Daily 'AI for Work' Pulse: 23rd of October
Close out the day with 5 new AI tools and 121 AI news articles. A can't-miss drop-scan the essentials, spot the gems, and keep your projects moving.
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Latest AI Tools
Claude Skills Hub
Claude Skills Hub: a fast, no-frills index of Claude Skills with plain-English summaries, copy-paste SKILL.md templates, curated categories and "when to use" triggers. Submit via GitHub; free, lightweight, search-friendly.
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Metorial
Metorial is an open-source MCP-powered platform to build AI agents with 600+ integrations in hours. It automates OAuth, monitoring and deployment. Python & TypeScript SDKs; self-hostable.
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ProblemHunt
ProblemHunt uncovers unsolved problems customers will pay to solve, helping founders validate demand, prioritize opportunities, and focus product development for real market fit.
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Serpex.dev
Serpex.dev is an affordable, easy-to-integrate web search API that delivers fresh live web data for AI apps and agents, avoiding costly enterprise services and common rate-limit or blocking issues.
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Cheers GEO
Cheers GEO optimizes your online presence and turns employees into a review engine so AI recommends your business first, favoring reputation over ads in ChatGPT and other local search suggestions.
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All AI News for Today
121 News Articles published.
Latest General AI News
Brave warns hidden prompt hacks in AI browsers can raid your bank and inbox
Brave says AI browsers can be tricked by hidden page text, letting assistants act as you. That puts bank, email, and work accounts at risk unless autonomy and access are locked.
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AI Spots Depression in Reddit Writing With 96% Accuracy
AI models spotted signs of depression in Reddit posts with 96% accuracy, reading feelings in short messages. Useful for triage but meant to support clinicians, not replace them.
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Memory as Leverage: Why Personalized AI Needs Limits
AI assistants are learning to remember, which makes them helpful but far more influential. Set clear rules, real consent, and scoped memory so help never turns into leverage.
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Spotify Promised to Fight AI Slop-Discover Weekly Didn't Get the Memo
Spotify vowed to curb spam and impersonators, yet Discover Weekly keeps pushing low-effort AI and fake artists. Eroded trust fuels calls for labels, controls, and stricter ranking.
Read more →
Netflix says AI won't replace human storytellers - but it could pull viewers from user-generated video
Netflix says AI will hit UGC before prestige TV. It's a set of tools for personalization, localization, and on-set polish-not a replacement for great storytellers.
Read more →
Palworld Studio Pocketpair Draws a Hard Line: No Generative AI in Its Publishing Deals
Pocketpair's publishing arm bans generative AI, Web3, and NFTs, betting on human-made craft. If your pitch leans on AI or blockchain, look elsewhere.
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Latest AI News for Creatives
WWE's AI Push: Organize the Chaos, Don't Script the Drama
WWE's bringing AI in as a backstage helper, not the booker. Let it speed research and cleanup while humans own promos, finishes, and the messy, human heart of the story.
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Art Against the Algorithm: Global Fascisms at HKW Ties AI-Driven Job Loss to the Resurgence of Fascism
At HKW, Global Fascisms argues the past isn't past-and creatives feel it first. AI, surveillance, and nostalgia threaten real jobs, real agency, and what we call taste.
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Latest AI News for Customer Support
After the Sale, Don't Go Silent: Data and AI Help-Humans Still Matter Most
Loyalty is won after the sale: raise FCR with real context, clean knowledge, and smart routing. Connect data, add AI with guardrails, and keep humans for the hard stuff.
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AI Spend Soars, but Guests Still Aren't Feeling It in Travel and Airlines
Big AI spend, small gains for guests. Only 35% use AI in direct comms-fix data, guardrails, and team skills before scaling a few reliable, guest-facing workflows.
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From Scripts to Solutions: How NiCE Cognigy's Agentic AI Delivers Customer Service at Scale
Agentic AI moves support past scripts, reads context and gets things done across systems. NiCE Cognigy leads with AI agents that deliver instant service and higher resolution.
