Daily 'AI for Work' Pulse: 22nd of December
Happy Monday! 3 new AI tools and 78 AI news articles are teed up-scan the quick hits, flag the keepers, and get on with your day.
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Latest AI Tools
GetProfile
GetProfile: self-hosted, open-source user profiles and long-term memory for AI agents. Extracts natural-language summaries, typed traits with confidence scores, and prioritized memories into your PostgreSQL database.
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MiMo-V2-Flash
MiMo-V2-Flash (309B MoE, 15B active) is an ultra-fast, efficient foundation LLM by Xiaomi, optimized for advanced reasoning, coding, and agentic workflows and ideal as a general-purpose assistant.
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NOIZ AI
NOIZ AI crafts voice messages that convey real emotion-emoji cues shape tone, pauses, and inflection so your voice (or a character like Santa) truly reflects joy, longing, or comfort when you can't be there.
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All AI News for Today
78 News Articles published.
Latest General AI News
Dow 48,134: AI bounce and Boeing lift offset Nike slide as Santa rally watch begins
Dow rose 183 to 48,134 but finished the week lower, as AI names and Boeing lifted mood while Nike lagged. Santa rally window opens next week; watch yields and high-priced drivers.
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Salesforce at $260: Agentforce gains, Qualified acquisition, and Wall Street eyes 2026 upside
Salesforce ends at ~$260 as Agentforce and Data 360 show traction; M&A (Qualified, Informatica) bolsters the pitch. Watch AI ARR, cRPO, and margins under flat-rate agent pricing.
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AI-Fueled Rebound Lifts Nasdaq as Santa Rally Hopes Meet Fed Caution and a 23/5 Trading Push
AI chip strength lifted the Nasdaq to 23,307, up 1.3% Friday and ~0.5% for the week. Santa-rally hopes collide with Fed caution, index changes, and 23/5 trading plans.
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Latest AI News for Creatives
AI Went From Experiment to Everyday in Games, With Jobs, Voices, and Trust at Stake
AI jumped from experiment to everyday tool in game dev-faster pipelines, louder fights over jobs, credit, and voices. Clear rules and human sign-off are winning trust.
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Prompts for All, Taste Still Rare: Why Art Directors Matter More Than Ever
AI speeds the mockups, but it can't fake taste, empathy, and direction. The best art directors use the tools, cut the slop, and lead work that actually moves people.
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When AI Sings: Parody Fame, Legal Fights, and the Battle for Music's Soul
AI parody stars and label-backed virtual acts are booming, blurring lines and jobs. Artists push for consent, fair credit, and the one edge machines can't fake: human connection.
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Hideo Kojima draws the line: AI for gameplay, humans for art
Kojima says AI belongs in gameplay logic-especially smarter enemies-not in the art or story. Keep the craft human; let AI adapt encounters and handle repetitive tasks.
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Latest AI News for Customer Support
AI chatbots transform holiday shopping: faster help, better gifts, less stress
Holiday rush? Smart chatbots cut wait times, guide gifts, and keep sales humming. Here's how to launch in a week, protect CSAT, measure what matters, and set sane guardrails.
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Agentic AI is next - but only if customers trust it
AI is already in your support stack; the question is whether customers trust it enough to scale. Win with clear disclosure, low-risk use cases, smart handoffs, and tight metrics.
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Latest AI News for Education
AI Assists, Teachers Lead: Keeping Learning Human in India's Classrooms
AI helps classrooms personalize learning and cut busywork, with low-bandwidth tools keeping lessons going in places like Jammu & Kashmir. Teachers add judgment, care, and context.
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AI in Classrooms: Education Minister Pradhan Backs Student-Centric, Inclusive and Equitable Learning Under NEP 2020
AI can make learning more inclusive, accessible, and fair, says India's education minister. Start small with clear rules, train teachers, measure gains, and scale what works.
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AI Math Coach Puts Teacher Expertise First in PreK-5 Classrooms
ALN's AI Math Coach helps K-5 teachers plan, assess, and target misconceptions while keeping coaching in the lead. It trims prep and keeps math centered on reasoning.
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Macmillan and Microsoft expand AI literacy to 10,000 schools, 15,000 educators
Macmillan Education India and Microsoft extend their AI program into 2025, hitting 10,000+ schools and 15,000+ teachers. CBSE-mapped Class 9-10 AI texts and training lead the way.
