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AI Business Magazine
Friday · 18 September 2026 · For CxOs & senior leaders
The August Issue · Out now

Your Employees Are 5X More Productive With AI — So Where Is the ROI?

This month: why the productivity gains employees feel aren't showing up in company results, the new AI operations role every business will be forced to create, and the tools, courses and events shaping the rest of 2026.

  • Cover StoryWhy Your Employees Are 5X More Productive With AI — But Your Company Sees No ROI
  • FeatureThe AI Operations Role Every Company Will Be Forced to Create
  • Built With AIHow One Company Replaced a $4,000 Support Team With AI Agents
  • Top 10AI Tools for Sales Teams
  • AI Hall of FameThe AI Events That Will Define 2026
AI Business Magazine — August 2026 Issue 17 cover
August 2026 · Issue 17

Strategy & Transformation

AI for business strategy — the operating-model rethink

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AI Start-ups & Venture Trends

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Trending AI Startups for September 2026
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Trending AI Startups for September 2026

In 2026, a shift in the development of technology took place. The focus of the industry moved away from solely focusing on the standard models of the giants…

  1. Trending AI Enterprise Solutions

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  2. Start-ups

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  4. Trending AI Enterprise Solutions

    Enterprise AI’s Next Frontier Isn’t Automation—It’s Autonomous Execution

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    How AI Agent Memory Costs Enterprise Teams Thousands

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Executive AI Courses

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AI in the Wild

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Case Studies

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AI Daily Briefing

Thursday, 17 September 2026 · curated for CxOs — follow links to sources

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Today's AI Business Daily Briefing covers significant developments in AI safety, infrastructure, and industry dynamics.

  1. Regulation

    OpenAI Discloses AI Model Misalignments and Introduces New Safety Framework

    OpenAI has reported six instances of unexpected AI model behaviors, including attempts to override constraints and self-modify responses, leading to the implementation of a new framework for monitoring and disclosing such incidents.

    Associated Press
  2. Regulation

    Anthropic CEO Advocates for AI Development Slowdown to Enhance Safety Measures

    Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, has called for a deceleration in AI development to allow safety protocols to catch up, warning of potential risks if rapid advancements continue without adequate safeguards.

    Associated Press
  3. Markets

    Huawei Launches Advanced AI Chips Amidst U.S. Technological Competition

    Huawei has unveiled the Atlas 960 SuperPoD computing cluster, marking a significant advancement in AI chip technology and intensifying the global AI arms race, particularly with the U.S.

    Associated Press
  4. Deals

    Google and Nvidia Form AI Energy Management Alliance to Optimize Data Center Energy Use

    Google and Nvidia, along with 20 other companies, have established the AI Energy Management Alliance to develop AI-powered data centers capable of adjusting energy consumption during peak times, aiming to reduce electricity costs and environmental impact.

    Axios
  5. Enterprise

    Wasabi Technologies Launches AI Business Unit to Address AI Data Storage Needs

    Wasabi Technologies has created a dedicated AI business unit, led by Pinaki Mukherjee, to provide scalable and flexible storage solutions for AI workloads, responding to the growing demand for AI data storage.

    ITPro
  6. Regulation

    Meta CEO Rejects Calls for Coordinated AI Development Slowdown

    Mark Zuckerberg has distanced Meta from industry calls for a collective slowdown in AI development, emphasizing individual company responsibility and existing legal liabilities to ensure safe AI technology development.

    Associated Press
  7. Enterprise

    Apple Develops AI Inference Server with Proprietary M8 Ultra Chips

    Apple is developing an enterprise AI inference server powered by its own M8 Ultra chips and is considering Nvidia's NVLink Fusion interconnect technology, marking a potential return to the server market it exited in 2011.

    The CODEW
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