With a record-breaking merger of SpaceX and xAI, Elon Musk is betting on a future where data centres orbit the Earth. We explore the bold vision and the profound implications for project delivery. Elon Musk is no stranger to audacious bets. From reusable rockets to mass-market electric vehicles, he has a track record of turning seemingly impossible ideas into reality. His latest move, the merger of his space exploration company, SpaceX, with his artificial intelligence ventur

With the launch of the Frontier platform and GPT-5.3-Codex, OpenAI is offering more than just a chatbot. We break down what this integrated approach means for your projects. Just when we thought the pace of AI innovation couldn’t get any faster, OpenAI has once again raised the bar. With the release of its new Frontier platform and the powerful GPT-5.3-Codex model, the company is not just playing catch-up to competitors like Anthropic; it is forging a new path for AI-powered

With simultaneous model releases, the two AI giants have drawn their battle lines. Here’s what the escalating competition means for the future of project delivery. In a move that can only be described as a direct challenge, Anthropic and OpenAI both announced significant updates to their flagship AI models on the same day, February 5, 2026. Anthropic unveiled Claude Opus 4.6, while OpenAI introduced GPT-5.3-Codex. This simultaneous release has intensified the already fierce c

Claude's new AI just wiped billions off the software market. Here’s what that means for the future of project delivery. On February 3, 2026, the software as a service (SaaS) market was rocked by a seismic shock. In a single day, a staggering $285 billion was wiped from the market value of publicly traded software companies. The trigger for this financial earthquake was not a global recession or a market crash, but a product announcement from the AI research company Anthropic

We attended nPlan's AI Day in London. Here's what happened — and why the project controls profession should be paying very close attention. A packed room in London. Standing room only. People turned away at the door because they'd hit the fire limit. That's not what you expect at a project controls tech event on a grey February day but that's exactly what happened at nPlan AI Day Winter 2026. We were there. And honestly? It was one of the most impressive live product demonstr

What if the story of artificial intelligence in the built environment is not one of human replacement, but of human empowerment?  This is the thought-provoking question at the heart of a recent conversation with Maryrose Lyons , founder of the AI Institute. With a background blending digital marketing, user experience, and cyber psychology, Maryrose offers a refreshingly human-centric perspective on the AI revolution. She argues that the narrative is shifting from fear into a

The government’s new initiative directly confronts the UK’s digital skills gap, a multi-billion-pound problem that is particularly acute for the future of project delivery. The UK Government has announced a significant expansion of its national AI Skills programme, a bold initiative aiming to provide free, foundational AI training to 10 million workers by 2030. We feel this is a direct and necessary response to the growing realisation that artificial intelligence is no longer

This AI Scheduling Operator is not just another tool; it is a fundamental shift in how we manage project complexity, giving project managers “superpowers.” For decades, project scheduling has been a high-stakes blend of art and science. We have relied on the experience and intuition of seasoned planners, armed with powerful but ultimately manual tools like Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. We feel the emergence of the Nodes and Links AI Scheduling Operator represents a para

Google’s powerful AI is now integrated directly into its browser, transforming a passive window into an active, intelligent partner for project professionals. For those of us in project delivery, the web browser is our command centre. It is the primary portal for everything from technical specifications and market data to regulatory updates and competitor analysis. For all its utility, the browser has remained a largely manual tool. We search, we click, we read, and we synthe

A new breed of autonomous AI is taking action, and for project delivery, this changes everything. The internet has been captivated by stories of Clawdbot, an AI assistant demonstrating a startling new level of autonomy. This is not just another chatbot. In one widely reported case, a Clawdbot, unable to proceed with a task, located its user’s phone number and placed a call to ask for instructions. We feel this moment perfectly captures the shift towards “agentic AI,” a paradi

Early results show massive time savings, but the real story is the democratisation of complex financial analysis for every project professional. For nearly four decades, the spreadsheet has been the unshakeable cornerstone of project delivery. It is the grid where we have planned budgets, tracked progress, and modelled outcomes. Its rigidity brought order, but it also demanded countless hours of manual data entry, complex formula writing, and painstaking error checking. We fe

I sat down with two leading experts to explore what it means for the profession. I was engaged in an enlightening discussion with Chris DeGruben , senior director and head of AI at Artifacts, and Matthew Lavy KC a barrister at Four Pump Court specialising in technology law, on the implications of the RICS's groundbreaking new guidance.  Hosted by Paul Hemming of the Own the Build podcast, the conversation centred on the world's first global professional standard for the resp

OpenAI's latest memory upgrade transforms AI assistants from disposable tools into permanent knowledge repositories. The governance implications for project teams are significant. ChatGPT received a significant upgrade this month . Plus and Pro users can now ask about conversations from a year ago and receive direct links to the original chats. What was once a disposable question-and-answer interface has become a searchable, persistent knowledge system. For individual users a

This deal signals a fundamental change in construction technology strategy. Project professionals should pay attention to both the opportunity and the risks. Procore Technologies announced its acquisition of Datagrid  AI in January 2026, and project professionals should take notice. This is not simply another construction technology consolidation. The deal signals a strategic shift from data collection toward autonomous decision-making, with significant implications for how p

The APM Windsor Summit and AI4QS publications offer project professionals genuine substance amid the AI noise. Here is what you need to know. Amid the flood of AI commentary, two recent publications stand out for actually engaging with how project professionals can use this technology effectively. The Association for Project Management's Windsor Summit Series and the AI4QS report from the quantity surveying community offer complementary perspectives worth understanding. Most

At Davos, Dario Amodei painted a picture of simultaneous GDP growth and mass unemployment. Project professionals need to prepare for a workforce landscape unlike anything we have seen. Dario Amodei does not mince words. The Anthropic CEO told audiences at the World Economic Forum that artificial intelligence could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs  and push unemployment towards 10 to 20 per cent within one to five years. In the same breath, he predicted GDP

PwC surveyed 4,454 chief executives across 95 countries. The majority reported no financial benefit from their AI investments. Here is what project professionals can do about it. The annual Davos gathering has become a reliable barometer for executive sentiment, and this year's delivered a sobering message about artificial intelligence. Despite billions poured into AI initiatives, 56% of chief executives reported  neither increased revenue nor lower costs from their investmen

A PM's Council for Science and Technology member and APM leader discuss why project professionals must act now to shape human-AI collaboration, or risk having that future shaped for them. Forty senior project professionals recently gathered inside Windsor Castle to debate artificial intelligence. The setting was historic; the questions were urgent. But the conversation that emerged wasn't about automation timelines or efficiency metrics. It centred on something more fundament

The infrastructure commitments behind those valuations will constrain resources far beyond the AI sector. Between 6 and 16 January, three transactions reshaped AI's capital landscape: Elon Musk's xAI closed $20 billion  at roughly $230 billion valuation Anthropic signed term sheets for $10 billion  at $350 billion valuation NVIDIA structured a $20 billion deal  for Groq's technology and talent The combined $50 billion isn't just funding development. It's financing physical in

Apple's decision to power Siri with Google's Gemini reveals where delivery value concentrates in 2026. It's not in owning components. It's in managing interfaces. Apple outsourced Siri's brains to Google's Gemini on January 12, 2026. The joint statement was direct: "After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google's Al technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models." That statement carries weight. Apple built its market position on vertical