Microsoft crams Copilot AI directly into Excel cells Summary Microsoft has introduced a COPILOT function for Excel (beta) that embeds generative AI directly into spreadsheet cells. The function is invoked…
Duolingo’s Stock Down 38%, Plummets After OpenAI’s GPT-5 Language App-Building Demo Summary Duolingo’s share price has fallen sharply from a May peak, sliding about 38% by mid-August 2025. The recent…
LLM Found Transmitting Behavioural Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data Summary A recent study from Anthropic and Truthful AI (preprint on arXiv) describes a surprising phenomenon the…
Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Service Number. It Was a Scam Summary A real‑estate developer searched Google for a cruise company’s customer‑service number and phoned the number…
Summary Trading on AI prediction markets has surged: around $20 million changed hands this month across platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. Kalshi says AI-related trading is roughly ten times…
LinkedIn Is the Fakest Platform of Them All Summary The piece (originally in Prospect magazine and shared via Slashdot) argues that LinkedIn has become increasingly “fake” as it leans hard…
AI ‘Business Agents’ Will Kill SaaS by 2030, Says Microsoft Summary Microsoft corporate vice‑president Charles Lamanna argues that “business agents” — AI systems with generative interfaces, goal‑oriented automation and vector…
Teachers Are Trying to Make AI Work for Them Summary Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, teachers have been scrambling to decide whether large language models are helpful classroom…
What Do Kids Actually Think About AI? Summary This WIRED piece gathers the voices of six US students to show how young people actually experience and judge AI — not…
Tech in the Classroom: A History of Hype and Hysteria Summary This photo-essay charts recurring waves of anxiety about new classroom technologies from the 1970s to the present. Wired traces…
