IBM, Google and NVIDIA: This Week's Top Five Stories in AI

Court 19: The Wimbledon Tech Hub Powered by AI from IBM

The historical grounds at Wimbledon attract roughly half a million fans each year, with hundreds of millions of global audience watching digitally.

With the 2026 tournament starting today, IBM and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) have revealed how AI-powered technology is transforming fan engagement at Wimbledon whilst preserving the tournament's 150-year heritage and traditions.

The AELTC partnered with IBM to deploy updates to its website and mobile application ahead of this year's championships. In fact, the partnership between the two organisations spans 39 years, making it one of the longest-running technology collaborations in professional sport.

The updates form part of a five-year digital development roadmap now in its second year. According to AELTC and IBM representatives, the changes demonstrate how generative AI can integrate with traditional sporting events while respecting their unique character and heritage.

Why Google is Limiting Meta’s Gemini AI Use as Demand Soars

As the world becomes more and more reliant on AI, even the companies that power the revolution are starving for compute. 

Search engine giant Google is imposing strict limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models, exposing severe infrastructure bottlenecks that are now disrupting internal projects for the latter. 

The move comes after the social media giant requested more computing capacity than the rival technology group could deliver in March 2026, according to three people familiar with the matter who talked to Financial Times.

Several other Google clients have been affected by the infrastructure restrictions too, albeit to a lesser extent. However, Meta has been particularly impacted because of its exceptionally high demand for Google’s models.

Halos for Robotics: NVIDIA's Full Stack Robot Safety System

NVIDIA has revealed a first of its kind full-stack safety comprehensive safety architecture to robotics and physical AI systems: Halos for Robotics.

The technology applies autonomous vehicle safety principles to humanoid robots operating in industrial settings.

NVIDIA's announcement marks the first application of Halos beyond automotive use cases. Agility has integrated NVIDIA Halos for Robotics into its humanoid systems deployed at Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.

Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility, says: "For humanoids to deliver value at scale, safety has to be built into the robot and validated across the entire system.

"Partnering with NVIDIA to implement and optimise the Halos for Robotics system extends our leadership in responsible automation, which is a non-negotiable requirement for bringing humanoids safely into industrial workflows."

Inside the Haleon & Microsoft Deal to Automate Global Health

UK consumer health company Haleon, which owns brands including Sensodyne toothpaste, Panadol and Advil painkillers and Centrum vitamins, plans to scale its digital, data and AI capabilities with a new five-year collaboration with Microsoft. 

Haleon operates in 170 markets across six categories, with its trusted brands reaching an estimated 1.4 billion consumers worldwide.

Building on Haleon’s existing use of Microsoft 365 Copilot, this agreement accelerates the company-wide adoption of AI by empowering employees to automate administrative work, streamline collaboration and focus on high-value priorities. 

The companies will co-create high-impact AI use cases, which deliver value across multiple critical functions, from consumer insights and innovation to supply chain and commercial execution.

To better serve consumers’ daily health needs, Haleon is focusing on driving faster scientific breakthroughs and clinical content production. The initiative will also contribute to its marketing with highly personalised content while enabling smarter, data-driven decisions across the entire organisation.

Palo Alto CEO Takes on AI: The ‘Darwinian Moment’ is Here

Palo Alto Networks operates with a 21,000-person workforce that faces a mounting skills challenge.

According to Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, 90% of enterprise employees “are not AI savvy” .

Nikesh made the remarks during an appearance on the 20VC podcast, which interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists. He attributes the disconnect between available technology and employee capabilities to insufficient training courses.

The Palo Alto Networks workforce manages its own development under Nikesh's leadership model. He describes the current business environment as a “Darwinian moment” where companies must “figure out who’s really good” .