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Latest AI News for Executives and Strategy
Trump's AI Executive Order Targets Patchwork State Rules: What Employers and Business Leaders Should Do Now
Trump's AI order signals a push for uniform federal standards, not a free pass. State rules still stand, so focus on inventory, oversight, documentation, and vendor terms.
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KMS Technology Acquires Addepto to Scale Enterprise AI Worldwide
KMS Technology acquired Addepto to scale enterprise AI, blending deep data science with a wider global footprint. Expect quicker rollout across the US, Europe, and APAC.
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Meta lines up Mango and Avocado for 2026 as a board seat opens and Wall Street stays bullish
Meta maps a 2026 AI push-Mango for gen media, Avocado as a paid code-savvy model-backed by big capex and clearer rules. A sudden board exit adds intrigue ahead of pricing details.
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David Sacks' AI Power Play Backfires, Splits Tech and Sparks a State-Federal Showdown
Trump's order to preempt state AI laws chases one federal rule but ignites backlash and uncertainty. Lawsuits loom as states push ahead, so plan for mixed rules for now.
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Latest AI News for Finance
Dow 48,134: AI bounce and Boeing lift offset Nike slide as Santa rally watch begins
Dow rose 183 to 48,134 but finished the week lower, as AI names and Boeing lifted mood while Nike lagged. Santa rally window opens next week; watch yields and high-priced drivers.
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Cultural Intelligence, Not Copy-Paste: Dickie Shearer's AI-Native Banking for the Global South
Dickie Shearer argues banking in the Global South fails when it ignores local reality. Tintra is building AI-native rails that learn from culture and support cross-border trade.
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Salesforce at $260: Agentforce gains, Qualified acquisition, and Wall Street eyes 2026 upside
Salesforce ends at ~$260 as Agentforce and Data 360 show traction; M&A (Qualified, Informatica) bolsters the pitch. Watch AI ARR, cRPO, and margins under flat-rate agent pricing.
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BigBear.ai Jumps 11% on Friday - What Investors Are Cheering
BBAI jumped 11% Friday, likely on contract news, earnings, analyst action, sector sympathy, or a squeeze. Check filings, volume and VWAP; trade pullbacks with tight risk.
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AI-Fueled Rebound Lifts Nasdaq as Santa Rally Hopes Meet Fed Caution and a 23/5 Trading Push
AI chip strength lifted the Nasdaq to 23,307, up 1.3% Friday and ~0.5% for the week. Santa-rally hopes collide with Fed caution, index changes, and 23/5 trading plans.
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Public Growth Fund Fuels KOSDAQ Hopes as AI Jitters and a Weak Won Test Santa Rally
Policy support from the Public Growth Fund steadies nerves, but FX jitters and AI froth keep traders on edge. Expect a choppy week with KOSPI stuck near the 3,850-4,200 band.
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Uzbekistan fast-tracks AI at Economy and Finance Ministry with ClickUp
Uzbekistan's Finance Ministry will deploy ClickUp after an ADB seminar, using Brain AGENT and Universal AI. Expect faster approvals, clearer oversight, and audit-ready records.
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Duke Energy Shakes Up Finance Team as AI Data Centers Soak Up Electricity-Is the Bull Case Still Intact?
Duke Energy shakes up its finance team as AI-driven data center load swells. The bull case now hinges on clean execution, affordable bills, and funding that avoids costly dilution.
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AI Boom Loads Utilities With Debt, Testing a Bond Market Safe Haven
AI data-center demand has utilities borrowing more, flooding supply and widening spreads. Favor opcos, be picky on tenor and jurisdiction, and get paid for structure.
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Latest AI News for Government
Odisha and OpenAI join hands to build AI skills and responsible use across classrooms and government
Odisha teams up with OpenAI to build AI skills and run pilots across campuses and government offices. Training, guardrails, and practical use cases aim to speed up service delivery.
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IIT Madras and Google team up to train India's civil servants in responsible AI
IIT Madras has a new program to teach
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New York Cracks Down on Government AI, Requiring Transparency and Bias Safeguards
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed S.B. 7599, requiring agencies to disclose their AI tools and how they limit bias. Start now: inventory systems and publish plain summaries.
