Microsoft is launching a suite of “agentic AI” solutions aimed at automating retail operations. The tools include Copilot Checkout for in-chat sales and agents for merchandising and store management. This marks a clear push beyond generative AI into systems that perform complex tasks.
The AI giants are pivoting to health care, with OpenAI rolling out HIPAA-compliant tools for hospitals and a consumer health chatbot. But the life-or-death stakes introduce massive new risks and regulatory hurdles that didn’t exist for coding assistants.
New Zealand’s labor pool is expanding at its fastest pace since late 2023. A surge in foreign workers is driving the change as the economy shows signs of shaking off its recession.
In a major move for AI infrastructure, power firm Babcock & Wilcox is teaming up with Siemens Energy to supply steam turbine generators. The goal is to deliver a whopping 1 gigawatt of power for an Applied Digital AI data center by the end of 2028. It’s a sign of how traditional energy giants are pi
Zhipu AI, a leading Chinese challenger to OpenAI, has gone public in Hong Kong, making its chairman a billionaire overnight. The listing, however, was less explosive than some hoped, revealing the complex pressures facing China’s AI ambitions.
The industrial giant is expanding its partnership with Nvidia to integrate AI across its operations. The plan includes AI assistants for operators, autonomous machines, and digital factory twins.
Humanoid robots were a major draw at CES, with companies like LG showcasing bots that can perform household tasks. But the painfully slow, scripted demos revealed a massive gap between the ambitious vision and practical, affordable reality. The near future for these machines is in factories, not fam
Replit CEO Amjad Masad calls a lot of today’s AI output unreliable, generic “slop.” He argues the path to better AI involves rigorous testing, specialized agents, and a fundamental shift toward “vibe coding” in enterprises.
The National Weather Service posted an AI-generated map that hallucinated fake Idaho towns with names like “Whata Bod.” The blunder comes amid severe staffing shortages following deep budget cuts. Experts warn such mistakes seriously damage public trust in critical agencies.
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a dedicated service for health queries that can securely connect to apps like Apple Health. The move signals a major push into the personal health data space, but the company stresses it’s not for diagnosis.
