Daily 'AI for Work' Pulse: 29th of December
Start your week strong with 2 new AI tools and 83 AI news articles. Quick hits, standout releases, and a couple must-reads to set the tone. Skim the highlights and grab what actually helps your workflow.
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Latest AI Tools
Optivault
Optivault is an AI personal financial advisor that helps you see your finances, build smarter budgets, and make better financial decisions. Secure, 24/7 guidance to manage accounts, plan investments, and grow your wealth.
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Meetings Wrapped
Meetings Wrapped analyzes your calendar, visualizes time, frequency and attendee impact, and flags meetings that could've been emails-turn meeting data into clear, actionable insights.
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All AI News for Today
83 News Articles published.
Latest General AI News
Sam Altman wants a full-time worrier for AI's worst-case scenarios
OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness to stress-test AI and blunt worst-case harms. Think mental health risks, cyber misuse, guardrails, and go/no-go calls before release.
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AI-Driven SEO With Rainmaker: Precise Keywords, Smarter Content, Stronger ROI
AI takes SEO from guesswork to decisions backed by live data and smarter predictions. Rainmaker turns that into tighter targeting, quicker wins, and clear, measurable results.
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One Percent for Retraining: How Companies Can Prevent an A.I. Backlash
A.I. is cutting jobs fast; HR must protect people and the business. Pledge 1% of profits to reskilling and launch 90-day paths with metrics, learning time, and real transitions.
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Five ways AI changed European healthcare in 2025-and where it falls short
Across Europe, AI left pilots for practice: better risk prediction, quicker diagnoses, post-op monitoring, new antibiotic work, and lighter admin. Assist clinicians, don't replace.
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Latest AI News for Creatives
Level-5's Akihiro Hino goes all-in on GenAI, says it can enrich the creative world and cut AAA dev to two years
Hino argues GenAI can enrich game-making and cut AAA timelines to about two years. With consented data and human review, teams iterate more and keep taste in charge.
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Room to Dream: Rocket's Netflix NFL Spot Reaches 26M+ Without the Super Bowl Price Tag
Rocket's Room to Dream aired on Netflix's NFL slate, reaching 26M+ via in-house craft and AI speed. Jahmyr Gibbs walks from a childhood room to Ford Field, tying ambition to home.
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Artists flee X after AI image editor lets users deface work
Artists are quitting X after its Grok image editor lets anyone remix posts without consent or credit. Harassment and watermark removal are eroding trust fast.
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Latest AI News for Customer Support
AVPro Global Unveils Tech Sage, an AI Platform to Streamline Technical Support for AV Integrators
AVPro Global's Tech Sage points support teams to faster triage, smarter runbooks, and fewer truck rolls. Prep your stack, pilot narrowly, keep humans in loop, and track MTTR/FCR.
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Latest AI News for Education
Hong Kong education chief urges teachers to keep pace with AI, outlines four-pronged digital push
HK education chief Christine Choi urges teachers to keep up with AI. Focus: digital skills, teacher training, upgraded infrastructure, and cross-border partnerships.
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Haryana SCERT wraps Phase 1 of AI training, targets 20,000 teachers by March
In Gurugram, SCERT wrapped phase 1, training 1,150 teachers to use AI in class. Phase 2 goes hybrid from Jan 2026 to train 20,000 more, plus a basic module for Classes 6-12.
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From Chalkboards to Chatbots: AI, Digital Platforms, and Edtech Are Changing Education in India
AI, digital platforms, and EdTech make learning more personal and flexible. Teachers stay mentors while tools take on admin, quicker feedback, and early flags for support.
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10 AI Platforms That Earned a Place in Classrooms in 2025
In 2025, classroom AI got practical-speeding planning, clarifying decisions, and trimming admin without sidelining teachers. Ten tools stood out for fewer clicks and smarter control.
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AI as a Tool, Not a Crutch: Hampton Roads Schools Draw the Line in the Classroom
Hampton Roads schools teach students to use AI without letting it do the work. Stoplight rules and an 80-20 cap keep learning authentic with teachers guiding the process.
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Latest AI News for Executives and Strategy
From Foundry to Framework: Taiwan's Draft AI Basic Act Balances Growth with Safeguards
Taiwan's Draft AI Basic Act sets a government-first, risk-based playbook. Expect clearer liability, data rights, and transparency as chip-led AI grows.
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TGI Solar and Genesys Info X Launch FUSED88.com, an AI Platform Uniting Project and Human Capital Management
TGI Solar Power Group and Genesys Info X team up on FUSED88, an AI-driven platform for HCM, project tracking, and collaboration. Genesys runs the tech; TGI takes go-to-market.
