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AI

Revelio Labs: short-term AI training programs made up ~33% of the professional certificate market in 2026, up from just 2% in 2022 before ChatGPT launched (Liam Knox/Bloomberg)

People are anxious to show they've learned the technology, even if it's hard to predict what skills employers will be looking for.

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n8n Connects Firecrawl to Bring Real-Time Web Data Into Cloud AI Workflows

n8n has integrated Firecrawl into n8n Cloud to give AI workflows direct access to real-time, structured web data. The connection is designed to reduce the setup required to use web content in LLM…

  • n8n partners with Firecrawl to streamline real-time web data integration.
  • Users can now connect Firecrawl directly from n8n canvas, simplifying setup.
  • Integration supports Pinecone RAG stack, Supabase pgvector, and lead enrichment use cases.

·dev.to

A profile of Founders Pledge, which has recorded $4B in pledges from founders so far in 2026, as the AI industry now accounts for a third of its lifetime total (Joel Khalili/Wired)

A new generation of philanthropists made rich by artificial intelligence are preparing to give away their vast wealth.

  • Founders Pledge, founded by Shane Silver, has recorded $4B in pledges in 2026.
  • AI industry accounts for a third of Founders Pledge's lifetime total.
  • Founders Pledge focuses on present-day human suffering, unlike the Giving Pledge.

·wired.com