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After Super Bowl ad, consumers rethink the tradeoffs of home surveillance tech

Feb 17, 2026 - What once felt like a personal security upgrade now feels to many like participation in a broader law enforcement enforcement apparatus that they didn't sign up for.

After Super Bowl ad, consumers rethink the tradeoffs of home surveillance tech

Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds

Feb 12, 2026 - 404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly geolocate photos.

Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds

Federal officials tap open-source standard to improve GenAI access to public data

Feb 4, 2026 - Officials are using a standard known as “Model Context Protocol” to ensure that queries to third-party AI chatbots like ChatGPT are informed by public data.

Federal officials tap open-source standard to improve GenAI access to public data

How Gen Z Uses Gen AI—and Why It Worries Them

Jan 28, 2026 - A new Gallup survey of 18- to 28-year-olds reveals their complicated relationship with the technology.

How Gen Z Uses Gen AI—and Why It Worries Them

Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence

Jan 26, 2026 - The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”

Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence

Inside OpenAI’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books

Jan 27, 2026 - Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.

Inside OpenAI’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books

China’s Moonshot Unveils New AI Model Ahead of DeepSeek Release

Jan 26, 2026 - oonshot AI released an upgrade of its flagship model, heating up a domestic arms race ahead of an expected rollout by Chinese sensation DeepSeek.

China’s Moonshot Unveils New AI Model Ahead of DeepSeek Release

What to Expect From AI in 2026: Personal Agents, Mega Alliances, and the Gigawatt Ceiling

Jan 22, 2026 - AI models have reached an important inflection point, which will change how humans and machines work together.

What to Expect From AI in 2026: Personal Agents, Mega Alliances, and the Gigawatt Ceiling

South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate AI, startups warn of compliance burdens

Jan 22, 2026 - South Korea introduced what it says is the world's first comprehensive set of laws regulating artificial intelligence, aiming to strengthen trust and safety in the sector, but startups fretted that compliance could hold them back.

South Korea launches landmark laws to regulate AI, startups warn of compliance burdens

January 2026 US Labor Market Update: Jobs Mentioning AI Are Growing Amid Broader Hiring Weakness

Jan 22, 2026 - Small pockets of growth are emerging as employers concentrate their limited hiring on roles and skills tied to AI.

January 2026 US Labor Market Update: Jobs Mentioning AI Are Growing Amid Broader Hiring Weakness

Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns

Jan 21, 2026 - A new EPIC report says data brokers, ad-tech surveillance, and ICE enforcement are among the factors leading to a “health privacy crisis” that is eroding trust and deterring people from seeking care.

Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns

AI company Eightfold sued for helping companies secretly score job seekers

Jan 21, 2026 - Eightfold AI, a venture capital-backed artificial intelligence hiring platform used by Microsoft , PayPal and many other Fortune 500 companies, is being sued in California for allegedly compiling reports used to screen job applicants without their knowledge.

AI company Eightfold sued for helping companies secretly score job seekers

Claude Code and What Comes Next

Jan 7, 2026 - A big reason Claude Code is so good is that it uses a wide variety of tricks in its agentic harness that allow its very smart AI, Opus 4.5, to overcome many of the problems of LLMs.

Claude Code and What Comes Next

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Ph.D.s Can’t Find Work as Boston’s Biotech Engine Sputters

Dec 29, 2025 - A life-sciences job in Boston used to be a sure path to a high-paying career, but empty labs and unemployed grads now herald tougher times in the city.

Ph.D.s Can’t Find Work as Boston’s Biotech Engine Sputters

We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything

Dec 18, 2025 - It lost hundreds of dollars, bought some crazy stuff—and taught us a lot.

We Put an AI Vending Machine in Our Office. It Gave Away Everything

OPM launches Tech Force to recruit technologists to government

Dec 16, 2025 - An initial cohort of 1,000 people will serve in agency roles for two years. Roughly 25 companies — including Microsoft, Palantir and xAI — are partners on the initiative.

OPM launches Tech Force to recruit technologists to government

The most asked questions of Alexa in 2025

Dec 12, 2025 - There is certainly some irony in one of the questions most commonly posed to Alexa this year: “What does AI mean?”

The most asked questions of Alexa in 2025

The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation

Dec 6, 2025 - In this 2025 edition of the annual McKinsey Global Survey on AI, we look at the current trends that are driving real value from artificial intelligence.

The state of AI in 2025: Agents, innovation, and transformation

'Europe has the resources to sustain cutting-edge AI research'

Dec 4, 2025 - Around 30 artificial intelligence leaders – researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs – urge Europe to invest in talent and science.

'Europe has the resources to sustain cutting-edge AI research'

Billboard's Top Country Song Is Currently AI Slop

Nov 12, 2025 - An AI-generated country song has topped Billboard's "Country Digital Song Sales" chart in the United States.

Billboard's Top Country Song Is Currently AI Slop

How Much AI Will Audiences Accept in Music and Movies? Quantifying Where Consumers Draw the Line on AI Art

Nov 12, 2025 - Unpacking public sentiment around AI in filmmaking and music production.

How Much AI Will Audiences Accept in Music and Movies? Quantifying Where Consumers Draw the Line on AI Art

Finding Work With AI

Nov 12, 2025 - An estimated 3.5% of the conversations were about finding work or moving through a job application process between May 2024 and July 2025.

Finding Work With AI

Giving your AI a Job Interview

Nov 11, 2025 - As AI advice becomes more important, we are going to need to get better at assessing it

Giving your AI a Job Interview

San Francisco’s youngest billionaires are betting on a new kind of job boom

Nov 7, 2025 - Mercor’s 22-year-old CEO Brendan Foody imagines a future in which white-collar contractors earn riches teaching machines to behave like humans.

San Francisco’s youngest billionaires are betting on a new kind of job boom

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled

No 7, 2025 - X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled

The Wubi Effect

Nov 7, 2025 - the story of Professor Wang Yongmin, a hard-headed computer programmer who solved this puzzle and laid the foundation for the China we know today.

The Wubi Effect

The worst October for layoffs in over two decades

Nov 7, 2025 - Employers cited cost cutting and automation as reasons to cut jobs.

The worst October for layoffs in over two decades

Initiative Aims to Help State Governments Build AI Capacity

Nov 4, 2025 - The AI Readiness Project is an endeavor intended to help states, territories, and tribal governments build their capacity to use AI responsibly through convenings, knowledge sharing and pilots.

Initiative Aims to Help State Governments Build AI Capacity

Your New ChatGPT Guide 💫

Oct 30, 2025 - 25 AI Tips and Tricks from a guest expert

Your New ChatGPT Guide 💫