Daily ‘AI for Work’ Pulse: 2nd of September
Apparently, it’s the day of 8s! The Daily ‘AI for Work’ Pulse: October 2 features 8 new AI tools and 88 AI news articles. Double eights, double the insights — explore today’s updates and keep your workflow future-ready.
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Latest AI Tools
Pigeon
Pigeon is a lightweight Chrome extension that analyzes any page, suggests smart questions, and surfaces relevant community discussions with AI summaries - fast, authentic human opinions for product research.
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Everyday
Everyday lets you use plain English to automate tasks across Slack, Notion, Attio and other apps - describe a task and Everyday executes it, saving time and reducing context switching.
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Vibe Coding Award
Vibe Coding Award lets developers submit projects to gain visibility, community feedback, and compete for recognition through transparent voting and expert judging.
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Granola Recipes
Granola Recipes lets you browse, create and remix community prompt recipes to automate tasks, refine prompts, and streamline AI workflows with reusable, shareable templates.
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MCP by Alloy Automation
MCP by Alloy Automation - a developer toolkit and registry that exposes QuickBooks, Xero, Salesforce, Slack and 100+ apps as secure tools for AI agents. Start building at ai.runalloy.com.
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Verdent Deck
Verdent Deck turns rough ideas into structured plans, asks clarifying questions, then generates code and offers Code Review and DiffLens to show changes and catch issues early - reducing debugging and accelerating delivery for engineers.
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US Global Mail
US Global Mail's AI Mailroom: a 24/7 virtual mailbox for businesses and remote teams that instantly processes mail, deposits checks, flags urgent documents, and stores data securely (SOC2 & HIPAA compliant).
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Ask Brave
Ask Brave combines AI chat with web search to deliver grounded, comprehensive answers and follow-up questions in a single, privacy-first conversation, accessible from any browser.
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All AI News for Today
88 News Articles published.
Latest General AI News
HHS Doubles Childhood Cancer Data Initiative Funding to $100 Million to Accelerate AI-Driven Research
HHS doubled CCDI funding to $100M with new private-sector AI partners. Goals: faster diagnostics, smarter trials, prevention, and stronger privacy for families.
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Be the answer in AI search: SEO fundamentals for GEO visibility
AI is changing search, but solid SEO still drives the answers. Use GEO: publish original insight, structure for humans and machines, and show up wherever people ask.
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OpenAI Launches Sora 2.0 With Invite-Only App, Verified Cameos, and IP Safeguards for AI Video
OpenAI launches Sora 2.0 and an invite-only iOS app for AI video generation and remixing. Adds realism, tighter A/V sync, and multi-shot storytelling; Pro, web, and API coming.
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Never Pay for AI Again: Run Local Models for Privacy and Performance
I ditched paid AI by running strong local models for coding and daily tasks. Tools like LM Studio make setup easy, keep data private, and let you switch models without caps.
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Kyndryl Expands Agentic AI Framework to Scale AI-native Operations Securely Across the Enterprise
Kyndryl's Agentic AI Framework helps enterprises orchestrate, secure and scale AI agents from pilots to production. Tools map workflows, enforce compliance, and cut time to value.
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Use AI to Polish, Not Write, Your Job Descriptions
AI-written job posts read generic and hurt hiring by skipping outcomes, context, and why it matters. Draft with humans first; use AI to fill gaps, clarify, and include pay.
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Apple's AI exodus grows: Robby Walker departs as Siri upgrade slips to next year
Apple is set to lose senior AI lead Robby Walker, raising doubts about its Siri and Apple Intelligence timeline. Leaders should plan fallbacks and keep platform bets flexible.
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Latest AI News for Creatives
AI-made ads go mainstream as ad creatives ditch the ick
Agencies and clients moved from AI mockups to full production as budgets, speed, and proof pushed adoption. Use AI where it lifts the idea; avoid gimmicks and keep taste in charge.
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Aussie Artists Warn AI Is Stealing Culture
Australian artists warn AI can mine styles and stories without consent, risking income and culture. Protect your work with C2PA, no-AI notices, firm contracts, collective action.
