap between benchmarks and real-world performance is widening.  The bigger shift? AI is moving into specialisation across the entire stack. Microsoft is betting on being the orchestration hub. Google is leaning on...

This week, the EU postponed its core AI rules by sixteen months, pushing them into 2027. But while regulators slowed down, technology accelerated. At the same time, Microsoft and Google introduced tools that let anyone build autonomous agents, automate workflows, and create apps through simple conversation. Hyper-automation moved into the mainstream. Regulation fell even further behind. And enterp...

This week, something unexpected happened. Warren Buffett, the investor who  avoided tech hype for 20 years,  just bought  $4.9 billion worth of Alphabet shares .  At the same time:  Analysts warn the AI economy may already resemble the dot-com bubble  Nvidia is hitting record highs while AI infrastructure spending explodes  Most enterprises still report no m...

After years of intense startup work and long-haul flights, a doctor told Lars Tvede to take a year off. He moved to the Swiss mountains to rest. Instead, he ended up starting two new companies. He simply couldn't help it. It is what makes him happy. That instinct hasn't changed. Today, Tvede is behind Supertrends, a platform that uses AI to help businesses make better predictions about the future....

AI in business is moving from the cloud to the real world: With humanoid robots entering the market at enterprise-software price points, robotics is no longer just for factories. Magnus Oxenwaldt explores what that means for 2027 budget planning: from SAP’s integration of robots into enterprise systems to the rise of remote robot operators in retail.   This week's top stories for AI in busine...

Something shifted this week. OpenAI’s Sam Altman revealed their internal target: a fully automated AI researcher by March 2028. That’s 29 months away, and big tech is already moving as if it’s real.  This week’s takeaways:   • Tech giants are reallocating capital for a 2028 AGI milestone  • Infrastructure bets: 10–30 GW in AI compute by OpenAI & NVIDIA  • Job cuts signal a...

This week, the AI industry received a major dose of realism from OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy. Speaking on the race towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), Karpathy said we’re still a decade away from seeing it work as intended, calling today’s AI agents ‘slop’. For businesses that have held back on their AI investments, fearing that AGI might soon render their efforts obsolete, K...

This week, enterprise AI stopped being optional. AI is now part of the system, not a tool you choose. “October 15th wasn’t the day AI got better. It was the day the industry removed every excuse you had for not adopting it, ” host Magnus Oxenwaldt says. In this week’s AI News by Future Bytes, he breaks down how these moves are reshaping business, productivity and competition.  Top stories thi...

China just became the world’s largest AI market. While the US bans Chinese tools, researchers still collaborate. Europe talks sovereignty but relies on both sides. “Fear just became bigger than geopolitics. The AI race isn’t about who wins. It’s about whether humanity can build intelligence safely." Top stories this week: • China overtakes the US with 195 million AI users • DeepSeek builds powerfu...

This week on AI news by Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt breaks down how OpenAI’s latest moves, Sora 2 and Instant Checkout, signal a shift from apps to AI platforms. TikTok, Google, and even your own website could be next. Welcome to the platform trap. Top stories : Sora 2’s launch turns AI-generated video into social media, reaching the US App Store’s top spot overnight. ...

Stay ahead. Each week, host Magnus Oxenwaldt, breaks down the top AI stories and what they mean for your business.  Top stories this week:   Nvidia + OpenAI $100B : Partnership to build 10GW of AI data centres for the $500B “Stargate Project” – a scale bigger than some nations’ power use.  CoreWeave hits $22.4B : Specialist cloud wins with fastest GPU access.  Oracle raises $15...

AI moves fast! But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.  AI News by Future Bytes  brings you the most important AI news for business in just 10 minutes a week. The biggest shifts, the smartest moves, and the practical takeaways you need to stay ahead. Hosted by Magnus Oxenwaldt, AI Director at Columbus. Top stories this week: Oracle bets $300B on AI compute: transforming from laggard to i...

Any transformation takes courage, whatever the technology. “It’s about reimagining possibilities, using data and imagination to drive change, and showing every stakeholder what’s in it for them,” says Ian Kingstone, Business Transformation Advisor at Columbus. “When people align early on what ‘good’ looks like and can see their role in achieving it, they start pulling the change rather than having...