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Public Growth Fund Fuels KOSDAQ Hopes as AI Jitters and a Weak Won Test Santa Rally
Policy support from the Public Growth Fund steadies nerves, but FX jitters and AI froth keep traders on edge. Expect a choppy week with KOSPI stuck near the 3,850-4,200 band.
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Sitharaman launches VijAIpatha to bring AI, STEM and robotics labs to Karnataka government schools
Nirmala Sitharaman launches CSR-backed AI, STEM and robotics labs in Karnataka's Hosapete schools. It targets 2,000+ students and 200+ teachers, in step with NEP 2020 and CBSE.
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Five Research Pillars Driving India-AI Impact Summit 2026 for Ethical AI in the Global South
India readies AI Impact Summit 2026: five casebooks across key sectors. They turn pilots into policy playbooks that de-risk tenders and clarify outcomes for government teams.
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Latest AI News for Healthcare
HHS Launches RFI to Accelerate AI in Clinical Care, Cut Costs, and Ease Provider Burden
HHS is asking for public input to speed AI in clinical care, covering rules, payment, research, data privacy. The goal: better outcomes, less admin strain, and lower costs.
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MHRA opens public consultation on future AI regulation in NHS care
MHRA opens a public call for evidence on AI in healthcare, 18 Dec 2025-2 Feb 2026. They're seeking views on safety, risk and accountability from patients, clinicians and industry.
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Latest AI News for Hospitality and Events
Latest AI News for Human Resources
Clarity on Mexican Labor Law: HRM Launches EOR Specialist AI Chatbot for Employers
HRM's Mexico EOR AI Chatbot gives fast, Mexico-specific compliance answers on payroll, benefits, SDI/IMSS, overtime, and terminations. Built on LFT and LSS.
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People-First AI at Work: Principles, boundaries, and human oversight
AI is already in your workflows; without clear rules, risk and confusion grow. Set people-first guardrails, keep humans accountable, and define where AI helps-or doesn't.
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Your AI Workforce Needs Digital HR Now
AI agents are joining your team; they need clear roles, oversight, and guardrails. Digital HR sets roles, access, training, KPIs, and audits so people and agents work in sync.
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AI Wins When Humans Steward the Answers
Answer engines now summarize your pay, benefits, and culture before anyone clicks. Win trust by making HR knowledge structured, current, and cited-or AI will guess.
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Latest AI News for Insurance
Flood Restoration Market to Hit $55B by 2030 as AI Reshapes Disaster Recovery
Flood restoration will reach $55.53B by 2030 as climate risk rises and AI speeds triage and settlement. Act now to cut cycle time and leakage while improving customer trust.
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Cultural Intelligence, Not Copy-Paste: Dickie Shearer's AI-Native Banking for the Global South
Dickie Shearer argues banking in the Global South fails when it ignores local reality. Tintra is building AI-native rails that learn from culture and support cross-border trade.
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Heritage's 13-State InsuranceSuite Cloud Go-Live and Olos AI: Will They Change Guidewire's Investment Case?
Heritage is live on Guidewire Cloud as Olos adds unified pricing, rules automation, and GenAI. Cloud core is becoming the backbone for pricing, underwriting, and claims.
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Latest AI News for IT and Development
Decentralized AI is the key to inclusive global development
Centralized AI breeds bias, data grabs, and opaque calls-undermining trust and SDGs. Decentralized AI with federated learning and open governance keeps data local and auditable.
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Egypt Leads UN AI Resolution to Boost Telecom Development for Developing Countries
Egypt won UN backing to put AI at the core of telecom development at WTDC 2025, prioritizing developing countries. ITU-D will channel support, with AI anchored in Study Group 2.
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Exodus steers clear of generative AI-McConaughey records every line himself
Exodus sticks to a human-first build with no genAI in development; McConaughey's lines were recorded in person. Policies, contracts, and pipelines reflect that choice.
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Hochul strikes deal on AI rules as New York moves to mirror California after Big Tech lobbying
New York will narrow the RAISE Act but keep safety and transparency rules for top AI makers. Amendments land next year; teams should prep docs, audits, and incident plans.
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Gemini Fumbles Ubuntu Release Helper Script, Copilot Deja Vu
An Ubuntu dev found Gemini-generated release helper code full of wrong assumptions, brittle parsing, and muddled roles. Use it for scaffolding-add a spec, tests, and a dry run.
