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Bits of business transformation
Weekly conversations and AI news for business leaders. Most episodes are under ten minutes — what actually matters, no fluff.
For this weeks AI News: Four major AI models launched in five days. GPT-5.5 went agentic, DeepSeek hit the frontier at one-tenth the price, and Anthropic bet $100 billion on compute. The era of standardizing on one model is over.Top stories for week 18:GPT-5.5 launches as an autonomous agent buil...
PwC just quantified the AI divide: 20% of companies are capturing 74% of the value. Within days, it showed up on a stock chart as Claude Design launched and Figma fell 12%.Top stories for week 17:PwC finds 20% of companies now capture 74% of AI's economic valueClaude Design launch sends Figma dow...
79% of workers believe AI will accelerate their careers. 46% of those same workers are burning out. In this episode of Future Bytes, Magnus Oxenwaldt speaks with Paulina Modlitba, civil engineer, former MIT Media Lab researcher, consultant, and author of What the Hell Should I Do With AI? about w...
An AI model capable of uncovering thousands of unknown vulnerabilities was built and not released. The decision, and the response from governments, signals a shift: AI is no longer just accelerating innovation, it’s exposing risk at scale. Top stories for week 16:Anthropic withholds a fronti...
One of the world’s most safety-focused AI companies exposed its own source code due to a simple configuration error. The incident points to a broader shift: as AI moves into production, the real challenge is no longer the models themselves, but the governance, processes, and operat...
In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt sits down with Garret Kersten, Senior Solutions Engineer from Wausau Supply Company and Andrew Kraus, Account Executive at Columbus to talk about turning AI from hype into real business&n...
We are heading into Easter break with a new episode of Future Bytes News, your weekly updates on AI in business. This time, host, Magnus Oxenwaldt, VP Group AI at Columbus covers these top stories: OpenAI abandons a billion-dollar Disney deal to focus on enterp...
AI is moving beyond models and into workflows. In this episode, host Magnus Oxenwaldt, take a closer look at OpenClaw’s rapid rise and what it signals about the shift toward agent platforms and orchestration layers. We also explore the gap to enterprise deployment, and what it means for your busi...
Four companies launched AI coworkers in a single week, all designed to sit alongside the world’s knowledge workers. At the same time, new data from OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy maps which roles are most exposed. Is this where the shift begins? Hosted by Magnus Oxenwa...
Trust is becoming a competitive advantage in AI. Claude surged as users switched from ChatGPT, even as OpenAI launched a powerful new model. Magnus Oxenwaldt breaks down why values, portability, and governance are quickly becoming key factors in choosing an...
In this episode, host Magnus Oxenwaldt, looks at a week where AI strategy collided with geopolitics. The US government blacklisted Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, OpenAI closed the largest private funding round in history, and the gap between European AI ambitions and American infrastructure be...
In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt speaks with Luca Sanitelli, Senior Partner Solutions Engineer, from Shopify about AI-driven discovery, infrastructure and why clean, machine-readable product data is becoming the new competitive edge. 'Future-proof yo...
Accenture now ties promotions to AI tool usage. Anthropic cuts model costs to one-fifth. Every enterprise surveyed plan to expand AI agents. Regulation is moving fast across US states. The risk in 2026 is no longer moving too fast. It’s standing still. Highlights for...
This time, host Magnus Oxenwaldt examines a recent UC Berkeley study that links heavy AI use to rising burnout, as saved time quickly turns into more work. A familiar pattern is emerging across industries. Many firms are reducing headcount based on expected AI gains. OpenAI has introduced ad...
A simple AI plugin wiped billions off legal tech valuations. Agent platforms moved from demos to production. Apple set a new standard for how software is built. The signal is clear: AI is no longer assisting work. It is starting to do it. Host Magnus Oxenwaldt explains the meaning ...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that business applications will eventually “collapse into agents”. In this episode of Future Bytes, Magnus Oxenwaldt speaks with Fredrik Sætre, who owns a Global Black Belt for Microsoft Autonomous AI ERP, about what that shift really ...
Earnings from Meta, Microsoft and Apple revealed a shift in AI strategy. Markets rewarded clear returns and questioned vague impact. In this episode, host Magnus Oxenwaldt explains why AI investment now lives or dies on proof.Highlights for week 6:Markets now demand clear AI returns, not long-ter...
AI moved from promise to proof. At Davos, leaders stopped counting pilots and started demanding impact. Budgets are holding. Returns are not. In this episode, Magnus Oxenwaldt breaks down what that shift means for AI roadmaps in 2026.“For leaders driving AI transformation, the gap between AI spen...
Welcome to this week's AI News and the return of our weekly AI briefings for 2026. Listen in to hear host Magnus Oxenwaldt reflections about Apple's decision to use Google's Gemini instead of building its own models, and what it means for your AI strategy.Highlights: Apple licenses AI models...
Welcome to our end-of-year episode of Future Bytes with co-host Jade Emmanuel, Senior Data & AI Consultant at Columbus UK.In this episode, we'll revisit insights from our most popular episodes this year. We'll share predictions for AI in business and wrap up by answering questions from listen...