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PolyAI's Agentic Voice Agents Make Customer Service Feel Human Again
PolyAI showed voice agents that remember you, sense your mood, and fix issues without repeats. Guardrails and smooth handoffs make support faster, kinder, on-policy.
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Six hours to six minutes: Smartsheet's AI agents deliver instant answers for 13 million users
Smartsheet rebuilt support with AI agents, shrinking resolutions from six hours to six minutes. Instant answers, cleaner handoffs, and no-ticket fixes keep 13M users happy.
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Latest AI News for Education
5 AI classroom tools that spark curiosity, creativity, and real thinking
Use AI to spark better learning-faster feedback, clearer routines, and student reflection without outsourcing thinking. Start small with five classroom-friendly tools.
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BoodleBox and Microsoft Team Up to Bring Transparent, Collaborative AI to Classrooms
BoodleBox is partnering with Microsoft to bring collaborative AI to campuses, backed by Azure security and privacy. Schools get transparency, lower costs, and real results.
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Google Skills Launches With 3,000 Courses, Quick AI Lessons, and Industry-Recognized Credentials
Google unveils Google Skills, a hub bundling 3,000 AI and tech courses from Cloud, DeepMind, and more. Learn in labs, earn badges and certificates; some options are free.
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1EdTech Leads Cross-Sector Effort to Build an Open Framework for Responsible AI in Education
1EdTech is uniting schools, higher ed, agencies, and edtech to build open guardrails for classroom AI. The focus: context that improves answers, plus privacy, security, and trust.
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Rewired: Agentic AI and the Rise of the Intelligent University
Robots & Pencils debuts Rewired, a blueprint for intelligent universities. It shows how to unify data, modernize cloud, and deploy AI agents that personalize learning and skills.
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From classroom to career: Miami-Dade and Google team up on AI education
Miami-Dade schools and Miami Dade College are teaming with Google to bring AI to classrooms and operations. Tutoring pilots and skills-based hiring aim to boost learning and jobs.
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Latest AI News for Executives and Strategy
Shibumi Launches Agentic AI Across APAC as Intellihub and Boral Share Strategy Execution Wins at CSO Summit
Shibumi rolls out Agentic AI across APAC, shifting strategy to always-on answers and faster decisions. Teams see cleaner execution as agents build plans and flag next moves.
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Automate, Reinvest, Grow: David Solomon's AI Playbook for Goldman Sachs 3.0
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon frames AI as a capacity boost for growth, not cuts. Automate routine work, rebuild processes, and reinvest saved hours in client work and new bets.
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From Code Red to Gemini: How ChatGPT Jolted Google's AI Strategy
OpenAI's ChatGPT forced Google to speed up and reset its bar for acceptable flaws. Pichai's move: go full stack with Gemini, invest in big infra, and ship on a tight rhythm.
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CFOs step into growth leadership with AI, but readiness lags
With 68% stepping into growth leadership, CFOs are moving past compliance as AI becomes finance's operating system. First: nail compliance, then scale insight and strategy.
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Latest AI News for Finance
AI Success Runs on Cost Transparency, Not Speed
AI promises speed, but without cost transparency it can drain budgets fast. Tie spend to outcomes with unit economics and TBM/FinOps to fund winners and shut down waste.
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Inside Project Mercury: OpenAI Pays Wall Street Alums $150 an Hour to Teach AI Investment Banking
OpenAI's Project Mercury hires 100+ ex-bankers at $150/hr to feed models real deal workflows, from IPOs to restructurings. Manual grind gets automated; value shifts to judgment.
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Inside OpenAI's Project Mercury: Ex-Bankers Train AI to Take On Wall Street's Analyst Grind
OpenAI's Project Mercury trains AI on grunt work in banking-models, comps, and decks-so first drafts appear in minutes. Paired with GPT-5, teams shift from keystrokes to judgment.
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AI Can Crunch Your Numbers, Then Push Risky Investments
AI chatbots can explain concepts and help model costs, but drift into risky, U.S.-heavy advice. Use them for ideas and checks; leave allocations and tax to licensed pros.
