AI
Homebase AI Assistant limits access for 150,000 small business customers
Homebase launches an AI tool for scheduling and payroll, but initial availability is restricted to a limited number of businesses.
AI
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AI
Anthropic's five-member trust holds sway without equity ownership
A Wall Street Journal report details how Anthropic's opaque Long-Term Benefit Trust controls major company decisions despite trustees holding no shares.
AI
81% of US tasks AI and robots can do, but they cost less than humans for just 0.3%
New research indicates that while AI and robotics could technically perform the vast majority of American work tasks, they are currently cheaper than human labor for only a tiny fraction of those roles.
AI
Rivian CEO Scaringe Shifts Focus To AI, Robotics And Tech Licensing
RJ Scaringe expands Rivian beyond EV manufacturing into a broader technology supplier role with new robotics and AI ventures.
AI
Meta Permits Explicit AI Sexting While Restricting Adult Creator Accounts
OnlyFans creators criticize Meta for allowing its AI agent to engage in explicit chats while limiting real adult performers on social platforms.
AI
60-Second Videos and Interactive Quizzes Now Available in Google's Gemini Notebook for Exam Prep
Google introduces 60-second video overviews and interactive quizzes in Gemini Notebook to help students review coursework and prepare for exams more effectively.
AI
Qualcomm CEO: 100B-parameter AI on phones by 2028, memory costs hit sales
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says AI leaders require massive on-device models by 2028, driving hardware shifts and memory costs.
AI
Sullivan & Cromwell and OpenAI Launch AI Analyzer to Spot Draft Agreement Issues
A new AI-powered analyzer from Sullivan & Cromwell and OpenAI helps legal teams identify issues in draft agreements, marking a significant step in automating contract review processes.
AI
Pixel Watch 4 Owners Now Get AI Watch Face Creator, Previously Exclusive to Pixel Watch 5
Google is rolling out an AI tool that creates custom watch faces for Pixel Watch 4 users, a feature previously exclusive to the newer Pixel Watch 5.
AI
53% of Firms Face Latency Spikes as AI Agents Generate 450% More Traffic Than Humans
New research reveals that connectivity constraints, not compute power, are the primary bottleneck for enterprise AI deployment and performance.
AI
Dozens Report Unauthorized AI Use for Art and Copy at HarperCollins, S&S and Hachette
Staff at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette report unauthorized AI use for cover art and copy.
AI
Anti-Cybercrime Groups Deploy AI Bots to Waste Cybercriminal Time
Security initiatives use lifelike AI chatbots to trick scammers into wasting time on fake victims, disrupting attack workflows.
Privacy & Policy
Google Releases EmbeddingGemma 2 for Local Multimodal AI Processing
Google introduces an open, lightweight embedding model designed to keep text and image data on-premises for enhanced privacy compliance.