Amazon is replacing on-site HR staff with an app-based system at its warehouses, forcing workers to use automated tools for leave requests and other issues. Employees report difficulties getting appro…
Steven Spielberg's 2001 film 'A.I.: Artificial Intelligence' predicted the collapse of objective reality through its depiction of a digital interface called Dr. Know, which embodies all human knowledg…
Solopreneurs can offload operational tasks like data organization, content reformatting, structured check-ins, and research to AI, freeing up time for higher-value work. AI handles repetitive processe…
Organizations that thrive in the AI era prioritize human capabilities over technology alone, according to Harvard lecturer Angela Jackson. Her research across 1,700 companies reveals that most firms c…
AI training startup Shift offers free housecleaning in exchange for customers allowing a camera headset on the cleaner to record footage, which is then licensed to train AI-powered household robots. T…
U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer and John Moolenaar introduced the bipartisan Cloud Security Act on June 26, requiring AI companies to report suspected misuse of their platforms to the government.…
AI was supposed to scale by removing humans, but companies deploying AI in real operations are discovering the opposite: the more responsibility given to AI, the closer teams must be to customers. Con…
Apple and Microsoft announced significant price hikes on popular consumer electronics, including iPads, MacBooks, and Xbox consoles, blaming an AI-fueled shortage of memory and storage components. The…
A technologist reports that their Anthropic bill skyrocketed but welcomes the increase, arguing that artificially low AI prices are a temporary subsidy that misleads businesses into replacing human wo…
A broader ecosystem of AI companies beyond OpenAI, Nvidia, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind is building the infrastructure, governance, and application platforms that make AI commercially viable. Mistra…
AI shopping assistants, despite massive investment and potential for a $5 trillion global market by 2030, remain frustratingly ineffective at tasks like finding a specific dress, as experienced by a j…
Runway's fourth annual AI Film Festival in Los Angeles showcased 10 short films made entirely with AI video tools, leaving a Fast Company reporter feeling optimistic about the technology's creative po…
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo launched Raise Us, a $500 million nonprofit initiative to help American workers adapt to AI-driven job displacement, with bipartisan support and partner…
Josh Tyrangiel, author of 'AI for Good,' argues that AI's greatest impact comes from practical tools solving real problems, not flashy promises. He highlights examples like the Cleveland Clinic's seps…
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of the California AI-Unemployment Tracker, the first statewide tool in the U.S. to monitor AI-related job loss using unemployment insurance claims…
Apple raised prices on Macs, iPads, and HomePods by 15-25% due to soaring AI-driven memory and storage costs, but spared the iPhone from increases. The move follows warnings from CEO Tim Cook about un…
Meta is reversing its decision to reassign 7,000 employees to AI-focused units, including the Applied AI taskforce, allowing individuals to choose whether to join. The move comes amid low employee mor…
Top AI developers are shifting focus from chatbots to 'world models' that teach AI systems to understand and navigate physical environments, aiming to create more intelligent and embodied AI. Research…
Barnes & Noble's CEO warns that AI-written books may already be on store shelves, as publishers HarperCollins and Harlequin sign AI deals. The development comes amid a survey showing 53% of Americans …
UC Berkeley AI professor Emma Pierson argues in The Atlantic that AI development should be slowed to mitigate societal risks like mass unemployment and surveillance, even if it delays potential cancer…