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Comparing LLM-Based Conversational and Graphical Interfaces for Industrial Decision Tasks: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study

Announce Type: new Abstract: The use of Generative AI Conversational User Interfaces (CUI) as a new way to access and analyze data is growing in all sectors, and the industrial one is no exception. There, large amounts of data produced by IoT devices are flowing through user interfaces and may require them a new adaptation to the new analyses needs of decision-makers. LLM-based CUIs are promising a new way to directly interact with those data through the directness of natural language and...

Chinese pharmaceutical firms’ cost advantages trump Pentagon blacklist: analysts

The Pentagon added Chinese pharmaceutical contractor WuXi AppTec to a list of entities it alleges are linked to the country’s military, but the blacklisting will not stop multinational drug makers from collaborating with China’s biopharmaceutical firms, according to analysts. “We view minimal impact given multinational [companies] in pharma still prefer made-in-China for cost efficiency,” said Cui Cui, head of healthcare research for Asia at Jefferies. “Meanwhile, Wuxi AppTec earnings...

Neither Replacement nor Panacea: Comparing LLM-Based Conversational and Graphical Decision Support in Industrial Tasks

Announce Type: new Abstract: Managers in manufacturing settings rely on digital interfaces to interpret operational data for decision-making, but growing data volume and complexity can make relevant insights difficult to identify efficiently. While dashboards remain dominant in industrial contexts, Large Language Model (LLM)-based conversational agents (CAs), accessed through conversational user interfaces (CUIs), may provide more direct access to such data. However, their effectiveness may...

Doctors thought this kidney drug helped some patients. It may help millions more.

Doctors thought this kidney drug helped some patients. It may help millions more. - Date: - June 8, 2026

What Beijing’s shrinking youth population reveals about its changing appeal

What Beijing’s shrinking youth population reveals about its changing appeal Beijing’s resident adult population aged 20 to 29 has nearly halved over the past decade. CNA explores how young Chinese are recalculating the costs and benefits of life in the capital, even as it remains a magnet for talent. BEIJING: Zhao Haozhe, 20, has never lived anywhere but Beijing.

Commentary: A harder world requires a different sort of multilateralism

Commentary: A harder world requires a different sort of multilateralism The question is not so much about whether multilateralism will endure, but how it is evolving, say Sarah Teo and Jane Chan from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies. SINGAPORE: “I’m sorry to say this here.

Shangri-La conference: Asia-Pacific on path to rearmament

Shangri-La conference: Asia-Pacific on path to rearmament May 31, 2026Defense ministers, military officials and security experts from around the world gathered at the Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore this week to discuss the security situation in the Asia-Pacific. The conference has been hosted annually since 2002 by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). What are the key takeaways from this year's conference?

Defense spending, China in Asia and lessons from Ukraine: Takeways from the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue

Defense spending, China's position in the Asia-Pacific region and lessons from Ukraine were just some of the topics dominating the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue this year. The summit sees top world leaders, defense officials and key executives gathering in Singapore from May 29 to 31. Here are some of our key takeaways: Defense spending Countries appear to have generally accepted the premise that they'll need to spend more on their own defense.

Nvidia Cosmos 3

Physical AI systems must understand the real world before they can act within it. Robots, autonomous vehicles, and smart spaces need to understand what’s happening in their world, predict what’s likely to happen next, and generate actions for specific environments, embodiments, and tasks. NVIDIA Cosmos 3 is a frontier foundation model for physical AI that combines physical reasoning, world generation, and action generation within a single open model.