Microsoft is testing a COPILOT feature in Excel that uses OpenAI’s gpt-4.1-mini model to auto-fill spreadsheet cells from natural-language prompts. The function can classify feedback, generate summaries and create tables…
Gates Funds $1 Million AI Alzheimer’s Prize Summary Bill Gates, via Gates Ventures, is funding a $1 million competition — the “Alzheimer’s Insights AI” prize — to encourage novel uses…
Amazon Cloud Chief Says Replacing Junior Staff With AI is ‘Dumbest’ Idea Summary Amazon Web Services boss Matt Garman warned on the ‘Matthew Berman’ podcast that using AI to replace…
Mark Zuckerberg Plans To Shake Up Meta’s AI Efforts, Again Summary Meta is reorganising its Meta Superintelligence Labs into four divisions focused on AI research, superintelligence development, products and infrastructure.…
Google’s AI Overviews Led Users Astray, Reports Say Some Phone Numbers Are Scams Summary Google’s AI Overviews returned fraudulent customer-service phone numbers in multiple reported incidents. A Reddit user said…
Electricity Prices Are Climbing More Than Twice as Fast as Inflation Summary NPR reporting cited by Slashdot shows electricity prices rising at more than double the general inflation rate over…
Microsoft Warns Excel’s New AI Function ‘Can Give Incorrect Responses’ in High-Stakes Scenarios Summary Microsoft is testing a COPILOT feature in Excel that leverages OpenAI’s gpt-4.1-mini model to auto-fill spreadsheet…
US Tech Stocks Hit By Concerns Over Future of AI Boom – Slashdot Summary US technology shares sold off after fresh warnings that the recent AI-driven rally may be overhyped.…
Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts Summary Chinese e‑commerce platforms are increasingly using AI “virtual human” avatars as livestream salespeople. Firms such as Shanghai’s PLTFRM build…
I Went to an AI Film Festival Screening and Left With More Questions Than Answers Summary John Semley attends the AI Film Festival — a Runway AI–backed programme that screened…
