At TalTech’s MERIT Learning Factory, students and researchers can now work hands-on with the MiR100 mobile robot, a state-of-the-art platform that brings together robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI).

The latest edition of World AI Week once again turned the Dutch capital into a global meeting point for artificial intelligence. With more than 7,000 researchers, innovators, and policymakers gathered across dozens of sessions, the event reaffirmed AI’s growing role as an infrastructure for science, industry, and society.

The business press loves to celebrate the unicorn that springs from a garage or the multinational that reinvents itself with a shiny new product. Yet many of those headline stories wither after the first market shock, while quieter firms keep compounding returns. What distinguishes the long‑run winners is not a single breakthrough but the ecosystem they manage to build around it—a living network of partners, suppliers, start‑ups, universities, investors, and regulators that learns and scales together.

Back in 2012, I was working on an EU-funded project and had just started experimenting with a €100 software-defined radio (SDR). One afternoon, I managed to spoof a mobile base station. Suddenly, phones around me disconnected from the real network and latched onto mine—just like that.

As highlighted in our recent post on AI’s dual role in cybersecurity, AI stands both as a shield and a potential threat. Now that we understand this evolving landscape, the critical question becomes: how do we transition from reactive defence to proactive resilience? This article explores how organizations can build cyber-resilient ecosystems by combining the power of artificial intelligence with human intelligence, adaptive governance, and collaborative frameworks.

In the ever-evolving world of Generative AI, one acronym is rising fast in both popularity and practical value: RAG, or Retrieval-Augmented Generation. As businesses and developers look for smarter ways to integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into real-world applications, RAG offers a compelling solution that bridges the gap between static model knowledge and real-time, contextual understanding.

As the digital landscape continues to evolve at breakneck speed, staying ahead of the curve is no longer optional – it’s essential for long-term success. In this article of the series, we turn our focus to the emerging technologies and digital trends that are set to shape the future of business and innovation.

TalTech’s Flexible Manufacturing and Robotics Lab has reached a new level thanks to the MERIT project. Previously, our advanced manufacturing education tools were available only on-site, but now they are accessible to students across Europe. In the current blog article, we focus on one core component of this system – the smart conveyor, which integrates sensors, an industrial robot, and virtual simulation into a single educational ecosystem.

In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a famous sci-fi novel by Douglas Adams, an alien civilization builds a massive supercomputer to answer the biggest questions about life. After millions of years of thinking, the computer finally delivers its answer: “forty-two.” It’s a clever joke—but it also says a lot about how we treat new technologies.