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From balance sheets to algorithms: Saudi Arabia's next-gen workforce powers Vision 2030
Saudi leaders who pair AI fluency with financial judgment will move fastest. Vision 2030 is fostering skills, investment, and ethics to turn pilots into real P&L impact.
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Latest AI News for Finance
RWA tops AI as 2024's most profitable crypto sector
RWA quietly led 2024 profits with steady 185% gains as AI's splashy run cooled. Finance teams should favor cash-flowing tokens, clear rails, and hard proofs over slogans.
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Hyperbots set to launch agentic AI co-pilots for enterprise finance, backed by $6.5M Series A and AWS Generative AI Accelerator
Hyperbots rolls out agentic AI co-pilots for finance-handling invoice matching, G/L coding, approvals. Selected in AWS GenAI Accelerator, it cuts exceptions and speeds cycles.
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AI's energy appetite is fueling a multi-trillion clean energy investment shift at Abu Dhabi's CNBC New Energy Finance Forum
AI is driving electricity demand beyond old models, making energy a core risk for data and infrastructure. Savvy capital will secure firm, clean supply and target grid bottlenecks.
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From balance sheets to algorithms: Saudi Arabia's next-gen workforce powers Vision 2030
Saudi leaders who pair AI fluency with financial judgment will move fastest. Vision 2030 is fostering skills, investment, and ethics to turn pilots into real P&L impact.
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Nvidia flexes its balance sheet with a $20B Groq deal - tightening its grip on AI
Nvidia inked a Groq license and key hires, ~$20B, to push deeper into inference and blunt a rival. Markets saw a dominance play; shares rose ~1% amid questions on scope.
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Four Finance Titans Poised to Dominate AI Automation by 2026
AI has moved from slideware to the finance stack, speeding decisions, cleaning data, and tightening cash cycles. Bill.com, Expensify, AvidXchange, and Coupa look poised to win.
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McKinsey: Banks move past AI pilots to full-scale process overhaul
Banks are moving past AI pilots to rebuild workflows around outcomes, with clear metrics and controls. Real wins show up in KYC, fraud, underwriting, and back-office automation.
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Latest AI News for Government
Sri Lanka's AI needs action now: a soft law path to trust, safety, and growth
Sri Lanka can't wait on AI oversight-systems already influence services and spending. Use current laws, add clear guidance, train people, and move governance from paper to practice.
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From Foundry to Framework: Taiwan's Draft AI Basic Act Balances Growth with Safeguards
Taiwan's Draft AI Basic Act sets a government-first, risk-based playbook. Expect clearer liability, data rights, and transparency as chip-led AI grows.
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AI, Fed Cuts And Policy Crosswinds: How To Win In The 2026 Stock Market
Fed cuts and an AI buildout buoy 2026, while tariffs and election headlines add chop. Public teams should run two budgets, update vendor terms, and stay disciplined on pensions.
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Armenia launches AWS-backed pilot with fully subsidized compute for AI startups and researchers
Armenia greenlights an AWS-backed HPC pilot to give AI teams free compute and expert support via the AI Virtual Institute. Applications open Dec 29 at ai.gov.am - limited spots.
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Latest AI News for Healthcare
47 states, 250+ health care AI bills - and a looming fight over who sets the rules
States race ahead on health care AI: 250+ bills since October, 33 now law in 21 states. New rules hit insurer reviews, mental health, and patient chatbots, often state by state.
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Europe's AI Healthcare in 2025: Faster Diagnoses, Smarter Monitoring, Lighter Admin-Doctors Still Lead
Across Europe, AI moved from promise to practice-speeding diagnoses, sharpening risk prediction, and easing paperwork. Keep clinicians in charge, validate locally, track outcomes.
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NoHarm brings free prescription checks to Brazil's SUS as co-founder Ana Helena Ulbrich makes Time's AI list
Brazil rolls out NoHarm across SUS-an AI check on prescriptions co-founded by Ana Helena Ulbrich, recently named by Time. Fewer errors, faster checks, shared safety for all clinics.
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Five ways AI changed European healthcare in 2025-and where it falls short
Across Europe, AI left pilots for practice: better risk prediction, quicker diagnoses, post-op monitoring, new antibiotic work, and lighter admin. Assist clinicians, don't replace.
