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How beauty giant Estee Lauder’s top technologist is betting on ‘AI everywhere’ to fuel its turnaround
This week, the M.A.C and Clinique maker announced that Brian Franz—who oversees data, technology, and analytics—will take on an expanded role on the C-suite.
This VC used AI to try to snag a restaurant reservation. Resy wasn't having it
JC Bahr-de Stefano's attempt to use AI tool Instinct for a Resy reservation at 4 Charles Prime Rib led to account suspension.
No, AI is not killing jobs for everyone, studies say
A slew of recent studies indicate that AI isn’t dramatically displacing workers. At the same time, there were no indicators that the fast-moving technology is creating a lot of jobs, even as AI skills…
Wait, Did Zuckerberg Just Jack Muse the Band’s Instagram Handle For His New AI?
"That's genuinely the worst." The post Wait, Did Zuckerberg Just Jack Muse the Band’s Instagram Handle For His New AI? appeared first on Futurism .
Google's AI genome system evaluates every possible one-base change
Most one-base changes to the human genome do nothing, but a few are significant.
How Macron became Mistral's best ally
Mistral AI and its CEO Arthur Mensch have built ties with the Elysée that few start-ups can claim. Will this relationship survive Emmanuel Macron's departure?
Harvey Raises $550 Million to Bring AI to Law Firms
Legal industry-focused artificial intelligence startup Harvey is valued at $15.5 billion after raising $550 million, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 9) press release.
OpenAI and Samsung Deepen Custom AI Chip and Stargate Enterprise Partnership
ChatGPT is expensive, not the chatbot running the artificial intelligence computing and infrastructure. It uses a lot of computer power every time it has to answer a question.
Ex-Anthropic researcher argues AI progress 'could kill us all by the end of the decade' and 'progress is not slowing'
So nothing to worry about, then?
Terence Tao: AI companies are harming mathematics
AI firms are making new mathematical discoveries at a rapid pace, but not sticking around to help unpick the new proofs. That is not the way to advance our understanding, says mathematician Terence…
AI is fueling copper demand. Kevin Simpson thinks this volatile miner is worth the risk
Freeport-McMoRan is one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers, giving it significant exposure to rising copper prices at a time when new copper supply is limited.
AI CRM software startup Lightfield raised a $47M Series A led by a16z; formerly Tome, it had raised $80M across earlier Series A and B rounds (Alex Konrad/Upstarts Media)
CEO Keith Peiris took Lightfield from a painful pivot to 5,000 business customers, 400% net dollar retention, and a Series A led by a16z.
AI Integration in Intellectual Fields Reduces Work Satisfaction; Strategies to Reclaim Meaning Explored
Introduction: The Changing Landscape of Programming The integration of AI into programming has fundamentally altered the nature of the work, stripping away layers of manual effort and, with it, the…
You can doodle in ChatGPT now, and it’ll transform your drawings into polished images – how to try it
With ChatGPT’s new Sketch tool, you can draw directly in the chat window and then watch as your drawing is transformed into a final image.
Here's how AI could kill us all (if the worst fears come true)
AI researchers shook the world Tuesday when they publicly acknowledged that there's a non-zero chance of AI killing off humanity in the next decade.
Meta Kicks Muse Off Their Social Handles To Launch New AI Agent
Things used to be so simple. The band Muse did not invent the word "muse," but they got to be the main "Muse" on the social media landscape. On both Facebook and Instagram, Muse were simply @Muse.
Consumers Use AI Assistants but Hesitate to Hand Over Their Wallets
Trusted payments are the key to consumers’ willingness to participate in agentic commerce, Visa said in a Wednesday (Sept. 9) press release.
STAT+: ARPA-H to invest $62 million to develop FDA-authorized AI to help treat heart failure
ARPA-H, the government agency that funds cutting edge health research, plans to commit $62.7 million to develop artificial intelligence bots that direct treatment of heart failure.
NVIDIA Brings Real-Time AI to Broadcast, Sports and Global Streaming at IBC
At the IBC conference, running Sept. 11-14 in Amsterdam, the creative, technology and business communities are coming together to turn ideas into action and discuss innovations across the media and entertainment industries.
AI designed a drug that could reverse aging. Early clinical trials are promising
Artificial intelligence has long been imagined as the future of medicine. The idea that AI will someday cure cancer is widespread enough that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently posted that “saying that AI will cure cancer is more a cliché than it is inspiring,” while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed that curing cancer wouldn’t be “enough”…
The $550 Million Startup Bringing Sensors And AI To Senior Living Centers
Startup Inspiren is using AI and sensors to keep residents in assisted living and memory care healthier and out of the ER.
4 ways Gemini makes administrative chores quick and easy
People are turning to Gemini for help with complex government tasks, like filing taxes, paying fines, and accessing social services.
How Close Are Open-Source Models to GPT-5-Class Performance? The 2026 State of Play
Open-source models are closing in on GPT-5-class performance, but not everywhere. See where they win, where they lag, and how to route tasks smartly.
Flaw in DeepSeek Harness AI Coding Tool Let Agents Disable Their Sandbox
News of the now-fixed vulnerability comes amid growing concerns that AI vendors do not in have complete control of their autonomous agents.
Clay Raises $115M to be the AI Growth Engine for Every Company
Wellington leads Series D at a $7.1B valuation for Clay, now used by 17,000+ companies; Clay also announces $1 million scholarship fund to train GTM engineers.
