AI ‘Business Agents’ Will Kill SaaS by 2030, Says Microsoft Summary Microsoft corporate vice-president Charles Lamanna predicts that AI “business agents” — systems driven by generative AI interfaces, goal-oriented processing…
Gamblers Now Bet on AI Models Like Racehorses Summary Trading in AI prediction markets has surged: platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket saw roughly $20 million in AI-related wagers in…
Summary The Prospect Magazine piece, relayed by Slashdot, argues that LinkedIn has become increasingly “fake” as it layers AI over functions that once worked well. Examples include replacing a useful…
WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped Summary This WIRED “Uncanny Valley” episode (host Zoë Schiffer, guest Jake Lahut) runs through five notable stories from the week and digs into why OpenAI’s…
GenAI FOMO has spurred businesses to light nearly $40 billion on fire Summary MIT’s NANDA initiative reports that 95% of enterprise organisations have seen no return from their Generative AI…
LLM Found Transmitting Behavioural Traits to ‘Student’ LLM Via Hidden Signals in Data Summary A joint arXiv study by Anthropic and Truthful AI reports a surprising phenomenon the authors call…
Duolingo’s Stock Down 38%, Plummets After OpenAI’s GPT-5 Language App-Building Demo Summary Duolingo’s share price has tumbled roughly 38% from a May peak, with a sharp downturn linked to OpenAI’s…
Google’s ‘AI Overview’ Pointed Him to a Customer Service Number. It Was a Scam Summary A real-estate developer searched for a cruise-line customer service number and used the phone number…
Gamblers Now Bet on AI Models Like Racehorses Summary Trading volume on AI prediction markets reached roughly $20 million in August 2025 across platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket. Kalshi reports…
LinkedIn Is the Fakest Platform of Them All Summary The Prospect piece argues that LinkedIn’s recent rush to add AI features has made the platform more alienating and less useful.…