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Latest AI News for Hospitality and Events
Latest AI News for Human Resources
AI Replacement Isn't a Free Pass to Fire Workers, Beijing Rules
Beijing's labor ruling says you can't fire staff just because AI replaces a role. Redeploy, train, and use lawful exits-or expect legal risk and back pay.
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AI in HR 2025: Caribbean guardrails, quick wins, and a 12-month plan
AI is now core to HR; agents handle hiring, learning, and support under clear policy and human oversight. Caribbean teams can start small, stay compliant, and track results.
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One Percent for Retraining: How Companies Can Prevent an A.I. Backlash
A.I. is cutting jobs fast; HR must protect people and the business. Pledge 1% of profits to reskilling and launch 90-day paths with metrics, learning time, and real transitions.
Read more →
TGI Solar and Genesys Info X Launch FUSED88.com, an AI Platform Uniting Project and Human Capital Management
TGI Solar Power Group and Genesys Info X team up on FUSED88, an AI-driven platform for HCM, project tracking, and collaboration. Genesys runs the tech; TGI takes go-to-market.
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Latest AI News for Insurance
Only 18% Make the AI Answer-RankOS Helps Financial Brands Break Through
AI search now decides who gets trusted in insurance. RankOS™ helps carriers earn mentions in answers by fixing entity mess, adding citations, and surfacing licenses and schema.
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AI-led cybercrime set to surge in 2026: UK firms face data theft, deepfakes, tighter insurance and shifting ransom rules
UK cyber risk shifts in 2026: less encryption, more data theft, AI-fueled BEC, and third-party blowups. Expect tighter cover, real-time controls, and tougher payment checks.
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Latest AI News for IT and Development
Z.ai Launches GLM-4.7 for Real-World Dev Workflows, Tops Open Benchmarks and Eyes Hong Kong IPO
GLM-4.7 targets real dev workflows: steadier tool use, longer sessions, and fewer retries from plan to ship. It leads open models on benchmarks and fits neatly into agent stacks.
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2025 Was AI's Inflection Point: Open Models, Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure, and Agents That Act
In 2025, AI stopped being a demo and became part of the stack-OS, hardware, data centers, and workflows. Open models, better reasoning, and agents started doing real work.
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Halo Studios Turns to Generative AI as Campaign Evolved Becomes Xbox's Test Case
Halo Studios is betting big on generative AI, shifting roles and job posts across Xbox teams. Expect smarter tools, tighter guardrails, and AI touching gameplay and production.
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From Foundry to Framework: Taiwan's Draft AI Basic Act Balances Growth with Safeguards
Taiwan's Draft AI Basic Act sets a government-first, risk-based playbook. Expect clearer liability, data rights, and transparency as chip-led AI grows.
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Nokia's AI-RAN Play, Backed by $1B from Nvidia, Aims for a 2030 6G Rollout
Nokia is betting on 6G that learns on its own, with AI-RAN tuning, healing networks in real time. $1B from Nvidia backs it; early trials show lower latency and up to 30% energy cuts.
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Generative AI Could Shrink AAA Timelines To 2 Years, Says Level-5 CEO Amid Fan Backlash
Level-5's Akihiro Hino says generative AI could cut AAA dev to about two years. He says studios already use it quietly, and that clear disclosure and human review keep quality.
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Vibe Coding's House of Cards: Cursor's CEO Warns of a Coming Software Collapse
AI can ship code fast, but 'vibe coding' builds on sand. Without specs, tests, and real reviews, hidden bugs and security gaps pile up and the bill comes due at scale.
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Latest AI News for Legal
Sri Lanka's AI needs action now: a soft law path to trust, safety, and growth
Sri Lanka can't wait on AI oversight-systems already influence services and spending. Use current laws, add clear guidance, train people, and move governance from paper to practice.
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California sets a new standard: safer AI, quieter streaming ads, easy cancel-and-delete
California just set new rules on AI safety, streaming ad loudness, and easy account deletion. Legal teams should assess exposure, document evidence, and be ready with facts.
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From Foundry to Framework: Taiwan's Draft AI Basic Act Balances Growth with Safeguards
Taiwan's Draft AI Basic Act sets a government-first, risk-based playbook. Expect clearer liability, data rights, and transparency as chip-led AI grows.
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Hochul signs AI safeguards into law, lands on naughty list, Gold Star plates now available
NY's new A-I safeguards law puts procurement, bias testing, and transparency under the microscope. Counsel should inventory systems, update contracts, and prep FOIL-ready records.
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Latest AI News for Management
Less admin, more coaching: AI recasts management and organisational design by 2026
By 2026, AI trims admin work so managers focus on direction, coaching, and the tough calls. Flatter teams, guardrails, and human+AI decisions help you move faster with less noise.