New York Times CEO Warns AI Companies: ‘They Have to Pay Us’
Meredith Kopit Levien says the publisher is “not letting anybody off” when its journalism is used to develop AI tools The post New York Times CEO Warns AI Companies: ‘They Have to Pay Us’ appeared…
Simplify and support your TorchServe workloads using Ray Serve Deep Learning Containers
TorchServe is no longer maintained, leaving teams to own the entire GPU inference stack. The AWS Ray Serve Deep Learning Container is a supported, pre-tested container with the framework, GPU drivers…
GitHub Puts Guardrails on Copilot’s Sandbox Inside JetBrains IDEs
JetBrains IDEs are where a lot of enterprise backend work happens — Java, Kotlin, Spring, big monorepos with a lot to break.
Anthropic releases an interactive tool that lets users explore how AI might affect US economic growth, jobs, wages, and more by 2030 (Scott Horsley/NPR)
Will artificial intelligence light a fire under the U.S. economy in the coming years? That's been a big question in the field of economics, and now Anthropic …
CMiC Expands NEXUS with New AI Capabilities Across Job Costing, Project Operations
Latest upgrade brings new AI agents, stronger payroll safeguards and greater visibility to everyday construction workflows Toronto, Sept.
Xiaomi Xring O100 Can Run AI at 330 Tokens Per Second
Xiaomi has expanded its self-developed semiconductor efforts with three new Xring chips, including the Xring O100, a dedicated AI accelerator … Read More The post Xiaomi Xring O100 Can Run AI at 330…
How much control should AI get? A CISO roundtable takes on SOC autonomy
Security operations centers have struggled with alerts for years, and AI agents offer a new way to tackle it: Enable The post How much control should AI get?
James Talarico's Chances Against Ken Paxton After Latest AI Attack Ad
Republican and Democratic rivals remain closely matched as AI attack ads intensify a competitive Texas Senate election campaign.
Over 50% Of Holiday Shoppers Will Use AI, But Only 8% Of Retailers Will Be Ready, Report Finds
Steve Madden is ready for the holiday season and increased consumer use and adoption of AI. However, retailers in general aren’t prepared.
The underwhelming results of AI performance metrics should surprise exactly no one
Somebody at Meta built an internal leaderboard called Claudeonomics . It ranked the company’s top 250 consumers of AI tokens and handed out titles like “Token Legend” and “Cache Wizard.” Engineers set…
Mastercard Expands Agentic Suite to Help Merchants Scale AI Shopping
Mastercard is expanding one agentic AI offering for merchants while introducing another. The payments giant on Wednesday (Sept.
Google to invest $15.1bn in Finland AI infrastructure, strike nuclear power deal
Alphabet's Google will invest at least €13 billion ($15.1 billion) in AI infrastructure in nippy Nordic country Finland over the next two years, its biggest European investment, including a major deal…
Caseware Puts Agentic AI Inside the Audit, Connecting Client Requests to the Workpaper with Caseware Verity for Excel
Client-submitted information gathered through Client Requests flows directly into the Excel workpaper through Caseware Verity for Excel DÜSSELDORF, Sept.
Physics-aware benchmark reveals why similar materials AI models can predict thermal conductivity differently
Material properties such as sound insulation, resistance to extreme heat and thermal expansion originate from how the zillions of microscopic building blocks (nuclei and electrons) interact at…
Viral AI assistant Instinct now has its own email address
Instinct’s new email feature lets the AI agent create and manage accounts, contact businesses, handle support requests, and do more on users' behalf.
Euno Raises $23M to Scale Enterprise AI Context Platform
Euno Raises Series A to Advance Enterprise AI Euno has raised $23 million in Series A funding to expand its AI context platform.
ChatGPT 1980s photo trend: What happens to your picture after you upload it?
A new ChatGPT trend allows users to create retro 1980s-style selfies. Before uploading, users should consider the privacy implications, as images can contain personal data.
Ex-Anthropic Employee Warns AI ‘Could Kill Us All by the End of the Decade,’ Prompting Agreement From Current Staffers
"They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives," AI researcher Jacob Coxon writes of Anthropic and OpenAI The post Ex-Anthropic Employee Warns AI ‘Could Kill…
FBI, NSA warn Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek and Alibaba are reportedly carrying out 'industrial-scale' distillation campaigns to boost their models
US AI companies should implement additional mitigations to curb these attempts, agencies warn.
Maharashtra: Samruddhi Mahamarg Gets Nearly 4,000 AI Cameras As ₹1,700-Crore ITMS Project Gains Pace
Mumbai, September 9, 2026: The installation of nearly 4,000 artificial intelligence-enabled cameras has commenced along the Samruddhi Mahamarg as Maharashtra steps up implementation of its Intelligent…
New AI model for DNA learns from evolution to unlock secrets of the human genome
More than two decades after scientists first sequenced the entire human genome—all 3 billion base pairs, of DNA code—the meaning of much of this code remains a mystery.
Philippines AI Buildout Timeline: $34.4B Plan Targets Massive Data Center Expansion
The Philippines’ $34.4 billion AI infrastructure plan targets 1.5 GW of data center capacity by 2033, as two US hyperscalers evaluate sites.
Wint Raises $36M to Expand AI Water Intelligence
Wint Raises Series D to Scale Water Intelligence Wint has raised $36 million in Series D funding to expand its water intelligence platform.
AI's Oppenheimer Dilemma Has Arrived
Perspective: Physicists fearing the bomb might set the sky on fire faced a question arithmetic can't answer for superintelligence.
Anthropic Was Meant to Be the More Responsible AI Lab. A Terrified Researcher Just Quit, Saying the Company Is Threatening the Survival of Humankind.
"We’re on track for a lot of the most aggressive of these scenarios where by the end of next year things could be out of control already." The post Anthropic Was Meant to Be the More Responsible AI Lab. A Terrified Researcher Just Quit, Saying the Company Is Threatening the Survival of Humankind. appeared first on Futurism .