In the final AI News by Future Bytes episode of the year, Magnus Oxenwaldt highlights what no longer moves the market. New model releases are landing quietly. Performance gaps are narrowing. The centre of gravity in enterprise AI is shifting.Top stories for week 52:Model releases lose impact: Goo...
AI is approaching an inflection point. Magnus Oxenwaldt speaks with Columbus CEO Søren Krogh about what this moment means for leadership. Which experiences shaped Søren’s approach to technology and leadership?This conversation reflects a thoughtful approach to leadership in the AI era. Not about ...
This week’s AI News by Future Bytes covers two stories that reveal where enterprise AI is heading. Major AI providers formed a foundation to set standards for agent communication. OpenAI released GPT-5.2 after an internal “code red”. The focus is shifting from models to orchestration.Top stories ...
In this episode, host Magnus Oxenwaldt speaks with Romain Fouache, CEO of Akeneo, about how AI is reshaping commerce through product information. It’s a lively and engaging conversation on why PIM is becoming a core business capability, how leaders should think about data trust, and what it takes...
OpenAI issued a real 'code red' as Google and Anthropic closed in. Gemini’s surge and Claude’s gains tightened the race, signalling a maturing market and rising pressure on enterprises.– 'Competition is working. Prices are falling. Capabilities are converging. For buyers, that’s the best news pos...
Three major AI models launched this week: Google’s Gemini 3, Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.5, and OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 Codex Max. Each lead in a different area, and the gap between benchmarks and real-world performance is widening. The bigger shift? AI is moving into specialisati...
This week, the EU postponed its core AI rules by sixteen months, pushing them into 2027. But while regulators slowed down, technology accelerated. At the same time, Microsoft and Google introduced tools that let anyone build autonomous agents, automate workflows, and create apps through simple co...
This week, something unexpected happened. Warren Buffett, the investor who avoided tech hype for 20 years, just bought $4.9 billion worth of Alphabet shares. At the same time: Analysts warn the AI economy may already resemble the dot-com bubble Nvidia is hitting reco...
After years of intense startup work and long-haul flights, a doctor told Lars Tvede to take a year off. He moved to the Swiss mountains to rest. Instead, he ended up starting two new companies. He simply couldn't help it. It is what makes him happy.That instinct hasn't changed. Today, Tvede is be...
AI in business is moving from the cloud to the real world: With humanoid robots entering the market at enterprise-software price points, robotics is no longer just for factories. Magnus Oxenwaldt explores what that means for 2027 budget planning: from SAP’s integration of robots into enterprise s...
Something shifted this week. OpenAI’s Sam Altman revealed their internal target: a fully automated AI researcher by March 2028. That’s 29 months away, and big tech is already moving as if it’s real. This week’s takeaways: • Tech giants are reallocating capital for a 2028 AGI milestone&n...
This week, the AI industry received a major dose of realism from OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy. Speaking on the race towards artificial general intelligence (AGI), Karpathy said we’re still a decade away from seeing it work as intended, calling today’s AI agents ‘slop’. For businesses th...
This week, enterprise AI stopped being optional. AI is now part of the system, not a tool you choose. “October 15th wasn’t the day AI got better. It was the day the industry removed every excuse you had for not adopting it,” host Magnus Oxenwaldt says. In this week’s AI News by Future Bytes, he b...
China just became the world’s largest AI market. While the US bans Chinese tools, researchers still collaborate. Europe talks sovereignty but relies on both sides.“Fear just became bigger than geopolitics. The AI race isn’t about who wins. It’s about whether humanity can build intelligence safely...
This week on AI news by Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt breaks down how OpenAI’s latest moves, Sora 2 and Instant Checkout, signal a shift from apps to AI platforms. TikTok, Google, and even your own website could be next. Welcome to the platform trap. Top stories:Sora 2’s laun...
Stay ahead. Each week, host Magnus Oxenwaldt, breaks down the top AI stories and what they mean for your business. Top stories this week: Nvidia + OpenAI $100B: Partnership to build 10GW of AI data centres for the $500B “Stargate Project” – a scale bigger than some nations’ power use.&n...
AI moves fast! But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. AI News by Future Bytes brings you the most important AI news for business in just 10 minutes a week. The biggest shifts, the smartest moves, and the practical takeaways you need to stay ahead. Hosted by Magnus Oxenwaldt, AI Directo...
Any transformation takes courage, whatever the technology. “It’s about reimagining possibilities, using data and imagination to drive change, and showing every stakeholder what’s in it for them,” says Ian Kingstone, Business Transformation Advisor at Columbus.“When people align early on what ‘goo...
Any transformation takes courage, whatever the technology. “It’s about reimagining possibilities, using data and imagination to drive change, and showing every stakeholder what’s in it for them,” says Ian Kingstone, Business Transformation Advisor at Columbus.“When people align early on what ‘goo...
AI isn’t here to replace you. It’s here to work with you. In this episode, Magnus Oxenwaldt looks at what it means to have AI as part of the team. From mindset shifts to structural change: what needs to change in how we think, work, and organise? Tune in for practical insights on welcoming your n...
