Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs Summary Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told The Logan Bartlett Show that deploying agentic AI allowed the company to “rebalance” headcount…
85% of College Students Report AI Use
85% of College Students Report AI Use Summary A new Inside Higher Ed survey, reported on Slashdot, finds that 85% of college students used generative AI for coursework in the…
Google Says Gmail Security Alert Claims Are False
Google Says Gmail Security Alert Claims Are False Summary Google has denied recent reports that it issued a broad security warning to Gmail users about a major vulnerability. In a…
Chinese Cluster Now World’s Top Innovation Hotspot, UN Says
Chinese Cluster Now World’s Top Innovation Hotspot, UN Says Summary The UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reports that the Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou cluster has overtaken Tokyo–Yokohama as the world’s top…
Amazon US Prime Sign-Ups Slow Despite Expanded Promotion, Data Shows
Amazon US Prime Sign-Ups Slow Despite Expanded Promotion, Data Shows Summary Reuters-obtained internal data reviewed by the news agency shows Amazon registered about 5.4 million U.S. Prime sign-ups over the…
What Every Argument About Sideloading Gets Wrong
What Every Argument About Sideloading Gets Wrong Summary Developer Hugo Tunius argues that much of the sideloading debate misses a crucial distinction: companies like Google and Apple aren’t directly restricting…
WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain
WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain Summary On the latest Uncanny Valley podcast episode Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger recap the week’s top stories: AI cutting into entry‑level jobs, a…
Latam-GPT: The Free, Open Source, and Collaborative AI of Latin America
Latam-GPT: The Free, Open Source, and Collaborative AI of Latin America Summary Latam-GPT is an open-source large language model being developed by the Chilean National Center for Artificial Intelligence (CENIA)…
Meet the Guys Betting Big on AI Gambling Agents
Meet the Guys Betting Big on AI Gambling Agents Summary The article surveys the emerging market for AI-powered sports-betting tools and agents. Startups and enthusiasts are deploying models that scrape…
Spiritual Influencers Say ‘Sentient’ AI Can Help You Solve Life’s Mysteries
Spiritual Influencers Say ‘Sentient’ AI Can Help You Solve Life’s Mysteries Summary Webb Wright’s WIRED feature examines how spiritual influencers and wellness creators are framing AI chatbots as quasi‑spiritual guides.…