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AI Agents for Accounting That Save Time and Stand Up to Scrutiny
Accounting teams move past scripts to AI agents that explain decisions and keep people in charge. Basis shows faster closes, clear audit trails, and more time for advisory.
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Make AI pay off: CFOs bridging finance and tech with governance built in
CFOs need to close the gap with tech or AI efforts stall. A shared playbook-governance, joint backlogs, and measurable ROI-keeps risk in check while scaling real wins.
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Finster AI raises $15m to bring proactive intelligence to Wall Street
Finster AI raised $15m to scale in New York and deepen bank partnerships. Its AI-native platform helps front-office teams draft research and client materials securely.
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Latest AI News for Government
Deloitte Refunds $63K After AI-Generated Errors Mar Australian Government Report
Deloitte refunded A$97K to Australia's DEWR after AI errors in an IT review, including a fake court quote and false citations. The report's findings stood, but trust took a hit.
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UK launches AI Growth Lab to fast-track safe AI testing and cut red tape
UK plans an AI Growth Lab to let teams trial tools in a supervised sandbox, trimming red tape without skimping on safety. A call for views will set how it runs and who leads.
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Morocco Rolls Out Nationwide AI and Digital Learning Program for Children
Morocco just launched a national AI and digital learning program for children, led by key ministries and UNESCO. A 12-city pilot with 65 facilitators will scale nationwide.
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From RFPs to real help: Agentforce puts government's AI plan to work
Agencies are moving from pilots to production as AI action plans and procurement push guardrails. Salesforce's Agentforce tackles routine work while keeping oversight tight.
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GovTech1.0: Strategic Blueprint for Smart, Secure, Data-Driven Government in the AI Era
GovTech1.0 offers a clear path: benchmark, then build on cloud, harmonized data, AI-ready apps, and reliable broadband. The result: faster service, smarter ops, more trust.
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Kolmar Korea Joins AI Factory Alliance, Targeting 95% Precision in Autonomous K-Beauty Production
Kolmar Korea just joined South Korea's AI Factory Alliance, pushing autonomous manufacturing under MAX Strategy. Targets: 500 AI factories by 2030 and 95% accuracy by 2029.
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NSF pulls plug on AI weather project, despite Trump's investment pledge
An AI weather project just lost NSF backing-a reminder that priorities move fast. Keep outcomes alive with small pilots, solid evidence, tight procurement, and clear risk controls.
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Latest AI News for Healthcare
Warranty-Backed AI: Lloyd's and Armilla Put a Price on Chatbot Errors
Lloyd's and Armilla offer warranties that price chatbot errors and cover costs, turning AI risk into clear contracts. For healthcare and insurers, that speeds safer adoption.
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AI Spots Depression in Reddit Writing With 96% Accuracy
AI models spotted signs of depression in Reddit posts with 96% accuracy, reading feelings in short messages. Useful for triage but meant to support clinicians, not replace them.
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Measuring AI Use in Healthcare Decisions: Development and Psychometric Validation of a 12-Item Instrument
Peer-reviewed study offers a validated 12-item tool to gauge AI use across clinical, organizational, and shared decisions. Set a baseline, pick high-ROI pilots, and track gains.
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Connect intake to payment: AI that cuts clicks, improves patient experience, and strengthens the revenue cycle
Disconnected tools slow care and drain revenue. A connected AI platform links intake to payment, cuts errors and denials, speeds cash, and keeps the patient experience intact.
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UK's first AI patient scribe Mirror helps you remember what your doctor said after appointments
Mirror, an AI scribe by Aide Health, records visits and turns them into clear, shareable summaries. With consent and audio deleted, it helps patients remember and follow the plan.
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PAHO Unveils Practical Guide to Writing AI Prompts for Public Health
PAHO's new guide shows how to write clear, safe AI instructions in public health. Think templates, checklists, privacy guardrails, and human oversight for solid results.
