Tw future of software development retreat key takeaways
‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies
Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases
Tech legend Stewart Brand on Musk, Bezos and his extraordinary life: ‘We don’t need to passively accept our fate’
He was at the heart of 1960s counterculture, then paved the way for the libertarian mindset of Silicon Valley. At 87, Brand is still keen to ensure the world is maintained properly – not just today, but for the next 10,000 years
Diagnostics startup Droplet Biosciences partners with Nvidia to speed cancer testing
Diagnostics firm Droplet Biosciences said on Tuesday it is collaborating with Nvidia to use the chipmaker's AI infrastructure to speed up post-surgery cancer test results.
Opinion | I Worked for Block. Its A.I. Job Cuts Aren’t What They Seem.
Is Block’s announcement just a convenient and flashy new cover for typical corporate downsizing?
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Burger King AI bot will check up on staffs' please and thank yous
The fast-food chain is testing OpenAI-powered headsets that monitor staff interactions with customers.
SaaS in, SaaS out: Here's what's driving the SaaSpocalypse | TechCrunch
What's behind the SaaSpocalypse? It simply seems a new supreme has risen.
Michigan quarterly review: Vol. 35, No. 2
The Hunt for Dark Breakfast
With a theoretical model of breakfast, can we derive the existence of “dark breakfasts,” breakfasts that we know must exist, but have never observed?
Your New Job Is to Onboard AI Agents: How AI Native Companies Actually Operate
Inside Linear's agent-first workflows, Ramp's 4 levels of AI proficiency, and Factory's playbook for turning expert knowledge into AI skills
You Bought Zuck’s Ray-Bans. Now Someone in Nairobi Is Watching You Poop.
A joint investigation by Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten went to Nairobi, Kenya and talked to the human data annotators – the real human workers who label and review footage from Meta…
LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy - Ars Technica
Pseudonymity has never been perfect for preserving privacy. Soon it may be pointless.
The State of Consumer AI. Part 1 - Usage
Two years ago, I argued that consumer AI was heading toward a familiar endgame: distribution would trump raw model quality, and hence the incumbents Google and Meta were best positioned to win.
Microsoft execs worry AI will eat entry level coding jobs
: Russinovich and Hanselman say firms must train juniors to fix agent mistakes – not replace them with prompts
IBM stock dives after Anthropic points out AI can rewrite COBOL fast
: Big Blue has been saying this itself since 2013
Opinion | The A.I. Disruption Has Arrived, and It Sure Is Fun
We’re entering a new renaissance of software development. We should all be excited, despite the uncertainties that lie ahead.
Tech companies are making their robots cute to try to win over humans
Whether they’re delivering food or folding your laundry, consumer-facing robots are increasingly being designed to be more palatable to the humans who interact with them.
Anthropic updates Claude Cowork tool built to give the average office worker a productivity boost
Companies can connect Claude Cowork to existing tools like Google Drive, Gmail and DocuSign.
If Chatbots Can Replace Writers, It’s Because We Made Writing Replaceable | The Walrus
A good deal of what gets published already reads like a photocopy of a photocopy
Low-Cost Solid State Lidar Aims for ADAS Integration
MicroVision aims to make lidar affordable for mainstream vehicles with a target price under $200.
The Case for Making Bold Bets in Uncertain Times | MIT Sloan Management Review
Data analysis reveals that companies that make bold investments amid volatility often outperform more cautious peers.
Japan Is What Late-Stage Capitalist Decline Looks Like
Is America next?
AI Timeline — Complete History of Large Language Models
Interactive timeline tracking 194+ Large Language Models from 2017 to 2026, including ChatGPT, GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA, Mistral, and DeepSeek.
Buying Futures, Renting the Past: How Speculation and Nostalgia Became the Economy
Super Bowl ads, Jesus derivatives, and Gen Alpha's return to the theater
Why AI Adoption Stalls, According to Industry Data
AI impact is ultimately tied to whether employees can see a credible place for themselves in the future leaders are building.
AI Added 'Basically Zero' to US Economic Growth Last Year, Goldman Sachs Says
Imported chips and hardware mean the AI investemtns are translating into US GDP growth.
Experts vs. Imitators
Learn how to spot the difference between and expert and an imitator with 5 key tells.
The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune
Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.”