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Kellanova's AI Predicts Creative Impact with 83% Accuracy, Delivering 2x Performance and 11% ROI Lift
Kellanova built predictive scoring to forecast 3s VTR with 83% accuracy, delivering 2x+ gains and an 11% ROI lift. Clear signals guide briefs, edits, and fewer rounds.
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Copyright Clash as Artists Confront AI
Copyright isn't charity: creators push back on unlicensed AI scraping and style cloning, demanding consent, credit, and pay. Lock portfolios, tighten contracts, use provenance.
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AI and Creativity: 26% of Tasks Could Be Automated, Adoption Hinges on Performance, Support, and Trust
AI can automate up to 26% of creative tasks, shifting time from execution to concept. Win on strategy: taste, idea selection, clear prompts, guardrails, and client trust.
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Prodapt Debuts BOLDEST, an AI-Infused Creative Agency Blending Art and Science
Prodapt launches BOLDEST, an AI-infused creative agency fusing tech and craft to deliver measurable growth. It offers strategy, agentic engagement, and AI-enabled experiences.
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Briggs Leads Backlash as Australian Artists Slam AI Data Mining Exemption
Australia weighs a TDM exemption to let AI train on copyrighted work, sparking fierce artist backlash. The message: no free scraping-pay for licenses and protect income.
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Latest AI News for Customer Support
Keeping Lights On With AI for Fast, Secure, Compliant Utility Support
During outages, AI triages routine requests, verifies callers, and blocks fraud to cut waits. Agents get summaries and context to focus on high-stakes cases.
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Cisco Doubles Down on AI Contact Center at WebexOne 2025: Quality Management, Multi-Agent Orchestration, and Salesforce, AWS, Epic Integrations
Cisco boosts Webex Contact Center with AI agents, unified quality tools, and deep Salesforce/AWS/Epic ties. GA now; multi-agent workflows in 2026 and new regions in India, Saudi.
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Beyond Chatbots: Proactive, Personalized AI Customer Service Across Industries
AI makes support instant and personal, with faster resolution and consistent quality. Bots handle routine work while agents tackle complex cases, backed by data across channels.
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Cisco accelerates AI customer service with Webex AI Agent and unified quality
Cisco extends AI in Webex Contact Center for self-service, smart routing, and real-time coaching. Pilot to cut cost per contact, lift FCR/CSAT, and protect data.
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Latest AI News for Education
Western Kentucky University launches one-year online AI and Educational Technology graduate certificate
WKU launches a 100% online graduate certificate in AI and Educational Technology. Complete five courses in one year to lead AI use across K-12, higher ed, edtech, and training.
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WKU Launches Online AI and EdTech Leader Graduate Certificate Amid Surging Demand for AI Skills
WKU launches a fully online AI and EdTech Graduate Certificate for Fall 2025. The 15-credit program builds ethical AI and edtech skills, plus cybersecurity basics for educators.
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Uttar Pradesh Emerges as India's AI Education Hub with Chandigarh University's New Smart Campus
Uttar Pradesh backs India's first private AI-augmented multidisciplinary university. The 100+ acre campus offers 43 programs, boosting research, industry ties and jobs.
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AI Can't Do Your Learning: Why Outsourcing Education Fails and How to Fix It
Handing learning to AI erodes real education. Use it as a bounded partner-show process, verify sources, and grade reasoning, so students build skills, not just polished text.
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Test, Don't Speculate: Classroom Experiments Reveal GenAI's Real Effects on Learning
Skip the hype: run small, controlled class tests to see where GenAI helps or doesn't. Recall changes little; trained prompting lifts reasoning and writing; measure and iterate.
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Education in Motion launches Education Advisory Board co-chaired by Richard Levin, featuring AI expert Rose Luckin
EiM launches an Education Advisory Board co-chaired by Lesley Meyer and Richard Levin to guide AI-ready teaching. Expect practical frameworks, pilots, and toolkits for schools.
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Louisiana's K-12 AI Playbook: Safe Policies, Smart Tools, Proven Gains
Louisiana's K-12 AI playbook pairs clear guardrails with measurable gains. Apply its use levels, pilots, and PD to hit goals, ensure safety, and measure impact.