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Latest AI News for Legal
Why Most Law Firms Don't Show Up in AI Answers-and How RankOS Changes That
Clients now get their first answers from AI, not blue links, and most firms aren't showing up. RankOS helps legal teams become verifiable, cited sources inside those answers.
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Ghost Citations, Real Penalties: When Legal AI Gets It Wrong
AI speeds legal work, but it guesses-leading to fake cases, sanctions, and broken trust. Treat its output as a draft and verify every cite in official databases.
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Hochul strikes deal on AI rules as New York moves to mirror California after Big Tech lobbying
New York will narrow the RAISE Act but keep safety and transparency rules for top AI makers. Amendments land next year; teams should prep docs, audits, and incident plans.
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Central Asia's AI ambitions meet legal guardrails as Tajikistan calls for a regional rulebook
Central Asia weighs unified AI rules, with Tajikistan pushing a security-first framework and a Dushanbe hub. Expect tighter oversight, data limits, and high-risk rules.
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New York's AI ambitions meet White House pushback, 15-year energy plan stirs debate
New York is pressing ahead on AI rules, even as a new White House order introduces some drag. Counsel should watch agency moves, preemption risks, and energy constraints.
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Latest AI News for Management
Meta's $14B AI Bet on Alexandr Wang Runs Into Zuckerberg's Heavy Hand
Meta poured $14B into AI, but reports say Zuckerberg's heavy hand is slowing teams and morale. Investors want clear decision ownership, faster delivery, and fewer bottlenecks.
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Wasatch Debuts 24/7 AI Voice Agent, Turning Missed Calls into Tours
Wasatch's AI voice agent answers leasing calls instantly, captures details, and books tours in Yardi CRM IQ 24/7. Expect fewer missed calls, faster response, and cleaner data.
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Cloudbeds Teams Up with Traversing.ai for Faster Replies, Centralized Reviews, and More Direct Bookings
Cloudbeds adds Traversing.ai to centralize guest messages and reviews, automate replies, and translate on the fly. Expect faster replies, happier guests, and more direct bookings.
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Latest AI News for Marketing
AI for Ugandan Agencies in 2026: Start Small, Speak Local, Scale What Works
AI is now a practical edge for Uganda's agencies on WhatsApp, TikTok, and Facebook. Start small, prove wins, then scale to save time and sharpen targeting.
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AI Paraphrasing Tools Market Hits New High; QuillBot, Writesonic, Anyword Lead with 15.6% CAGR Outlook
Paraphrasing tools are surging-15.6% CAGR to $0.60B by 2033; North America leads, APAC climbs. Ship faster, stay on-brand, and keep a human editor in the loop.
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India becomes the world's biggest AI chatbot market, fueled by cheap data, telecom bundles, and hundreds of millions of users
India is now the largest AI chatbot market, driven by cheap data and Big Tech pushes. Make chat your front door: WhatsApp funnels, local languages, and fast handoffs.
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Latest AI News for Operations
Flood Restoration Market to Hit $55B by 2030 as AI Reshapes Disaster Recovery
Flood restoration will reach $55.53B by 2030 as climate risk rises and AI speeds triage and settlement. Act now to cut cycle time and leakage while improving customer trust.
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Southern Nuclear's employee-built Copilot agents drive fleet gains in maintenance, safety, and performance
Southern Nuclear's Copilot agents now help crews across the fleet, speeding maintenance, safety checks, and daily ops. Teams get faster answers, tighter schedules, fewer surprises.
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Verizon 5G links Kodiak AI's driverless trucks to remote operators for round-the-clock hauling
Verizon Business will link Kodiak AI's driverless trucks via 5G/LTE and ThingSpace for OTA updates and remote assist. Ops: uptime rests on network SLAs, coverage and data plans.
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X-62 VISTA Gets PhantomStrike Radar as USAF Tests AI Dogfights and Wingmen
X-62 VISTA gets new AESA radar and mission software to push AI flight tests into tougher air combat. Ops teams can expect quicker sorties, better data, and clearer support cues.
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Latest AI News for PR and Communications
Pathos Communications (LSE:NEWS) floats in London, targets SMEs with AI PR tools
Pathos Communications listed in London, pushing AI tools to help SMEs run faster, cheaper PR. For teams, the takeaway is simple: automate the grunt work, double down on strategy.