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European Parliament backs strict workplace AI rules: human oversight, data rights, emotion tracking banned
EU lawmakers backed tough workplace AI rules: human oversight, clear notices, and tighter data limits. Managers must audit tools, add human checks, and be ready for more scrutiny.
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TGI Solar and Genesys Info X Launch FUSED88.com, an AI Platform Uniting Project and Human Capital Management
TGI Solar Power Group and Genesys Info X team up on FUSED88, an AI-driven platform for HCM, project tracking, and collaboration. Genesys runs the tech; TGI takes go-to-market.
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McKinsey: Banks move past AI pilots to full-scale process overhaul
Banks are moving past AI pilots to rebuild workflows around outcomes, with clear metrics and controls. Real wins show up in KYC, fraud, underwriting, and back-office automation.
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Squeezed Margins, Smarter Moves: Targeted AI for Asset Managers in 2026
Margins are tight, but targeted AI is finally delivering across finance, risk, and ops. Connect offices and keep data context intact to get measurable wins fast and prove ROI.
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Latest AI News for Marketing
Stop Buying Black-Box MarTech: Pick AI You Can Explain, Audit, and Trust
AI now steers your funnel, but black-box tools drain trust and invite risk. Pick marketing AI that shows its data, reasons, and logs so you can optimize, defend, and sleep at night.
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Starred promises, buried risks: How Big Tech turns the asterisk into a shield
Tiny asterisks let bold headlines sell dreams while the fine print hides limits, eroding trust. Ditch footnotes: state key conditions inline, prove claims, and earn loyalty.
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AI-Driven SEO With Rainmaker: Precise Keywords, Smarter Content, Stronger ROI
AI takes SEO from guesswork to decisions backed by live data and smarter predictions. Rainmaker turns that into tighter targeting, quicker wins, and clear, measurable results.
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AI Can't Be Your Autopilot: Augustus Kirby's Case for Human Oversight Amid Algorithm Whiplash
AI algorithms now swing performance week to week, pushing teams back to first principles. The winners pair clean data and a clear strategy with human oversight and guardrails.
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Unchecked AI content is eroding brand trust and visibility, Interact Marketing warns
AI sped content up, but it's eroding trust and burying brands in feeds. Set a quality bar and keep humans in the loop to protect credibility and discovery.
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Guesswork is over: FreakOut Thailand brings AI precision to YouTube and TikTok
FreakOut Thailand blends AI, Japanese engineering and local savvy to turn creative into outcomes. With GP for YouTube and alpaka for TikTok, brands get precision, safety, and lift.
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See the 14 pitch decks that helped AI ad and marketing startups raise millions
AI cash is pouring into adtech and martech-14 startups and holding companies are betting big. Marketers should pilot agents, gen AI video, and GEO, and refresh attribution.
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Latest AI News for Operations
Goa FES rolls out AI sonar scanners for faster underwater rescues
Goa FES adds handheld SONAR + AI scanners to help find victims in murky water, cutting search time and risk. Light units tag likely bodies with an 'X' and label other objects 'O'.
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Weathernews Debuts SeaNavigator for Master: World's First Conversational AI Helping Ship Captains Plan Safer, Smarter Voyages
Weathernews debuts SeaNavigator for Master, a chat AI that gives captains live route risks plus fuel and time trade-offs. Ops teams get faster, clearer approvals with shared data.
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Latest AI News for PR and Communications
Scottish MPs' post-election spending on spin doctors and AI exposed - Labour tops the bill
Scottish MPs are upping spend on comms and AI, with Labour offices leading early. Agencies that offer speed, clear scopes, compliance, and safe workflows will win.
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AI News Summaries Don't Fix Media Bias-They Can Make It Worse
AI summaries are fast but compress context and can smuggle bias into briefs and talking points. PR teams need source diversity, human review, and link-backs.
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Pakistan-linked AI deepfakes flood social media, stoking communal tensions and anti-India narratives
AI deepfakes are flooding Pakistan's feeds, stoking tensions and dragging brands into the fray. PR teams need fast checks, clear playbooks, and receipts.
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AI Alone Isn't Enough: Fahmi Calls for Stronger Social Media Literacy to Curb Misinformation
AI can flag risks, but it takes media-savvy teams to make the final calls. Pair detection tools with simple verification flows to counter viral falsehoods and respond fast.