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Latest AI News for Executives and Strategy
Why Healthcare Executives Chose the HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit-and How Networking Sparked Real-World AI Adoption
Executives chose HIMSS AI Summit for real case studies, risk talk, and peer playbooks-not buzzwords. They left with clear use cases, governance checklists, and 90-day plans.
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Inside Chicago C-Suite Talks on AI in Healthcare: Successes and Challenges
Healthcare execs compare real AI wins and roadblocks. A 90-day playbook urges outcomes, two high-ROI use cases, light governance, vendor proof, metrics, frontline training.
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Silos to Synergy: C-Suite Alignment That Will Define Enterprise Winners in 2026
At CDO Magazine's Nov 5 summit, leaders reveal how to link business, data, and tech for outcomes that stick. Expect clear playbooks for risk, governance, and execution.
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CHROs Turn to Agentic AI to Lift Productivity, Speed Hiring, and Upskill Teams
CHROs are putting agentic AI in employees' hands to speed hiring self service and workforce forecasting. Start with high friction workflows upskill teams and govern for fairness.
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Huawei Names Richard Yu Head of Investment Review Board in AI Profitability Push
Huawei puts Richard Yu in charge of its Investment Review Board, centralizing AI funding with P&L accountability. Expect stricter gates and quicker, revenue-tied product bets.
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AI Won't Replace Junior Lawyers-It'll Make Them Indispensable
Harvey pushes junior lawyers into higher-value work, taking on drafts and document review. Pair AI with training and guardrails for faster matters and stronger client trust.
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Latest AI News for Finance
AI in Asset Finance: Practical wins now, human-in-the-loop, bigger impact ahead
Asset finance is early on AI: wins in document processing and chatbots; barriers in data and integration. Next: faster decisions lower costs and better service with humans in loop.
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CoreWeave Stock Jumps 12% on $14.2B Meta Cloud Deal Using Nvidia Blackwell GPUs
CoreWeave jumps 12% on a $14.2B Meta deal for Nvidia GB300 racks with 72 Blackwell GPUs. It signals strong AI compute demand as Meta lifts capex and expands data centers.
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Carbon Hits the Ledger: CFO Playbook for Resilience, Risk, and Return
Resilience is a finance strategy: link supply-chain risk and carbon data to P&L in real time. Integrate sustainability into core finance to cut volatility and protect margins.
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Unbiased Pro Launches SmartAccept, First AI Growth Assistant for Financial Advisers Securing Prospects After Hours
Unbiased Pro launches SmartAccept, the first AI assistant for advisers, learning preferences to secure aligned prospects after hours. UK beta; wider rollout Jan 2026.
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Latest AI News for Government
HHS Doubles Childhood Cancer Data Initiative Funding to $100 Million to Accelerate AI-Driven Research
HHS doubled CCDI funding to $100M with new private-sector AI partners. Goals: faster diagnostics, smarter trials, prevention, and stronger privacy for families.
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Trump Posts Racist AI Deepfake Targeting Jeffries and Schumer Amid Shutdown Standoff
As a shutdown nears, Trump's AI deepfake of Jeffries and Schumer stokes outrage. Talks stalled; agencies urge staff to follow plans, confirm status, and share verified updates.
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AlphaSix Unveils Quantify, AI Platform for Transparent, FAR-Compliant Federal RFP Evaluations
AlphaSix announces Quantify, an AI tool for faster, consistent RFP scoring and documentation. FAR-compliant, audit-ready, and in testing now; general availability in 2026.
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Trump Posts Racist AI Video as GOP Pushes Shutdown and Healthcare Cuts
With hours left, talks stall as an AI video inflames a healthcare fight. Agencies prep for a possible shutdown and misinformation; staff should confirm status and follow OPM/OMB.
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Canada Pilots GCtranslate in 6 Departments as Union Warns on French Quality
Canada will pilot GCtranslate, an AI translation tool, in six departments after a 60M-word test. Officials cite speed; unions warn of French quality risks.
