Nearly four years after the mainstream adoption of AI, many jobs previously labeled as "automatable" remain intact because AI typically automates only specific tasks rather than entire roles. Benjamin…
Luxome, a luxury weighted blanket company, is using AI software from LiquiDonate to divert customer returns from landfills by matching them with nearby nonprofits for donation. The system reduces ship…
Radiologists, software engineers, and pilots have not been replaced by AI despite years of predictions that automation would eliminate those roles first. Benjamin Todd, president of the nonprofit 80,0…
Adult-AI startup Joi AI is hiring 10 "masturbation consultants" for a four-week study to test a new NSFW audio feature, requiring daily audio-guided sessions and weekly reports from participants aged …
Joi AI, an AI companion startup, is hiring 10 "masturbation consultants" for a four-week position requiring participants to test the company's NSFW audio feature and write about their experiences. The…
Kevin O'Leary's proposed Stratos hyperscale data center in Box Elder County, Utah, has drawn local opposition after county commissioners approved the 40,000-acre, 9-gigawatt project. O'Leary accused c…
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman criticized the AI industry's messaging around data-center projects, stating the sector has "done a terrible job" of selling them to communities. In a podcast interview and …
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman said the AI industry has failed to effectively communicate the benefits of data centers to local communities, urging companies to become better neighbors by funding local p…
Los Angeles-based programmer and artist Kyle McDonald created an "Apocalypse Early Warning System" that tracks private and charter jet activity worldwide, assigning emergency levels based on deviation…
Hana Elster, a 22-year-old Boston University senior, built a vintage-clothing marketplace called VYA over winter break using Claude, producing a pilot in five days that now has hundreds of users. Elst…
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich launched a public map tracking data center development across the United States, documenting 33 operational sites, 44 under construction, and 27 proposed facilit…
Y Combinator cofounder Paul Graham said on X that he ignores emails from startup founders written with AI, calling the practice a lie. Graham, a key figure in the startup world, said AI-generated pitc…
Uber operations chief Andrew Macdonald said the company is struggling to justify spending on AI "tokenmaxxing," as increased token usage has not led to a proportional rise in useful consumer features.…
Investor Michael Burry warned that Nvidia stock faces an "aggressive fall," citing options and volume data that show trading volumes on a 50-day moving average at their lowest since 1999. Burry also f…
Jiaona Zhang, chief product officer of AI time-keeping platform Laurel, said new graduates should pursue "AI workflows" roles that identify and implement AI-driven optimizations across company departm…
A coalition of tech and labor groups, led by the Fund for Guaranteed Income and What We Will, launched a pilot program called AI Dividend in late March to provide a monthly stipend of up to $1,000 to …
Workers are increasingly using AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude for tasks previously handled by colleagues, boosting individual productivity while reducing workplace socialization. Marketing director …
Business Insider reported that a reader survey following coverage of Claude Code creator Boris Cherny's fatigue with the term "vibe coding" drew a few hundred responses split roughly 50-50 between use…
Moritz, a legal tech startup led by CEO Pamir Ehsas, raised $9 million in seed funding one week before graduating from Y Combinator, exceeding its initial $3 million target. The round included investm…
The rise of artificial intelligence in the workplace is eroding social bonds between colleagues, with heavy AI users reporting lower trust, weaker team coordination, higher burnout, and greater feelin…