The CEO of Klarna, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, says AI’s reasoning capabilities mean it could soon perform his entire job. He finds the prospect “gloomy,” but his company is already using AI to do the work of hundreds of employees.
OpenAI has brought on former UK Chancellor George Osborne to head its international “OpenAI for Countries” initiative. This continues a pattern of British politicians, like Nick Clegg and Rishi Sunak, taking senior roles at major US tech firms. The move comes as OpenAI pushes its ambitious, $500 bil
A former Uber Eats exec saw how Latin American doctors are drowning in patient WhatsApp messages. Her startup, Leona Health, just raised $14 million to give them an AI copilot. The goal? Give doctors hours of their day back.
Mastercard is partnering with fintech LoanPro on a new “Loan on Card” program. The initiative aims to give lenders a new way to deliver funds by combining installment loans with the convenience of a Mastercard.
Latent Labs has unveiled Latent-X2, a frontier AI model that generates drug-like antibodies and peptides without iterative lab work. The model achieved hits against half of 18 difficult targets, with designs showing low ex vivo immunogenicity right out of the gate.
Citi analysts are bullish on EssilorLuxottica, the maker of Ray-Bans, calling AI glasses “the next fast-growing edge device.” The company’s smart glasses with Meta already contributed over 4 percentage points to its 12% Q3 growth.
A new project called DoomScroll has launched, archiving countless classic Doom WADs and letting you play them directly in your web browser. It’s the result of five years of work by developers James Baicoianu and Jason Scott, aiming to preserve the game’s rich modding history.
Researchers are now using affordable gene sequencing to solve surprising environmental puzzles. From analyzing the biological contents of Saharan dust storms to verifying the origin of Amazonian fish, the technology is providing critical data for conservation and agriculture.
Apple is adding Google Cast support to its native Apple TV app for Android. This update, arriving after the app’s launch in February 2025, makes it much easier for subscribers to stream to their televisions.
PayPal is officially trying to become a bank in the United States. The move, enabled by looser federal regulations, would let it offer FDIC-insured savings accounts and make loans.
