Block's CEO, Jack Dorsey, announced layoffs to drive profits, leading to a 20% stock surge. AI productivity gains cited as reason for cuts at Fintech company.
Datacentres are facing pressure to meet their own energy needs. The rapid growth of the industry is driven by AI adoption.
Goldman Sachs notes investors favoring 'Halo trade' for AI-proof companies with tangible assets like energy and transport infrastructure. Investors seek 'heavy-asset, low-obsolescence' firms to weather AI disruption.
OpenAI secures new Pentagon deal post-Anthropic exclusion, vows to maintain safety protocols amid AI ethics clash with DOD. Trump orders immediate halt to federal use of Anthropic technology, escalating public AI safety dispute.
Modern large language models (LLMs) face rising costs due to token count growth. AWS's new LMCache support offers cost reductions and performance gains for long-context inference workloads, transforming how organizations handle repetitive data "hot spots."
UK media companies, including BBC and Financial Times, seek global frameworks to protect journalism from unauthorized use by AI firms. Guardian-led coalition aims to ensure fair compensation for original content to ensure industry sustainability.
Study: ChatGPT Health fails to recommend hospital visits when necessary, risking harm. OpenAI's AI platform overlooks urgent care and suicidal ideation, potentially endangering users' lives.
Pete Hegseth threatens to cancel $200m contract unless given unfettered access to Anthropic's Claude model. Anthropic refuses Pentagon's demand to remove safety precautions from AI model, risking designation as "supply chain risk."
Brady Tkachuk, captain of NHL's Ottawa Senators, regrets Trump joke insulting Canadians after US victory over Canada at Winter Olympics. White House AI video shows Tkachuk's controversial remarks, sparking backlash.
Workers express feeling devalued by AI technology, fearing a decline in work quality. IMF analysis predicts AI impact on 40% of global jobs, likening it to a labor market tsunami.
Burger King introduces AI-powered chatbot to monitor employee politeness, sparking controversy. BK Assistant by OpenAI aims to analyze service patterns with real-time feedback.
AI is accelerating COBOL modernization, but success requires complete context and platform-aware input for forward engineering. Mainframe modernization hinges on reverse engineering and a traceable foundation for AI coding assistants.
Learn about Decision Tree Regression implemented from scratch using C# without pointers or recursion in Visual Studio Magazine. Decision trees offer interpretability and can be used alone or in ensembles for regression tasks.
Foundation models excel at general tasks, but customizing models with business knowledge is crucial. Amazon introduces reinforcement fine-tuning for Nova models, shifting from imitation to evaluation learning paradigm, offering tailored solutions for code generation and math reasoning.
WPP plans to become a 'simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business' to save £500m annually by 2028, with asset sales and job cuts. Radical restructuring aims to counter AI growth threat, costing £400m over two years.