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Latest AI News for Product Development
Hedgehog Lab Acquires Label Sessions, Creating an End-to-End AI Innovation and Delivery Consultancy
Hedgehog lab has acquired Label Sessions, uniting strategy, expert advice, and delivery to speed AI products from idea to scale. One partner and 500+ experts.
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NVIDIA bets big on Israel: Kiryat Tivon campus to drive AI, autonomous vehicles, and medicine
NVIDIA's new Kiryat Tivon campus signals a deeper push into GPUs, networking, and AI software that shortens idea-to-deployment. Product teams standardize, simulate and ship faster.
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Latest AI News for Real Estate and Construction
Atrium Mortgage Investment Corporation (TSX:AI.TO): AI-driven efficiency, near-8% yield, modest upside
Atrium Mortgage is leaning on AI to speed underwriting and tighten risk checks. Yield near 8% and a B+ BUY add appeal, despite a small EPS miss and a steady, modest outlook.
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From Milky Way to megawatts: Arizona's quiet desert collides with the AI data center boom
Hassayampa Ranch is set for a giant AI data center, with rezoning opening 2,000 acres and a hyperscaler in the mix. Locals worry about water, noise, lights, and a 1.5 GW grid load.
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Latest AI News for Sales
Stop Buying Black-Box MarTech: Pick AI You Can Explain, Audit, and Trust
AI now steers your funnel, but black-box tools drain trust and invite risk. Pick marketing AI that shows its data, reasons, and logs so you can optimize, defend, and sleep at night.
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Reply in Seconds or Lose the Deal: AI's New Rules for B2B Sales
Buyers want fast answers, a link, and a way to pay-no 8-touch dance. AI handles instant replies and straightforward closes; people step in for complex deals and real relationships.
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Latest AI News for Science and Research
Talk to the Stone Age: university researchers build a multilingual history game with free AI
Anthropologists built a cheap AI Stone Age game that lets you explore a Danish site and chat with accurate guides. Their playbook shows how to use free tools to build and share it.
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Matteo Paz's AI Scans NEOWISE, Spots 1.5 Million Hidden Cosmic Objects
An 18-year-old at Caltech built an AI pipeline that scanned NASA's NEOWISE data and flagged 1.5M hidden objects. Matteo Paz won $250K and kicked off new follow-ups.
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Sam Altman wants a full-time worrier for AI's worst-case scenarios
OpenAI is hiring a Head of Preparedness to stress-test AI and blunt worst-case harms. Think mental health risks, cyber misuse, guardrails, and go/no-go calls before release.
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ICSPIS 2025 brings researchers from Iran and 12 countries together as AI research and readiness rankings improve
ICSPIS 2025 gathered researchers from 12 countries for hands-on AI and signal processing. 52% acceptance; mostly English sessions across imaging, speech, IoT, and smart grids.
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GenAI in R&D Needs Guardrails: Transparency, Validation and Human Oversight
GenAI is now in everyday R&D; trust hinges on traceability, solid validation, governance, expert oversight, bias checks, privacy, and sharing methods. Build it in from day one.
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Weekend Reads: ORI funding ban challenge tossed, AI citation scandal prompts resignation, senator seeks Science's COVID manuscripts
Court upheld ORI funding ban, a prof stepped down over AI-made refs, and a senator sought COVID-19 drafts from Science. Labs face AI rules, authorship fixes, and hijacked journals.
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Latest AI News for Writers
Sick of AI Slop? How Bots, Scammers, and Celebrities Are Smothering Real American Journalism
Feeds are flooded with AI slop, burying writers who do the work. Here's a field manual to build proof, voice, and reader trust so you grow without playing the volume game.
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Can AI Write Poetry in Irish? Cork's Dáimh Scoil Mhúscraí Puts It to the Test
Can AI write a poem in Irish with wit and heart? A century-old poetry court in Cúil Aodha will put it to the test on 28 Dec, with the proceedings on RTÉ RnaG.
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Man vs. Machine: Can Sora Out-Funny a Warner Bros. Animator?
An animator pitted Sora against his hand-drawn sitcom, letting viewers pick between seven AI gags and one crafted cut. Verdict: AI is quick; human timing and voice land laughs.
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Writing on Eggshells While an Invisible Algorithm Watches
Algorithms shadow our drafts, sucking out voice and pushing safe, same-y lines. Keep your quirks; write offline first; let tools assist, but the final words are yours.
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AI Slop Is Winning in Science: More Papers, Murkier Merit
AI has boosted output-and flooded science with polished fluff. Skip the gloss; prove claims with sources, clear methods, and fresh data if you want trust to stick.
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