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Five Predictions for AI in Media by 2026: Fiercer Copyright Fights, Newsroom Product Bets, PR's Comeback, a Return to Human Voice, and Going Direct to Audiences
AI resets media by 2026-copyright fights, product bets, and citation-led visibility set the tone. PR wins by shipping AI-ready assets, clear rights, and direct channels.
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Use AI or Get Left Behind, Bernama Chair Warns Media
With margins thin and costs up, Wong Chun Wai says media need AI to stay alive. It trims spend, speeds multi-format output, adds revenue, and lets PR localise and target with care.
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Pathos Communications (LON: NEWS) floats in London with proprietary AI for SME PR
Pathos Communications (LON: NEWS) just listed in London with an AI-first plan to get SMEs steady media coverage. PathosMind and Pressella aim to speed PR work with human QA.
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Latest AI News for Product Development
Grit, Glue, and GPUs: How Startup Engineers Turn AI Promises into Products
AI won't replace your engineers-it speeds the grunt work and exposes new failure modes. Win by fixing data and integration, adding guardrails, and proving ROI step by step.
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META into 2026: AI video bets, EU heat, and the capex test
Meta heads into 2026 with big AI bets, EU heat, and TV/wearable moves. Product teams should prove revenue per compute and bake in consent, provenance, and fraud controls.
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Faster cures, smarter devices, safer surgeries: AI's new playbook for medicine
AI trims delays across devices, drugs, trials, and surgery, speeding design, testing, and oversight while cutting risk. Teams ship safer solutions faster, with experts in the loop.
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Latest AI News for Real Estate and Construction
Digital Realty taps energy vet to its board as AI demand grows-now execution matters
Digital Realty adds Stephen Bolze to its board as AI-era energy needs get heavier, pointing to tighter oversight on grid ties and big-ticket gear. The catch: hit the $6.4B plan.
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Latest AI News for Sales
Manage Salesforce deals inside ChatGPT with Agentforce Sales
Salesforce is bringing Agentforce Sales into ChatGPT, so reps can check pipeline, rank deals, and update CRM without leaving chat. Less tab-hopping, more closing.
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Latest AI News for Science and Research
Google DeepMind and DOE Team Up to Speed Scientific Discovery with AI
Can't copy a news story? Ask for summaries, outlines, and context; turn that into lab notes, experiments, and next moves, faster and without the legal hassle.
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Rewriting Two Millennia of Science: OPS, AI-Buckingham, and Korea's Case for Knowledge Sovereignty
OPS and the AI-Buckingham Machine swap unit-bound science for a dimensionless, computable language. It speeds design, enables ZK proofs, and helps South Korea set standards.
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Big AI, Not Big Models: Why Physics Will Move AI Forward
Scaling big models yields pattern fit, not laws-so predictions crack under stress. Tie learning to physics and uncertainty and get sturdier science, medicine, and climate tools.
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Nvidia, Google, OpenAI join U.S. Genesis Mission to advance AI for nuclear and quantum research, bolster security
Big Tech and the DOE back the Genesis Mission to apply AI across nuclear, quantum, and robotics for energy and security. Nvidia, Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, and AWS signed on.
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Revvity's Signals Xynthetica tees up a make-or-break 2026 while shares look discounted
Revvity's Signals Xynthetica plugs AI into ELN/LIMS and lab data to speed design-make-test cycles. It's in pre-registration now, with early access slated for H1 2026.
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Latest AI News for Writers
When A.I. Fiction Starts to Win Readers Over
Grad students favored human prose, but readers buy pace, payoff, and voice. Use A.I. for speed while you keep the soul-test with real readers, ship steadily, and guard your line.
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AI Drafts Sound Flat; AI Humanizer Makes Academic Writing Feel Like Yours-Without Losing Rigor
AI writes fast and clean, but the voice goes missing and transitions feel rough. Humanize the draft to add flow, nuance, and a clear stance-without breaking the logic.
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Natasha Lyonne is bringing consent-first AI to Hollywood with Asteria's Marey
Natasha Lyonne's Asteria built Marey, an AI video tool using licensed or open media that credits creators. It helps writers pre-viz, pitch, and test scenes without muddy rights.
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