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Trump posts racist, vulgar AI deepfake of Schumer and Jeffries amid shutdown standoff
Trump posts an AI-altered video mocking Schumer and Jeffries as shutdown talks falter. The clip spreads false claims on immigrant healthcare, hardening a tense standoff.
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OneGov deal brings free Llama AI to every federal agency
GSA and Meta launch OneGov, giving agencies a single, compliant path to Llama open models. It speeds procurement, cuts costs, and preserves data control and transparency.
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Latest AI News for Healthcare
HHS Doubles Childhood Cancer Data Initiative Funding to $100 Million to Accelerate AI-Driven Research
HHS doubled CCDI funding to $100M with new private-sector AI partners. Goals: faster diagnostics, smarter trials, prevention, and stronger privacy for families.
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Help at 2 a.m., Risks All Day: The New Reliance on AI for Mental Health
Patients are already using AI chatbots for support when therapy is costly or unavailable. Clinics should limit use to CBT skills, avoid crisis or attachment work, with oversight.
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Conversational AI Voice Agents in Healthcare: Bridging Communication, Reducing Burden, Ensuring Safe Adoption
AI voice agents ease clinician workload by handling intake, questions, and documentation. Safe rollouts with clear limits, equity, and human oversight are crucial.
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AI Scans Reddit to Spot Harmful Cannabis Side Effects
AI flagged Reddit posts about panic after cannabis use, offering early warning of harm. With human oversight, teams can triage, educate, and coordinate care.
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BlinkWise turns glasses into a blink-reading health monitor for fatigue, dry eye, and focus
Penn's BlinkWise clips onto glasses to read eyelid motion via radio and on-device AI, no camera needed. It tracks blink dynamics to monitor drowsiness, dry eye, and mental workload.
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Olympus Launches OLYSENSE CAD/AI Cloud Apps in Europe for AI-Driven GI Endoscopy
Olympus launches OLYSENSE CAD/AI-three CE-marked cloud apps to aid early GI detection and workflow. CADDIE, CADU, SMARTIBD support live use in select EU countries.
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Latest AI News for Hospitality and Events
AI and Cost-of-Living Squeeze Change How Brits Pick and Review Pubs and Restaurants
AI now rivals Maps and social for UK dining discovery as budgets tighten. Make facts clear, show value, and earn specific reviews to land in AI summaries.
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Latest AI News for Human Resources
Use AI to Polish, Not Write, Your Job Descriptions
AI-written job posts read generic and hurt hiring by skipping outcomes, context, and why it matters. Draft with humans first; use AI to fill gaps, clarify, and include pay.
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HR AI Governance Blueprint: NIST RMF, Bias Testing, and Compliance
AI is embedded in HR, bringing efficiency and risks like bias and privacy exposure. Build governance now-use NIST, create a registry, test for bias, and keep humans in the loop.
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Pentagon orders AI to fast-track discrimination and IG investigations amid due process concerns
The Pentagon will use AI to speed MEO/EEO and early IG triage, with priority on senior leader cases and privacy. HR takeaway: move faster with human checks, bias tests, and audits.
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CHROs Turn to Agentic AI to Lift Productivity, Speed Hiring, and Upskill Teams
CHROs are putting agentic AI in employees' hands to speed hiring self service and workforce forecasting. Start with high friction workflows upskill teams and govern for fairness.
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HR's AI Playbook: Six Steps to Upskill, Reskill, and Earn Employee Buy-In
AI moves HR from admin to talent strategy with smarter planning, hiring, and upskilling. Follow six steps: map roles, assess gaps, define skills, match learning, track outcomes.
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Co-Own the Algorithm: HR and IT's Blueprint for Trustworthy AI
Break down silos: HR and IT must co-own AI from day one. Shared data, explainability, and audits build trust, meet laws, and keep hiring and performance tools safe.
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AI in HR: Employers Are Liable-Mitigate Bias with Risk Assessments and Human Oversight
AI can speed hiring and reviews, but your company owns every outcome. Treat HR uses as high-risk: test for bias, keep humans in the loop, and document decisions.
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HR's AI Confidence Crisis: Four Practical Moves That Deliver Real Value
HR hesitates on AI: 30% haven't adopted, 56% lack confidence, only 4% feel optimized. Fix real problems, pilot with guardrails, keep humans in the loop, and scale on results.
