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Employers who laid off workers citing artificial intelligence are now reversing their decisions, according to a new report. The trend highlights the limitations of AI in replacing human roles and the operational challeng…
The AI Engineer Conference is pivoting from a generalist audience to vertical-specific tracks in healthcare, finance, and go-to-market, reflecting real-world adoption by companies like Vanguard, CVS Health, and Capital O…
AI-powered surveillance systems from companies like Axon, Motorola Solutions, and Veritone are being deployed in U.S. police departments, enabling real-time facial recognition, automated license plate reading, and predic…
Asterisk Magazine's 14th issue, titled 'Risk,' explores how humans quantify, mitigate, and cope with uncertainty through articles on AI timelines, prediction markets, conflict prevention, and financial risk-concealment, …
On June 12, 2026, a US export-control directive forced Anthropic to disable its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models for non-US-national users globally, including foreign employees, until the restriction was lifted on June 30.…
MWC26 Shanghai, held June 24-26, signaled that telecom operators are building networks around AI tokens and agents, not just bandwidth. GSMA director-general Vivek Badrinath declared a mobile "IQ era" in China, while Hua…
Bay Area high school students are increasingly factoring artificial intelligence into their college major and career decisions, with some reconsidering computer science due to fears of automation while others shift to fi…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp criticized OpenAI and Anthropic's token-based pricing model on CNBC, claiming enterprises face IP risks and wasted costs. The criticism coincided with Palantir's announcement of a Sovereign AI Oper…
Palantir co-founder Alex Karp criticized OpenAI and Anthropic for their token-based pricing model, arguing that skyrocketing costs are driving companies toward open-weight models and efficiency over excessive token usage…
Gartner warns that up to $234 billion in enterprise SaaS spending, about 20% of the global total, is at risk by 2030 due to agentic AI, which enables AI agents to complete cross-system tasks without user interaction with…
Meta hired hundreds of contractors to pose as teenagers and send over 45,000 prompts about suicide, sex, drugs, and eating disorders to rival AI chatbots including OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Character.AI, acc…
UiPath CEO Daniel Dines, whose company automates office work, is urging business leaders not to rush into cutting jobs as they adopt AI, warning that hasty layoffs destroy unmeasured value and that AI agents are slower t…
Console prices are skyrocketing as Sony and Microsoft hike prices on PS5 and Xbox models, driven by a semiconductor squeeze from AI data center demand. OpenAI's deal with Samsung and SK Hynix tripled DRAM prices, leaving…
Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi discussed the AI 'bubble' and tech trade with Slatestone Wealth Chief Market Strategist Kenny Polcari and Bianco Research President Jim Bianco, examining the outlook for AI and …
AnthropicAI restored access to its AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after the U.S. government lifted export controls on June 30, 2026. Fable 5 is now globally available, while Mythos 5 is limited to 100 approved U.S. organ…
Palantir published a 9-point manifesto on X advocating for 'AI sovereignty,' urging companies to retain data in-house and criticizing 'tokenmaxxing' as false progress. The post warns against outsourcing data and AI weigh…
The European Union is pushing to finalize a Brexit reset deal with the UK quickly after Prime Minister Keir Starmer's successor takes office, aiming to sign off on agreements covering phytosanitary rules, emissions tradi…
Major film festivals including Tribeca and Cannes, along with production company A24 and the Generated Awards, are validating AI creators by showcasing their work, shifting the narrative from fear to recognition in the c…
Model subsidies are ending as flat-rate AI subscriptions prove unsustainable for agentic workloads, which consume up to 1,000 times more tokens than standard queries. Artificial Analysis' AA-Briefcase benchmark reveals t…
Autodesk CMO Dara Treseder said at Cannes Lions that the best marketers will know when not to use AI, as the industry faces both excitement and anxiety over the technology. She praised Adidas and Nike for their distinct …