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Today, AI-centric global digital transformation company GFT Technologies released a new study on how 945 CIOs and CTOs from organizations generating at least $500 million USD in revenue across 19 countries, see the state and future of AI. Researchers found that one of the biggest obstacles to enterprise AI success is legacy infrastructure, with the vast majority of executives reporting it has already forced them to abandon AI initiatives outright.

Commercial cleaning drones are becoming more specialized, but comparing them requires looking beyond the headline pressure rating. Flight time, working height, aircraft weight, window capability and the way cleaning systems are controlled can all affect how a drone performs on an actual building. The right comparison therefore depends on the type of property and the cleaning work being performed. The Apellix B2 and Lucid Sherpa represent two prominent approaches.

Artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation into the core systems used by property and casualty insurers, but the industry is entering a more complicated phase of adoption. The challenge is no longer simply finding potential AI applications. It is integrating them into underwriting, claims, pricing and other workflows while maintaining the data, infrastructure and governance those systems require.

Scientific publishers are facing a growing challenge as generative AI makes it easier to create, manipulate, and duplicate images used in research. Straive and Imagetwin are responding with a new partnership that brings image integrity screening directly into the editorial workflow. Announced September 23, the partnership integrates Imagetwin’s image analysis capabilities into Straive’s aiKira Editorial Desk API.

Walk the halls of The Venetian this week and you will hear the word “AI” attached to almost every product in multifamily housing. Leasing bots, maintenance forecasting and resident apps have become standard booth material at Blueprint Vegas, which runs September 22 through 24 and draws more than 3,500 attendees, including over 950 startups and investors from more than 50 countries.

The commercial cleaning industry is entering a period in which specialized robotics can become part of the business itself rather than simply another piece of equipment. For entrepreneurs, that creates a different entry point into the market. Instead of building an operation around ladders, lifts and traditional exterior cleaning equipment, operators can use aerial systems to reach portions of commercial buildings while keeping more of the work on the ground.

KYRO AI has launched Storm Call Center, a free application designed to help U.S. linemen identify storm-restoration opportunities in real time. The platform gives workers a nationwide view of where restoration demand is expected to develop, allowing them to track potential storm calls before they become active.

Inside almost every insurance company’s list of customers, some policies are quietly losing money and sometimes nobody knows which ones. McKinsey says this is true for 20% to 30% of a typical insurer’s policies, even at companies that look profitable overall. Soteris, a machine learning company backed by Y Combinator, is looking directly at this problem and today the company launched a product built to find those losing policies.

For years, advertising technology has been built around systems designed for people to operate. Buyers search inventory, compare options, negotiate terms, submit orders and coordinate with publishers through a mixture of platforms, emails and manual workflows. AI agents are beginning to change that model.

The commercial drone industry is beginning to move beyond inspection, mapping and photography. A newer application is emerging in a more traditional sector: building maintenance. Cleaning large commercial buildings can require specialized equipment, trained workers and significant setup. High access windows and façades may involve lifts, ropes, staging or other systems simply to get a crew to the surface. That creates an opportunity for drones designed specifically for commercial cleaning.