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AI Due Diligence in Healthcare M&A: How to Spot HIPAA, State Law, and Vendor Pitfalls
AI pervades healthcare, but governance lags. Buyers should map use, vet vendors, meet HIPAA, and set a 30/60/90 plan to cut risk and smooth post-close integration.
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Latest AI News for Hospitality and Events
Canary AI Payments Hub Speeds Event Sales for UK Hotels, Cuts Admin Time and Fees
Canary Technologies' AI Payments Hub speeds proposals, contracts, and payments for UK hotels. Fewer steps, lower fees, and quicker closes help win more events.
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Magic Raises $10M to Make Hospitality Feel Personal Again with AI
Magic raised $10M led by Lerer Hippeau to bring AI-based personalization to hospitality with Loyalist, already at Momofuku and Major Food Group. Next: hotels, retail, wellness.
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Canary Technologies Launches AI Sales & Catering Payments Hub to Help Hotels Close Deals Faster and Reduce Fees
Canary launches an AI Sales & Catering Payments Hub to speed deals and simplify payments. Hotels see faster contracts, lower fees with ACH, and quicker reconciliation.
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Latest AI News for Human Resources
AI Chat for HR with Intelligent Automation: Speed Up Hiring, Simplify Onboarding, and Keep the Human Touch
AI chat takes routine HR work off your plate and speeds answers, so people can focus on the moments that matter. See where it helps, how to roll it out, and what to measure.
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Zoho brings agentic AI to African businesses-free, unified, and embedded across 55+ apps
Zoho rolls out agentic AI across 55+ apps at no extra cost, giving African HR teams automations from recruiting to contracts. Expect faster hiring and cleaner data.
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Profit Now, Pay Later: Skipping Reskilling Turns AI Gains into Human Capital Debt
Cutting jobs for AI may look smart now, but it creates long term talent debt. Pair automation with reskilling and clear paths, or expect churn and higher rehiring costs.
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Lead with People, Let AI Do the Heavy Lifting
HR faces a talent crunch, so we need AI that lifts people without burning them out. Start small, keep humans in control, add guardrails, and measure real gains.
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Latest AI News for Insurance
Warranty-Backed AI: Lloyd's and Armilla Put a Price on Chatbot Errors
Lloyd's and Armilla offer warranties that price chatbot errors and cover costs, turning AI risk into clear contracts. For healthcare and insurers, that speeds safer adoption.
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Insurers Shift AI From Claims to Underwriting, Pricing, and Customer Touchpoints
Insurers are pushing AI from claims to underwriting, but plumbing and governance lag. 82% use LLMs at work, yet just 30% apply AI in underwriting and 15% for contract review.
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Insurance reimagined: AI's blueprint for smarter underwriting, faster claims, and agentic AI
AI is steering insurance-smarter underwriting, faster claims, and personalization at scale. Hear GlobalData and Celent unpack what's next and how to make it stick.
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DXC Technology's AI Insurance Bet: Turnaround Catalyst or Value Trap?
DXC's new AI suite on AWS with ServiceNow targets faster insurance workflows without ripping out core systems. Investors see promise but want proof in bookings, margins, wins.
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Exclusive: Cover-More steps beyond insurance with in-app AI trip planner
Cover-More adds an AI itinerary planner to its app, shifting from insurance into inspiration. Picks match interests, add risk alerts, plus an AU/NZ promo with $250 gift cards.
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Afori raises €4M to tame brokers' inbox chaos with an AI assistant inside Outlook
Afori raises €4M led by General Catalyst to help brokers tame inbox chaos from email, PDFs, BiPro and chats. Living in Outlook, it turns messages into cases, tasks and next steps.
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Hinterland Picks Kalepa to Streamline AI Underwriting and Scale Operations
Kalepa will bring its AI underwriting platform to Hinterland's property and specialty lines, giving faster, clearer insights. Expect quicker quotes and cleaner broker interactions.
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Latest AI News for IT and Development
Brave warns hidden prompt hacks in AI browsers can raid your bank and inbox
Brave says AI browsers can be tricked by hidden page text, letting assistants act as you. That puts bank, email, and work accounts at risk unless autonomy and access are locked.
