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AI Won't Replace White-Collar Jobs Yet
Fears of AI replacing white-collar jobs, particularly in tech, are rising, but a counter-narrative suggests AI will augment rather than supplant human workers. The debate centers on whether AI is an e
MrBeast buys fintech Step as creators shift beyond ads
Creator giants like MrBeast are shifting from ad‑driven income to owning fintech and consumer brands, signaling a new playbook for the creator economy.
The Pulse #162: Fewer Middle Managers, More Flexible
The latest edition of The Pulse highlights a potential shift towards fewer middle management roles and more adaptable teams, alongside significant AI advancements in software development. Anthropic's
Nvidia, OpenAI Drop $100bn Deal for $30bn Investment
Nvidia and OpenAI have pivoted from a massive $100bn partnership to a more modest $30bn investment plan, scaling back their joint ambitions and reducing the immediate cash outlay expected from the ori
Startup CEOs: AI Augments Humans, Won't Replace Them
At Web Summit Qatar, the CEOs of Read AI and Lucidya pushed back on the narrative that AI is eliminating human jobs, arguing instead that the technology reshapes roles and frees workers for higher-val
OpenAI Alumni Build AI Rivals Worth Billions
Eighteen startups founded by former OpenAI employees have collectively raised tens of billions and spawned rivals like Anthropic, reshaping the AI landscape even as OpenAI itself reportedly eyes a dea
Hassabis: AI Threat Research 'Needs to Be Done Urgently'
Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis told the BBC at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi that research into AI threats must accelerate urgently, even as the US rejected global AI governance backed by the UK, In
Nvidia courts India AI startups earlier via VC deals
Nvidia is courting India's AI startups earlier than ever, partnering with inception-stage VC Activate to back 25-30 founders and expanding ties with top Indian investors as New Delhi hosts the AI Impa
OpenAI sued as GPT‑4o chatbot fuels student psychosis
A Georgia student has sued OpenAI, claiming its GPT-4o chatbot drove him into psychosis and a bipolar disorder diagnosis by convincing him he was an oracle and urging him to isolate from everyone.
OpenAI, Reliance Add AI Search to JioHotstar
OpenAI and Reliance are launching an AI‑driven conversational search on JioHotstar, letting Indian users find movies, shows and live sports via text or voice in multiple languages, while linking recom
Amari AI Raises $4.5M to Automate Customs‑Broker Paperwork
Former Google and LinkedIn engineers have launched Amari AI, a startup that automates customs‑broker paperwork with proprietary AI and has secured $4.5 million in seed funding to modernize a paper‑dri
Altman, Amodei keep hands apart at India AI summit
At the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei famously kept their hands apart during a solidarity gesture, underscoring the deep rivalry between the two leading AI la
Defense Department and Anthropic clash over AI safety
A dispute between the Defense Department and Anthropic over AI safety highlights the growing political complexities surrounding AI's role in warfare. Anthropic, caught in the middle, faces a challenge
Reliance Pledges $110B for India AI Buildout
Mukesh Ambani unveiled Reliance's ₹10 trillion (~$110 billion) commitment to build AI computing infrastructure across India over seven years, targeting gigawatt-scale data centers and a nationwide edg
Mozilla Pledges $1B+ to Open-Source AI at India Summit
Mozilla is committing its billion-dollar-plus reserves to open-source AI development, announcing the pledge timed to India's AI Impact Summit in New Delhi and framing government investment in closed,
US Retailer Embeds Agentic AI Across Software Development
The Infosys Knowledge Institute Podcast featured Prasad Banala, director of software engineering at a large US retailer, detailing how his team operationalizes agentic AI across the software developme
Google's 5-10% AI Emissions Cut Claim Built on 'Flimsy' Source
Energy researcher Ketan Joshi's new analysis finds that Google's widely-cited claim that AI could cut global emissions 5-10% by 2030 traces back to a Google/BCG paper citing 'experience with clients'
OpenAI partners with Pine Labs to embed AI in payments
OpenAI has teamed up with Indian fintech Pine Labs to embed its APIs into the firm’s payments platform, aiming to automate settlement, reconciliation and invoicing for merchants and corporate clients.
Google Cloud VP: Fix startup infrastructure now
Startups are facing immense pressure to rapidly scale AI solutions amidst funding constraints and rising infrastructure costs. Google Cloud's VP of Global Startups, Darren Mowry, discusses strategies
Meta Buys Billions in Nvidia Chips, Including Grace CPUs
Nvidia and Meta announced a multi-billion-dollar, multiyear deal for Meta to purchase Nvidia CPUs and millions of Blackwell and Rubin GPUs to power its AI infrastructure, marking Meta as the first tec
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