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What Does the Humbling of Leopold Aschenbrenner Mean for the A.I. Bubble?
The troubles of a twenty-four-year-old hedge-fund manager highlight some larger questions about the tech-driven stock boom.
Chinese farmer kills 25 acres of crops after following AI-generated weed and pest control advice — farmer trusted pesticide recipe after months of successful advice
A farmer in China followed an AI app's advice for his 25-acre farmland, resulting in the death of his entire crop of sesame seedlings. 67-year-old man was initially skeptical of the tool but eventually trusted it after months of using it.
New Browser Uses AI to Invent Any Website You Type In
Google DeepMind engineer Vidy Thatte has built an experimental browser called Gem that takes an unusual approach to browsing the … Read More The post New Browser Uses AI to Invent Any Website You Type In appeared first on ProPakistani .
Para o Fed de St. Louis, AI não garante inflação menor, e o Fed precisa apertar
Kevin Warsh, o novo chairman do Federal Reserve, se alinha aos economistas que veem a inteligência artificial como um potente e rápido choque na produtividade – exercendo uma força desinflacionária…
OPINIÃO. A AI está vivendo 1997
Em algum momento dos anos 90, as empresas começaram a perceber que precisavam “estar na internet”. Na prática, isso significava criar um site institucional – pouco mais do que um folder digitalizado…
(2nd LD) Gov't to enact special law this year to designate special zone for AI investment projects
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- The government plans to enact a special law this year...
Tech giants are gaga over AI, but employees say the AI race is making their jobs harder
AI companies say their tools help employees accomplish dramatically more, but workers describe punishing schedules. The emerging workplace battle may ultimately be about who gets to keep the time AI…
These analysts say Elon Musk’s ambitious AI plans for SpaceX should be taken seriously, thanks to Microsoft
If Elon Musk can expand its compute capacity swiftly, Microsoft could be perfectly positioned to monetize this “one-in-a-generation opportunity”
Korea Launches Public-Private Space AI Framework
The Korea AeroSpace Administration said it held the “9th Aerospace SOS Meeting” at Rebellions, an AI semiconductor design company, on Aug.
- Korea Aerospace Administration convened 9th Aerospace SOS Meeting on August 10.
- 17 companies, including AI firms and power-sector firms, participated.
- Meeting aimed to establish Korean-style space data center framework.
Emirates NBD joins Dubai fund to bring more AI and FinTech solutions to banking
Dubai: Emirates NBD has partnered with the Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF) to identify and test new artificial intelligence and FinTech technologies that looks to change how customers use banking…
How stalled models, missed deadlines and staff burnout led to the unraveling of Google’s DeepMind
Within DeepMind, current and former employees say tensions have been simmering months.
AI is changing more than Wall Street's workflows. It’s creating a whole new career path.
AI startups like Rogo are attracting young bankers from some of Wall Street's biggest firms, and providing an option beyond buy- or sell-side.
The bipartisan backlash to Big Tech's AI data centers is getting harder for politicians to ignore
The anti-data center movement is bipartisan, and that's worrying some local politicians in red states around the country.
BCG is betting that the best AI leaders know how to lead people, too
With new roles for Amanda Luther, Silvio Palumbo, and Natasha Taylor, BCG is betting on leaders with people skills to bridge the AI divide.
'Tiananmen code' in Tokyo and AI's effect on brain: Our 5 most-read stories from last week
We've listed our five most read stories on The Mainichi news site, from top to bottom, that were published between August 1 and 9. The first story was
Exclusive: Sanders calls for AI development pause
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is urging leading AI CEOs to pause AI development, warning that lawmakers will step in if no action is taken. Why it matters: Sanders is upping the ante on the AI industry ahead of the elections, building on his progressive playbook that is shaping how some candidates message around the issue.
Sean Grindal on the Hidden Costs of AI Code
Sean Grindal explains why AI coding tools accelerate development but also reduce code ownership, encourage feature bloat, and contribute to developer burnout.
