Apple is reportedly paying Google $1 billion per year to integrate Gemini AI into Siri. This creates unprecedented strategic dependency on its biggest rival. The deal signals Apple’s failure to build competitive AI technology internally.
A University of Washington study reveals that human hiring managers tend to adopt the racial biases present in AI recommendations. When AI systems showed moderate bias, participants mirrored those preferences in their candidate selections. The findings highlight the real-world implications of AI-hum
AAEON’s new PICO MTU4-SEMI mini PC tackles edge AI deployment challenges with Intel Core Ultra processors and built-in NPU acceleration. The fanless device measures just 108mm x 95mm x 43mm and weighs only 600g, making it suitable for robotics and industrial automation. It supports up to 32GB LPDDR5
1Mind just landed $30 million in Series A funding led by Battery Ventures. The startup’s AI agent, Mindy, focuses on inbound sales and can replace sales engineers on enterprise deals rather than handling outbound cold calls.
The shift to AI-first means designing products and processes with continuous intelligence at their core. Instead of humans jumping between apps, agents will execute intent across systems automatically.
The head of Britain’s £1bn recruitment giant Reed says current AI hiring tools “don’t work very well” despite 18 months of development. He argues that while technology can identify candidates, only humans can actually persuade people to change jobs.
Real-time AI voice models have removed the final technical barriers to convincing phone scams. What once required expert knowledge is now available to anyone with a few lines of code, creating an explosion in AI-enabled fraud.
AI training companies are offering surprisingly high rates to finance professionals, with some roles paying up to $150 per hour. The demand reflects how hard it is to train AI on specialized financial knowledge that isn’t publicly available online.
State Street’s Anna Paglia argues momentum stocks still have room to run despite the Nasdaq’s worst week since April. The firm sees AI cooling off early next year as investors focus on diversification.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a breakthrough gene-editing technique using bacterial retrons. This method can repair multiple dangerous mutations at once, potentially treating complex genetic diseases more effectively than current approaches. The technology builds on
