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A Hacker News user asks the community to predict how the world will change in 5-10 years due to rapid progress in LLMs and AI, sparking discussion on future societal and technological shifts.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe commended Kazakhstan's March 15 constitutional referendum as an important stage in institutional transformation and governance modernization. The statement welcomed ref…
At least 10 power infrastructure and clean technology companies have gone public in 2026, raising $11.6 billion, as investors bet on solutions to AI's growing energy demands. The IPO surge is fueled by cash-rich tech fir…
The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the situation. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.
The Trump administration is nearing an agreement to restore access to Anthropic's Fable 5 AI model after 15 days of suspension due to export controls imposed over national security concerns. The model was taken offline f…
Tokyo-based Sakana AI and Beijing cybersecurity firm 360 Security launched AI tools this week as alternatives to Anthropic's banned Mythos and Fable models, capitalizing on the US export ban now in its third week. Sakana…
HMRC warned UK households that relying on AI summaries for VAT deadlines could lead to penalties, stating that weekend deadlines do not extend to the next working day. The tax authority urged people to always check offic…
OpenAI's decision to delay its IPO filing has triggered a sharp sell-off in AI stocks, with analysts warning that the move signals deeper troubles for the sector and could mark the beginning of a prolonged downturn in 20…
San Jose has trained its 1,000th employee on AI tools as part of a plan to boost government efficiency and preserve jobs amid budget cuts. The city aims to train 2,500 workers by 2027, leveraging AI to save thousands of …
Major tech firms including Oracle cut over 21,000 jobs in 2026, with AI adoption cited as a key factor. U.S. employers announced 83,387 job cuts in April, 21,490 attributed to AI, according to Challenger, Gray & Christma…
Former US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo launched "Raise Us," a bipartisan nonprofit funded by Amazon, Anthropic, Microsoft, and the OpenAI Foundation to prepare American workers for AI-driven job shifts. The initiativ…
Turkish police arrested 178 people ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, bringing the total number of detainees in recent raids to 225, on terrorism charges. The arrests targeted journalists, academics, lawyers, and other …
A software engineer on Hacker News asks whether a quiet market exists for development jobs that prohibit AI-assisted coding, citing growing dissent among developers burned out by AI hype. The engineer notes a recruiter c…
Google's June 2026 spam update now targets attempts to manipulate generative AI responses in Search, but enforcement is challenging because planted text on user-generated pages is difficult to distinguish from legitimate…
Agentic AI, built on large language models, can autonomously pursue goals by taking actions such as calling APIs, running code, and editing files, distinguishing it from chatbots that only generate text. This agency intr…
Nobel laureate economist Robert Shiller warns that widespread fear of AI-driven job losses could become a self-fulfilling prophecy, as negative narratives about AI's impact on employment may cause consumers to reduce spe…
China's Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli urged Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) members to ease travel barriers and enhance cooperation to boost tourism as a regional economic driver during the 13th Apec …
Alameda County is spending millions on a runoff election to fill ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell's seat, with the winner serving only a few months. The top-two system risks electing a candidate with minimal support, while ranked c…
A Pearl Meyer analysis of 2,500 public company proxy statements found only 58 (2%) incorporate AI into executive incentive programs, with just 12% using explicit AI metrics. Compensation committees face governance challe…
Economic constraints on token use in organizations are driving the emergence of norms as AI providers shift from flat subscription fees to per-token pricing, leading companies like Uber to cap AI tool usage after blowing…