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Every IT job will involve AI by 2030 - Gartner urges CIOs to slow hiring and shift talent to revenue
By 2030, AI will touch every IT task: 75% human+AI, 25% AI-only. CIOs should curb low-value hiring, upskill for AI-native work, and track gains across code, ops, and support.
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Guinea Sets Course for Ethical, Sustainable AI Governance After UNDP Workshop
Guinea wrapped a four-day UNDP-backed AI workshop, yielding a clear roadmap for ethical, citizen-first governance. Next steps: law, skills, infrastructure, and local innovation.
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Africa's AI future, locally built: UNDP launches an AI Hub for Sustainable Development
UNDP's AI Hub helps African teams with green compute, training, and local data to ship practical AI at scale. Early wins are likely in health, education, energy, and agriculture.
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Memory as Leverage: Why Personalized AI Needs Limits
AI assistants are learning to remember, which makes them helpful but far more influential. Set clear rules, real consent, and scoped memory so help never turns into leverage.
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Spotify Promised to Fight AI Slop-Discover Weekly Didn't Get the Memo
Spotify vowed to curb spam and impersonators, yet Discover Weekly keeps pushing low-effort AI and fake artists. Eroded trust fuels calls for labels, controls, and stricter ranking.
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CFS and University of Sydney launch PhD internships to drive responsible AI in wealth management
CFS and the University of Sydney are launching a PhD internship to build responsible AI for wealth management. Interns join CFS teams across investment, HR, risk, and advisory.
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Netflix says AI won't replace human storytellers - but it could pull viewers from user-generated video
Netflix says AI will hit UGC before prestige TV. It's a set of tools for personalization, localization, and on-set polish-not a replacement for great storytellers.
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Elastic launches Agent Builder for context-aware AI agents on company data in minutes
Elastic's new Agent Builder helps teams spin up custom AI agents on company data in minutes with built-in chat, smart retrieval, and governance. Now in tech preview on Elastic Cloud.
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Stop Sleepwalking Into an AI Crisis: ASEAN's Practical Playbook for Six GenAI Risks
Six GenAI risks are already hitting projects across ASEAN-and the fix isn't theory. Use oversight, provenance tags, deepfake defenses, IP/privacy guards, and local bias checks.
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Making AI Work for Filipinos: Smarter Investment, Stronger Schools, and Cleaner Energy
AI can boost productivity and widen access in the Philippines, but gains depend on training, smart rules, and cleaner energy. Aim for augmentation-better jobs, faster services.
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Palworld Studio Pocketpair Draws a Hard Line: No Generative AI in Its Publishing Deals
Pocketpair's publishing arm bans generative AI, Web3, and NFTs, betting on human-made craft. If your pitch leans on AI or blockchain, look elsewhere.
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Latest AI News for Legal
Consumer vs. Legal AI: Avoiding Hallucinations and Ethical Pitfalls in Client Work (CLE Webinar, Nov. 4, 1 p.m. ET)
Consumer AI can trip up lawyers-fake cites, privacy gaps, no audit trail. Join the Nov 4, 1 p.m. ET CLE for practical tools, ethics checkpoints, and safer daily workflows.
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Legal AI Works When People Come First
AI wins in legal when we invest in people-curiosity, safety, and hands-on learning. Treat it as risk management to boost quality, talent, and client trust.
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AI could decide court cases in minutes, warns senior UK judge - but courts should baulk
AI can draft, summarize, and sort in minutes-but it shouldn't judge. Use it to speed the grind, with strict checks, trusted sources, and humans owning the final call.
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Marking 20 years, University of Johannesburg launches AI and the Law Institute to guide Africa's AI governance
UJ launched its AI and the Law Institute, putting responsible governance, rights, and accountability at the centre. It's a practical hub for courts and policy work in Africa.
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AI on the Bench: How a UK Tax Tribunal Judge Used It-and Where He Drew the Line
A UK tax judge used AI to draft summaries on a disclosure bid, checked outputs, and kept research and reasoning human. It's a careful, transparent model for low-risk tasks.