This $199 AI-powered design tool makes technical drawings easier than ever
Lock in a 1-year subscription to Autodesk AutoCAD LT and make 2D renderings easy, now for just $199 (reg. $540).
These startups are chasing the next big thing in LLMs
MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of them here.
AI for science needs reasoning, not just data
Every few decades, someone announces that science has reached its end. In 1903, the revered physicist Albert Michelson wrote that the “facts of physical science have all been discovered.” In the…
Can Google Boost Pixel Photos With AI Horsepower, Not Gimmicks?
Commentary: Google has the potential to advance the state of the art, but we’ll see if it just wants flashy AI features instead.
A Therapeutic Threesome: How AI Chatbots Are Wrecking the Therapist-Client Relationship
When a chatbot becomes a person's confidant, therapists face a new rival: a machine that sounds caring, but does not care.
How AI Is transforming outage response during high traffic events
Reducing alert noise and accelerating recovery with observability.
73pc of HK workers have adopted AI at work: HKUST
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Monday announced they found that over 70 percent of workers across the SAR has adopted artificial intelligence at work – significantly higher than the…
TAIONE Open Source Foundation and Embedded LLM Collaborate to Build Taiwan’s vLLM Ecosystem
Partnership strengthens Taiwan’s participation in one of the world’s leading AI infrastructure projects through local community building, upstream contribution and engineering mentorship TAIPEI…
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.
How long can the AI memory price boom last? Research suggests not much longer
A sharp run-up in global memory-chip stocks is beginning to falter as cooling price growth raises questions over how long the sector’s explosive boom can last, even as artificial intelligence demand remains robust and Chinese producers prepare to add more supply.
Managing the Transition From Predictable API-Based Software Toward AI Agents
Learn how enterprises can safely transition from API-driven software to AI agents using APIs, RAG, guardrails, governance, and platform engineering.
From Made in China to Innovated by China: How AI, Robotics and Innovative Drugs Are Shaping the World
China is evolving from the world's factory to a leader in innovation, with AI, robotics, and groundbreaking drugs at the forefront of this transformation.
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.
London-based edge AI infrastructure company Edgify raises €7.7 million to combat retail losses
Edgify, a London-based edge MLOps platform for physical retail providing the AI infrastructure to protect against in-store loss, has raised €7.7 million ($9 million) in Series A+ funding to accelerate…
72% of Hong Kong professionals regularly use AI, double global average: survey
More than 70 per cent of Hong Kong working professionals use artificial intelligence (AI) tools on a daily or weekly basis, more than double the global average, but junior staff also harbour deeper anxiety over job security amid its growing adoption, a survey has found.
AI Investor and CEO Rob May Discusses the Value of the Post-Model World Thesis
Rob May argues AI's future lies in intelligent systems, not standalone models. Explore his Post-Model World thesis, model fragmentation, and Neurometric.
GitHub Code Quality Targets Maintainability as AI-Generated Code Increases
GitHub Code Quality is now generally available on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Team. The service combines CodeQL analysis with AI-assisted detection of maintainability and reliability problems…
Odd Lots: NYT’s CEO on Media Brands in the Age of AI (Podcast)
In the last decade, the New York Times has remade itself many times over. It has done that through acquisitions — The Athletic, Wirecutter, and the ever-popular Wordle — and by navigating all the…
Nikkei Rises as AI Buying Returns and BOJ Rate-Hike Bets Build
Tokyo stocks rose on August 10, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 66,376.25, up 1.2%, as investors bought electronics, metals and artificial intelligence-related shares, while fresh signs of a more…
Anthropic has an important message for Claude users
Anthropic's Claude Code platform has announced that auto mode will now be the default setting for its users. This significant update enables the AI to tackle programming tasks autonomously…
How Chinese AI is driving price competition among US labs
Artificial intelligence users are shopping around as US giants face fierce competition from Chinese rivals — and in Beijing’s tech district, drinkers at an AI-themed bar can even plug in to DeepSeek…
From young talent to RM1m home: 'Abang Boy' proud of Aliff's journey
KOTA BARU: For Mohd Farek Md Urep, better known as ‘Abang Boy’, seeing Muay Thai fighter Ahmad Nor Iman Aliff Rakib achieve success is more than a proud moment — it is the fulfilment of a dream that…
Oslo-based Visoid raises €2.1 million to scale its AI visualisation platform for architects
Visoid, an Oslo-based AI visualisation platform for architects and industry professionals, has secured €2.1 million ($2.5 million) in fresh funding to support the company’s next stage of growth.