How can manufacturers actually get value from AI?In this episode, Magnus is joined by Toby Mankertz, Manufacturing Industry Director for Strategy & Change at Columbus. They explore how automation and AI can complement each other—and what needs to happen before you even begin. From cleaning up...
How can manufacturers actually get value from AI?In this episode, Magnus is joined by Toby Mankertz, Manufacturing Industry Director for Strategy & Change at Columbus. They explore how automation and AI can complement each other—and what needs to happen before you even begin. From cleaning up...
In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt introduces “the shift”. A fundamental change in how businesses adopt and interact with AI-driven technologies. This isn’t just another tech trend. Rather than simply upgrading software, the shift redefines how systems connect and how peo...
Creating 'aha moments': This time, host Magnus Oxenwaldt is joined by Espen Strømme, Head of Strategy & Growth at Columbus Norway, to talk about value-first mindset, why simple conversations can drive big business impact and how a people-focused leadership can make all the difference. Tune in...
Big business impact from simple conversations.Creating 'aha moments': This time, host Magnus Oxenwaldt is joined by Espen Strømme, Head of Strategy & Growth at Columbus Norway, to talk about value-first mindset, why simple conversations can drive big business impact and how a people-focused l...
In the latest Future Bytes episode, two generations share their views on AI. Didrik Nettelhorst Krog, an Associate Consultant at Columbus, grew up with technology as part of everyday life, while host Magnus Oxenwaldt watched it emerge and transform industries. Together, they explore AI’s potentia...
In the latest Future Bytes episode, two generations share their views on AI. Didrik Nettelhorst Krog, an Associate Consultant at Columbus, grew up with technology as part of everyday life, while host Magnus Oxenwaldt watched it emerge and transform industries. Together, they explore AI’s potentia...
Did you know that over 70% of AI projects fail - not because of the technology itself, but due to poor data readiness and ineffective change management?In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt welcomes Michael Simms, VP of Data & AI at Columbus Global and an ...
Did you know that over 70% of AI projects fail - not because of the technology itself, but due to poor data readiness and ineffective change management?In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt welcomes Michael Simms, VP of Data & AI at Columbus Global and an ...
In the latest episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt is joined by Beatrice Silow, Managing Director for Columbus Sweden and Global CMO at Columbus, to discuss how leaders can adopt AI in a way that’s meaningful, strategic and humancentered.The organizations mentioned in the podcast a...
In the latest episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt is joined by Beatrice Silow, Managing Director for Columbus Sweden and Global CMO at Columbus, to discuss how leaders can adopt AI in a way that’s meaningful, strategic and humancentered.The organizations mentioned in the podcast a...
In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt is joined by AI-advisor at Columbus, Anders Leander to talk about the practical realities of integrating AI into business operations. Leander shares how his team supported the company, MadEngine, to automate product taggin...
In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt is joined by AI-advisor at Columbus, Anders Leander to talk about the practical realities of integrating AI into business operations. Leander shares how his team supported the company, MadEngine, to automate product taggin...
The DeepSeek hype: Media discussions are buzzing about DeepSeeks impact on the AI industry. In this episode, as we catch up on what these advancements mean for AI in business, we also dig into an underlying question: Can we trust AI? Join Magnus Oxenwaldt as he unpacks the complexities behind the...
In this episode of Future Bytes, Magnus Oxenwaldt outlines a practical roadmap for business leaders aiming to successfully implement AI chatbot solutions.This episode covers:Chatbots That Work: The Business Leader’s RoadmapGetting Started Today: Quick wins with chatbots to see immediate bene...
In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt talks with principal adviser Mikael Bossel about the role of generative AI in creating product descriptions for e-commerce. Bossel shares practical insights into how AI can improve both the efficiency and quality of content creation. Hosted o...
In this episode of Future Bytes, host Magnus Oxenwaldt talks with principal adviser Mikael Bossel about the role of generative AI in creating product descriptions for e-commerce. Bossel shares practical insights into how AI can improve both the efficiency and quality of content creation. Hosted o...
Hi - how cool that you found your way here and welcome our podcast about AI in business, hosted by Magnus Oxenwaldt.Today Magnus will chat about the importance of personalisation in modern retail.More specifically:AI-Powered Hyper-Personalisation in RetailChallenges of Implementing AI in RetailFu...
Welcome to Future Bytes—your go-to podcast for quick, powerful insights on AI in business.In this episode, we’re exploring how conversational AI is reshaping retail with personalised, efficient customer experiences.Magnus will cover:The types and capabilities of conversational AI in retailOp...
Welcome to Future Bytes - your go-to podcast for insights on AI within business, business and business. In the first episode Magnus will talk about AI as an enabler and enhancing human interactions in retail.Tune in as we explore:Is AI taking over retail jobs? – Not quite, it is enhancing the abi...
Future Bytes: Bits of business transformation is where AI strategy meets real-world implementation. Each episode unpacks how AI is changing industries through conversations with leaders who are actually doing the work.
Hosted by Magnus Oxenwaldt, VP Group AI at Columbus Global. Released weekly. Most episodes 5–10 minutes, with deeper guest interviews running longer.