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Latest AI News for Management
EU Work Goes Digital: 90% on Devices, 30% on AI, and Algorithms Setting the Pace
EU work is now digital: 90% use devices, 30% use AI, and monitoring plus algorithmic scheduling are on the rise. Set clear rules, add human checks, and train teams to use AI well.
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Codi's new AI puts office management on autopilot
Codi launches an AI platform that runs office ops-plug in your vendors and it handles restocking, cleaning, and coordination. Beta hit $100K ARR in five weeks with 40 customers.
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TabSense Launches First Agentic AI PoS for Smarter Restaurant Operations
TabSense launches an AI Agentic PoS that acts like digital staff-streamlining ops, optimizing menus, and delivering real-time insights. Live in 1,000+ sites across KSA and Jordan.
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AuditBoard and Protiviti introduce AI agents and deep ERP integration for proactive risk and audit management
AuditBoard and Protiviti launch AI tools to speed risk and audit work and improve data visibility. AI agents and ERP links cut manual tasks and enable continuous testing.
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Ploy lands £2.5M to curb identity sprawl with AI-driven access governance
Ploy raises £2.5M to curb identity sprawl for mid-market teams with AI-led access, JIT permissions, and quick setup. Users report faster reviews and cleaner audits.
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Latest AI News for Marketing
SmartRIA to launch AI assistant to vet advisors' ads under SEC marketing rule by year-end
SmartRIA will launch an AI marketing review assistant this year to speed approvals and help meet SEC rules. It pre-screens content, flags missing disclosures, and speeds review.
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AI Took the Clicks: Take Back the Aisle, the Mailbox, the Moment
AI is squeezing clicks and compressing the funnel, concentrating choice into a few gateways. Shift growth to stores, OOH, events, mail-and anchor on people-based data.
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Start Small, Stay Strategic: Turning AI into Real Marketing Results and Lasting Loyalty
AI in marketing works now: start with one goal, test small, and stack quick wins. Anchor on loyalty, timing, and smart segments to save time, lift ROI, and earn repeat buyers.
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AI with a human touch: reaching new customers while staying authentic
Top marketers use AI to speed work, personalize, and reach younger audiences-without losing the human touch. Start small: train teams, set guardrails, pilot fast.
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Hearts, Minds and Models: Building Brands for Humans and AI
LLMs and agents now sway what people see and buy; you need a plan to stay present and cited. Pair GEO with SEO and structure content for AI summaries and agent-ready buying.
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Agent Cloud from The Marketing Cloud: Secure, Flexible Access to Top AI Models and Shareable Assistants in One Login
Agent Cloud is live: a secure, single login to top AI models and custom assistants for marketers. Work faster with clean approvals, simpler billing, and data that stays yours.
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Latest AI News for Operations
KPMG launches Velocity to streamline Global Business Services with agentic AI on ServiceNow
KPMG's Velocity adds agentic AI to Global Business Services on ServiceNow, linking finance, procurement, HR and IT. It cuts handoffs and cycle times, coordinating work end to end.
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WestCX's Agentic AI Cuts Pharmacy Call Volume, Lifts Refill Rates 20-35%, Frees Staff for Patient Care
WestCX launched agentic AI to automate pharmacy outreach. It cuts call volume, handles up to 80% of routine queries, boosts refills and adherence, and saves staff hours.
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AI Due Diligence in Healthcare M&A: How to Spot HIPAA, State Law, and Vendor Pitfalls
AI pervades healthcare, but governance lags. Buyers should map use, vet vendors, meet HIPAA, and set a 30/60/90 plan to cut risk and smooth post-close integration.
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ANA rolls out neoAI Chat after Narita trial to speed cabin and flight operations
ANA is rolling out neoAI Chat across airport, cabin, and flight ops so crews get instant answers from manuals and regs. Expect quicker decisions, fewer errors, tighter compliance.
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Westpac fast-tracks AI across business banking, from credit decisions to scam detection
Westpac is rolling out AI across business lending and fraud, from credit checks to live-call scam alerts. Backed by RDC.ai on AWS, it targets faster decisions and lower costs.