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Frictionless Hiring vs Human Nature: Can OpenAI Unseat LinkedIn?
OpenAI enters job search with context-only matching and an AI Academy-does LinkedIn lose or must HR redesign hiring? Shift to skills-first, audited, fraud-safe, human-led hiring.
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Latest AI News for Insurance
From Hype to Hybrid: Agentic AI Drives Productivity in Insurance
AI in insurance is shifting from hype to real gains, with coding speeds up and smarter underwriting and claims. Next: agentic AI with human-AI teams, based on clean, connected data.
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AI and Insurance: Use Cases, Legal Risks, and Governance Essentials
AI streamlines pricing, underwriting, claims, and service while cutting costs and loss. Insurers need strong governance, risk controls, and fraud defenses to scale safely.
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Philadelphia Woman Wins ADHD Medication Coverage with AI-But at What Risk?
After two denials for ADHD meds, an AI-structured appeal helped Joani Reisen win coverage. Expect more organized, evidence-backed appeals, and pressure for clearer, faster reviews.
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ServiceNow Ventures Backs Plutus to Accelerate Agentic AI in Insurance
Plutus secured funding from ServiceNow Ventures to speed AI-native insurance workflows. Built on ServiceNow, its agentic solutions target claims, underwriting, and servicing.
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Latest AI News for IT and Development
OpenAI Launches Sora 2.0 With Invite-Only App, Verified Cameos, and IP Safeguards for AI Video
OpenAI launches Sora 2.0 and an invite-only iOS app for AI video generation and remixing. Adds realism, tighter A/V sync, and multi-shot storytelling; Pro, web, and API coming.
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Kyndryl Expands Agentic AI Framework to Scale AI-native Operations Securely Across the Enterprise
Kyndryl's Agentic AI Framework helps enterprises orchestrate, secure and scale AI agents from pilots to production. Tools map workflows, enforce compliance, and cut time to value.
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Meta to Acquire Rivos to Accelerate In-House AI GPU Development
Meta's reported Rivos buy points to more control of cost, supply, and performance across training and inference. Engineers should prioritize portability, kernels, and benchmarks.
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Apple's AI exodus grows: Robby Walker departs as Siri upgrade slips to next year
Apple is set to lose senior AI lead Robby Walker, raising doubts about its Siri and Apple Intelligence timeline. Leaders should plan fallbacks and keep platform bets flexible.
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Latest AI News for Legal
Latest AI News for Management
Apple's AI exodus grows: Robby Walker departs as Siri upgrade slips to next year
Apple is set to lose senior AI lead Robby Walker, raising doubts about its Siri and Apple Intelligence timeline. Leaders should plan fallbacks and keep platform bets flexible.
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Latest AI News for Marketing
Be the answer in AI search: SEO fundamentals for GEO visibility
AI is changing search, but solid SEO still drives the answers. Use GEO: publish original insight, structure for humans and machines, and show up wherever people ask.
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Latest AI News for Operations
Latest AI News for PR and Communications
Latest AI News for Product Development
Shortcut's Korey turns ideas into specs, tasks, and shipped features
Shortcut launches Korey, an AI project manager that turns ideas into specs, tasks, and timelines, and tracks progress. Human-in-the-loop with privacy and integrations.
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OpenAI Launches Sora 2.0 With Invite-Only App, Verified Cameos, and IP Safeguards for AI Video
OpenAI launches Sora 2.0 and an invite-only iOS app for AI video generation and remixing. Adds realism, tighter A/V sync, and multi-shot storytelling; Pro, web, and API coming.
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Supernova secures $9.2M Series A to launch Portal and speed enterprise product development
Supernova raises $9.2M to launch Portal, an AI workspace for product teams spanning strategy to code. It embeds agents to cut cycle time, clean up handoffs, and keep teams aligned.
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Starday Launches AI Platform to Fast-Track and De-Risk Food & Beverage Product Development
Starday debuts an AI platform to speed F&B development, cut risk, and bring clarity from concept to shelf. Tools span trend analysis, consumer predictions, and retail gap mapping.
