Technology

The Download: autonomous narco submarines, and virtue signaling chatbots

February 19, 2026
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade For decades, handmade narco subs have been some of the cocaine trade’s most elusive and productive workhorses, ferrying multi-ton loads of illicit drugs…

How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade

February 19, 2026
On a bright morning last April, a surveillance plane operated by the Colombian military spotted a 40-foot-long shark-like silhouette idling in the ocean just off Tayrona National Park. It was, unmistakably, a “narco sub,” a stealthy fiberglass vessel that sails with its hull almost entirely underwater, used by drug cartels to move cocaine north. The…

The building legal case for global climate justice

February 19, 2026
The United States and the European Union grew into economic superpowers by committing climate atrocities. They have burned a wildly disproportionate share of the world’s oil and gas, planting carbon time bombs that will detonate first in the poorest, hottest parts of the globe.  Meanwhile, places like the Solomon Islands and Chad—low-lying or just plain…

What It Takes to Make Agentic AI Work in Retail

February 19, 2026
Thank you for joining us on the “Enterprise AI hub.” In this episode of the Infosys Knowledge Institute Podcast, Dylan Cosper speaks with Prasad Banala, Director of Software Engineering at a large US-based retail organization, about operationalizing agentic AI across the software development lifecycle. Prasad explains how his team applies AI to validate requirements, generate…

From Integration Chaos to Digital Clarity: Nutrien Ag Solutions’ Post-Acquisition Reset

February 19, 2026
Thank you for joining us on the “Enterprise AI hub.” In this episode of the Infosys Knowledge Institute Podcast, Dylan Cosper speaks with Sriram Kalyan, Head of Applications and Data at Nutrien Ag Solutions, Australia, about turning a high-risk post-acquisition IT landscape into a scalable digital foundation. Sriram shares how the merger of two major…