According to Fast Company, the tools and mandates leaders choose around AI expose their true beliefs about human workers. From AI-blamed layoffs to pervasive electronic monitoring, the trend suggests a preference for controllable “synthetic” employees.
The UK is betting big on long-term, high-risk engineering solutions to the climate crisis. A new £39 million round of Green Future Fellowships funds 13 innovators for a decade to scale everything from four-times-better batteries to microbes that make hydrogen from CO2.
AI is transforming higher education far beyond student essays, impacting specialized fields like engineering and medicine. The rapid evolution of agentic AI could automate administration and personalize learning, potentially making education more accessible. Institutions that fail to adapt their pol
TikTok is finalizing a deal to avoid a US ban, transferring 50% ownership to US-based firms like Oracle. The core change? A new algorithm trained solely on US user data, promising a feed “free from outside manipulation.”
PayPal is extending its PYUSD stablecoin into financing AI infrastructure like GPUs and data centers. The move taps into a massive projected market for AI compute spending, which could hit $6.7 trillion by 2029. A new incentive program will offer 4.5% on deposits to fuel adoption.
Instacart has agreed to pay $60 million to settle FTC allegations of deceptive practices. The agency says the company misled users about “free delivery,” hidden refunds, and auto-enrolled them in paid subscriptions.
Following a week of intense criticism, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has announced the studio will hold an AMA and re-evaluate its processes. The backlash stemmed from Vincke admitting the studio uses AI for tasks like brainstorming and placeholder text, sparking fears about artistic integrity and
Larian Studios is facing intense criticism from fans after revealing it’s experimenting with generative AI. CEO Swen Vincke says it’s for placeholders and references, not finished games, and has promised a detailed AMA in January 2025 to address concerns.
Yann LeCun is pushing back on the industry’s grand “quest” for artificial general intelligence. Meanwhile, Databricks just secured a massive new funding round to compete in the enterprise AI platform wars.
A major film studio in Georgia is looking at converting its 185,000 sq ft facility into a data center. The move comes as production spending in the state has plummeted from previous highs, creating an oversupply of studio space.