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Latest AI News for Real Estate and Construction
Zoning and Permitting Bottlenecks Threaten America's AI and Quantum Buildout
Federal push prioritizes data centers, but zoning and energy limits still stall builds. Teams should engage early, secure capacity, reuse sites, and phase deals to cut risk.
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Schneider Electric's Chairman on AI-Ready Data Centers, Nvidia, and a Decentralized Energy Future
Schneider Electric + Nvidia speed AI data centers with liquid cooling and modular kits. Owners, developers, and GCs should plan capacity, standardize, and deploy digital controls.
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Latest AI News for Sales
Stripe and OpenAI debut agentic commerce to bring chat-to-checkout to Shopify and Etsy
Stripe and OpenAI add Instant Checkout to ChatGPT and an agentic commerce protocol; Google has a rival. Sales teams should ready clean catalogs, promos, and agent-ready checkout.
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Agentic AI to Drive Nearly 20% of U.S. Holiday Online Sales as Discounts Deepen and Stores Stay Central
AI agents and LLM search will steer holiday demand as discounts climb and stores stay vital. Use assistant-ready copy, targeted offers, and BOPIS to win without crushing margins.
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Synthetic Personas Give Sales Teams a Predictive Edge
Static personas guess; AI synthetic personas learn from real interactions to mirror your buyers. Use them to test messaging, role-play objections, and forecast deals confidently.
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AI-Fueled Chip Boom Lifts South Korea Exports to Record as U.S. Tariffs Bite
South Korea's exports hit a record $65.95B on AI-fueled chips ($16.61B, +22%) and autos (+17%). Focus on EU/ASEAN; prioritize semis and EVs; protect U.S. margins amid tariffs.
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Latest AI News for Science and Research
HHS Doubles Childhood Cancer Data Initiative Funding to $100 Million to Accelerate AI-Driven Research
HHS doubled CCDI funding to $100M with new private-sector AI partners. Goals: faster diagnostics, smarter trials, prevention, and stronger privacy for families.
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USC AI predicts viscous fingering to speed groundwater cleanup and oil recovery
USC researchers built an AI that forecasts viscous fingering with DNS-level accuracy. It captures finger growth and coarsening, aiding cleanup, oil recovery, and CO2 storage.
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Trump Executive Order Puts $50M Behind AI to Tackle Childhood Cancer
Trump ordered $50M for AI-driven pediatric cancer research to boost data and precision care. Goals: better diagnoses, fewer toxicities, and improved long-term outcomes.
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Trump Orders AI Push for Childhood Cancer, Adds $50M Amid NIH Deep Cuts
Trump orders federal AI push in childhood cancer research, adding $50M to NIH. Effort targets data integration and clinical impact as broader NIH cuts raise concerns.
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Flood of fakes: paper mills, AI forgeries, and science's trust crisis
Science's trust is eroding as paper mills and AI-boosted image fraud surge. Fight back with provenance, raw data, stronger image checks, AI disclosure, and faster review.
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Latest AI News for Writers
Australian artists tell Senate AI data mining is wholesale theft, demand pay for training
Aussie artists call AI data mining without consent 'wholesale theft' and demand paid licences. Writers should set clear terms, block crawlers, join bodies, submit feedback.
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Em dashes under suspicion-why they're not proof of AI
The em dash isn't an AI tell-it's a tool that signals control when used with intent. Use it for sharp asides and emphasis; don't overdo it-clarity and voice still carry your draft.
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Teach students to see, not just write, in an AI era
Words move; images make us stop. As AI creates both, writers must learn to see with intent-choose the right tools, prompt precisely, edit for authenticity, and check ethics.
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From Avatars to Algorithms: How AI Synthetic Reality Is Remaking Journalism
AI now writes and presents news, boosting speed and scale-but raising risks around accuracy, bias, and trust. Keep it ethical: human checks, clear labels, and a writer-led process.
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James Cameron on AI: Keep Humans in the Sacred Creative Act, Cut VFX Costs
James Cameron says AI can cut VFX costs, but not replace writers or actors-the "sacred creative act" stays human. Writers: guard your voice, rights, and character work.
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