Top economist warns that the AI math doesn’t make sense: ‘Profits are currently being funded by investors rather than earned from customers’
The AI boom has turned the standard profit margin model on its head, according to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok—and it’s making the industry’s growth unsustainable.
To avoid a ‘graveyard of pilots’, Seatrium gives AI projects 3 months to deliver
Short timeline prevents projects from remaining in experimental stage indefinitely
'Raising the standard': Inside Talkspace's bold new AI mental health support tool
We spent some time with Monika Dargis, Head of Clinical Operations and Quality at Talkspace, about its newest AI mental health tool and more.
Edgify raises $9M to expand its edge AI platform
Edge AI infrastructure company Edgify has raised $9million in Series A+ funding to accelerate the rollout of its platform forphysical retail and expand its technology into other industries. The round ...
Are people in creative professions happier? It’s complicated
Creative work is on the rise. According to recent projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics , creative and multimedia design roles are expected to grow by 12% over the next six years—one of the biggest increases ever for those who hold degrees in fine arts.
Navi Mumbai airport name, drought and more: Supriya Sule shares details of meeting with PM Modi
NCP MP's also called for a Bharat Ratna for Jyotiba Phule and Savitri Phule, Shahir Anna Bhau Saathe, Saint Tukdoji Maharaj.
How building InMobi and Glance shaped Piyush Shah's vision for India's AI future
In this episode of the Prime Venture Partners podcast, Piyush Shah, Co-founder of InMobi and Glance, shares insights from his journey of building two unicorns in India. He discusses why distribution, purpose, and building on India’s unique strengths will be critical in the AI era.
NSE to launch East Africa’s first AI-focused ETF before end of 2026
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) is preparing to launch East Africa’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on artificial intelligence stocks before the end of 2026, as it moves to broaden…
China: Typhoon Dolphin prompts mass evacuation, canceled flights
Even as it weakens, Typhoon Dolphin is disrupting life in China. Close to 1,500 flights have been canceled in Shanghai while parts of Beijing are under flood alert.
Dangote refinery in Lamu set to begin construction in October
Construction of the proposed Dangote oil refinery in Lamu is expected to begin in October, billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has said.
Roy King eyes bigger prizes after 'unreal' Korea triumph
KUALA LUMPUR: Yap Roy King described his Korea Masters triumph with Tee Kai Wun as “unreal” after the Malaysian pair completed a remarkable turnaround in Asan on Sunday.
MCA: Use new Madani park funds to fix existing ones
KUANTAN: The government should consider redirecting funds earmarked for the construction of 1,000 Madani recreational parks towards repairing, upgrading and maintaining existing parks that are in poor…
Saudia to add four Boeing 777 freighters through new DAE deal
Dubai: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has signed a purchase and leaseback agreement with Saudia covering four new Boeing 777F aircraft, expanding the Saudi carrier’s cargo fleet over the coming months.
GPHA moves to ease Tema Port congestion
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has announced a series of urgent operational measures to address growing landside congestion at the Port of Tema.
Editorial: Aksa Energy Deal, Bribery Allegations & Matters Arising
In our paper today, we carried a story on the conviction of Ghanaian-American former banker, Asante Kwaku Berko, by a federal jury in Brooklyn, United States, over a bribery scheme connected to the…
QCS launches awareness campaign for workers
<p>Doha, Qatar: Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) has launched a three-month awareness campaign targeting workers throughout June, July, and August as part of its ongoing efforts to reach all segments of the…
Sherine Abdel Wahab's doctor reveals details of her weight loss journey
Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab lost weight over 100 days on a natural diet and walking plan, her doctor says, aiming for a balanced look rather than a number.