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From reactive to proactive: AI cuts IT resolution time 18% and frees thousands of hours
AI in IT ops is delivering proof: MTTR fell 17.8% (27.42→22.55 hrs), saving 4.87 hrs per ticket. Teams that embed it close in 22.55 hrs vs 32.46-nearly 10 hrs back.
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Vodafone builds an AI factory for 5G-faster rApps, lower energy, fewer outages
Vodafone and Zinkworks are using AI to let radio engineers build 5G apps fast, cutting rollout to weeks and saving energy. Expect stronger signals, fewer hiccups, and faster fixes.
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Latest AI News for PR and Communications
Will Your Brand Survive AI Search? AEO Steps to Stay Visible Now
AI search is rewriting discovery; if you're not ready, your brand gets left out of the answer. Join the Oct. 23 webinar to learn AEO basics and quick steps to stay visible.
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Newsletters Aren't Dead-They Just Need to Matter: 5 ways PR pros can win in 2025
Newsletters aren't dead; they need to be shorter, sharper, and more human. Lead with one clear idea, design for AI skim, and build trust with an authentic voice and clear links.
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PR's Next Leaders: Courage on DEI, Responsible AI, and a Hard Line on Disinformation
PR's next decade belongs to leaders who stand for DEI, use AI responsibly, and tackle misinformation fast. Trust and research anchor the work-and the wins.
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Vocal Middle Sets a New Standard for AI-Led PR in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific PR is moving fast, and AI now sits at the core of strategy. Vocal Middle blends regional savvy with smart workflows to keep brands consistent, agile, and measurable.
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Latest AI News for Product Development
DigitalOcean AI Partner Program Debuts with Agentic AI, Go-to-Market Support, and Access to 640,000 Customers
DigitalOcean's new AI Partner Program gives product teams distribution, co-building support, and direct access to 3M+ developers. AI startups, infra, and SIs can join; MSPs later.
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From Code Red to Gemini: How ChatGPT Jolted Google's AI Strategy
OpenAI's ChatGPT forced Google to speed up and reset its bar for acceptable flaws. Pichai's move: go full stack with Gemini, invest in big infra, and ship on a tight rhythm.
Read more →
Spotify Promised to Fight AI Slop-Discover Weekly Didn't Get the Memo
Spotify vowed to curb spam and impersonators, yet Discover Weekly keeps pushing low-effort AI and fake artists. Eroded trust fuels calls for labels, controls, and stricter ranking.
Read more →
Sovereignty You Can Unplug: Cohere's Contrarian, Multilingual On-Prem AI for Profits, Not Infinite GPUs
Cohere's playbook: sovereign on-prem models, multilingual by default, and efficiency over size. Match pricing with unit economics and put AI inside core workflows, not demos.
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New Relic Names ServiceNow Veteran Brian Emerson Chief Product Officer, Doubling Down on AI and Intelligent Observability
New Relic named Brian Emerson Chief Product Officer to lead its observability platform and product strategy. Ex-ServiceNow exec, he'll focus on AI features and deeper integrations.
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Global CEOs in Hong Kong share an AI-era playbook: speed, human literacy and intergenerational learning
Leaders offered a playbook: move fast, stay close to customers, and balance AI fluency with human judgment. Build small teams, learn in public, and trade size for speed.
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Dialogue AI raises $6M seed led by Lightspeed Venture Partners to scale live conversational market research
Dialogue AI raised a $6M Seed led by Lightspeed to speed up product discovery with live AI interviews and instant synthesis. Wayfair, Square, and others already use it.
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Latest AI News for Real Estate and Construction
Outcome Unveils AI Orchestration Platform to Make CRE Teams AI-Active in Minutes
Outcome debuts an AI start button for CRE, turning messy files into usable answers, workflows, and reports in minutes. No data overhaul, just consistent, auditable results.
