Digital Business & Future
Shadow AI in the Mittelstand: What the Secret Use Reveals
Four in ten companies expect their employees to enter company content into private AI tools. The initial ... »
Increasing the value of a company before succession with AI
Of the roughly 186,000 companies in Germany slated for succession by 2030, many are viewed by potential ... »
Taking Over Instead of Starting: The Underestimated Entrepreneurship
Every year, around 109,000 mid-sized companies look for a successor, and a growing number find none. ... »
Societal License for AI: When Adoption Outpaces Trust
More than half of all companies are now using AI, but trust isn't keeping pace. In June 2026, Microsoft ... »
EU AI Act from August 2026: What labelling obligations really affect SMEs
On 2 August 2026, AI labelling moves from optional to mandatory. Any mid-sized business running chatbots, ... »
54.5 Percent Use AI – and the Middle Class Still Lags Behind
54.5 percent. That's how many German companies are now using artificial intelligence, according to the ... »
When the Agent Posts the Incoming Invoice Themselves
Microsoft is embedding autonomous agents directly into Dynamics 365 Business Central. A Payables Agent ... »
AI Trust Under Pressure: Anthropic Makes Covert Interventions Visible
Anthropic has made a safety feature visible that was previously operating in the background. The model ... »
When Authorities Pull the Plug on an AI Model: The Lesson for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
On Thursday evening, an AI model was accessible worldwide. By Friday evening, it was gone. Not because ... »
When Every Company Calculates Correctly and In the End Everyone Loses
In Q1 2026, tech firms shed around 80,000 jobs - nearly half due to automation. Two recent studies reveal ... »
