The vector database category is undergoing a shift in response to the needs of agentic AI. The retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)-to-vector database pipeline doesn’t cut it anymore; agentic AI requires a different approach that incorporates context. VentureBeat’s Q1 2026 Pulse survey underscores this trend: Every standalone vector database is losing adoption share, while hybrid retrieval intent…
European Union Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis warned of the stagflationary effect that the Iran war is creating for the bloc.
Deaths due to gang violence included people hit by stray bullets, cases of mistaken identity by the shooter, and relatives of targeted gang members. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 Twenty-three innocent bystanders have been killed and 30 wounded in gangland shootings in Sweden over the past three years, according to statistics that highlight…
The Republic of Malta became the 65th signatory to the Artemis Accords on Monday during a ceremony in the town of Kalkara with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “Today, it’s my pleasure to welcome the Republic of Malta to the Artemis Accords community,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in recorded remarks. “By…
Michael Voepel Close Michael Voepel ESPN Senior Writer Michael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. , Alexa Philippou Close Alexa Philippou Women’s Basketball Reporter Covers women’s college basketball and the WNBA…
Last week, Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his 80th birthday. Sweden’s royal house decided to throw a huge party and invite people from all of Europe’s royal houses. The Swedish royal family was in attendance, of course, including Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip and Princess Madeleine, all of whom attended with their spouses….
The photographer Saher Alghorra reported on the Gaza conflict while enduring the dire conditions his images portrayed.
Microsoft last week took Agent 365, its management platform for AI agents, out of preview and into general availability — a move that signals the software giant believes the governance challenge around autonomous AI is no longer theoretical but operational and urgent. The product, first announced at Microsoft’s Ignite conference in November, positions itself as…
Speaking at the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute spring exhibition in New York, Anna Wintour described the first Monday in May as her “favourite day of the year, and also my most terrifying one”. This particular Monday may be more high-stakes than previous years, with Monday night’s Met Gala for the…
Government in Lusaka calls for partnership, not aid, as it rejects US funds due to strategic autonomy concerns. Published On 4 May 20264 May 2026 The Zambian government has suspended negotiations with the United States on multi-billion dollar deals for health services and minerals Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe said on Monday that the proposed agreements…