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Latest AI News for Sales
Making offline sales measurable: AI coaching goes live in the field
Rilla Live turns offline sales chats into coaching data with on-the-spot prompts and post-call recaps. Managers get virtual ride-alongs and faster reviews that actually help.
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Microsoft Makes Agentic Sales Real in Dynamics 365: Qualification and Quality Evaluation Go GA, Close and Research in Preview
Microsoft rolls out Dynamics 365 sales agents: Qualification and Quality live; Close and Research in preview. Expect less busywork, fewer stalled deals, smarter planning.
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Brown Bacon AI Lifts Winery Sales and Engagement at Amici Cellars and Picking Lines
Two Napa wineries adopting Brown Bacon AI report better service, smarter marketing, and a sales lift. Automation and analytics tighten ops with a 30-60-90 rollout and clear KPIs.
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WINS Method™: Lure Agency's Blueprint for Human-Led, AI-Loved Hospitality Sales
Lure Agency's WINS Method helps hospitality sales meet buyers earlier with Website, Intel, Nurture, and Sell. Expect warmer conversations, shorter cycles, clearer line to revenue.
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Canary Technologies Launches AI Sales & Catering Payments Hub to Help Hotels Close Deals Faster and Reduce Fees
Canary launches an AI Sales & Catering Payments Hub to speed deals and simplify payments. Hotels see faster contracts, lower fees with ACH, and quicker reconciliation.
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Latest AI News for Science and Research
AI Is Changing Academic Research: Faster Screening, Smarter Fact-Checking
AI speeds evidence synthesis for researchers helping screen 40,000+ papers while cutting labor 53%-but humans still make the calls. Verify sources, log steps and use campus tools.
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EU Work Goes Digital: 90% on Devices, 30% on AI, and Algorithms Setting the Pace
EU work is now digital: 90% use devices, 30% use AI, and monitoring plus algorithmic scheduling are on the rise. Set clear rules, add human checks, and train teams to use AI well.
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UM6P and Syensqo launch Benguerir AI lab to turn lab discoveries into cleaner industrial solutions
UM6P and Syensqo will open an AI lab at UM6P's AI-ARC to fast-track sustainable materials and practical industrial solutions. Students get on-campus, hands-on project experience.
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AI Spots Depression in Reddit Writing With 96% Accuracy
AI models spotted signs of depression in Reddit posts with 96% accuracy, reading feelings in short messages. Useful for triage but meant to support clinicians, not replace them.
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Smart Cities Need a Conscience: Agent-Deed-Consequence Model Guides AI Toward Fair, Safe, Transparent Choices
Smart cities need judgment, not just data. The ADC model encodes intent, rules, and outcomes into AI so traffic, safety, and services act fairly-and explain their choices.
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Let the Robots Take the Night Shift: Building Labs That Think With You
Automation lets scientists ditch repetitive tasks and speed experiments without losing rigor. Start small, go vendor-neutral, log everything, and train hybrid teams to keep pace.
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AI Writes the Papers, AI Reviews Them-Academia Bristles
Agents4Science 2025 will use AI to write and review every paper, igniting debate over authorship, accountability, and trust. Organizers call it a test; critics say it's a parody.
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PETLP Turns Compliance Into a Design Tool for Social Media AI Research
Public data isn't free-law, copyright, platform rules, and community norms leave little room for error. PETLP builds privacy and legality into every step, plus a living DPIA.
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Latest AI News for Writers
How to tell if a student used AI-and the teacher-tested ways to prove it
AI text is creeping into drafts; it speeds things up but can flatten voice and facts. Spot the tells, test hunches, and build workflows to keep quality and authorship intact.
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AI and authors' rights collide as ASA and APA front Senate inquiry
Australia's authors and publishers are urging firm copyright rules as AI enters publishing. Protect consent, credit, and pay-and tighten contracts, notices, and monitoring now.
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From LibGen to Liability: Anthropic to Pay Authors $1.5 Billion for Training on Pirated Books
Anthropic will pay $1.5B to authors after training on pirated books and destroy the copies. Only some titles qualify-check eligibility and claim about $3,000 per book.
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