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Food Robotics Market – Global Forecast 2025-2032: Use of Collaborative Robots Alongside Kitchen Staff to Streamline Meal Assembly in Quick Service Restaurants
The food robotics market offers significant opportunities, driven by the integration of advanced robotics in culinary processes. Key areas include enhanced efficiency, safety, and innovation in food production and logistics....
Is AI coming for your job? Here’s one labor indicator that could soothe your fears
Not quite an apocalypse: AI could replace 6% of US jobs by 2030, Forrester report finds.
AI And Automation Will Take 6% Of US Jobs By 2030
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Apple is not throwing in the AI towel with Google deal — ‘Apple is building its own models based on Gemini that will power a more advanced version of Siri’ says analyst
Apple is using Gemini as a foundation, not a replacement
CES 2026: Agentic AI hype vs. media buyers’ pragmatism
CES 2026 was all about agentic AI, but media buyers are approaching the hype around autonomous media buying with pragmatism over urgency.
‘Worried about getting caught out’: Sir Martin Sorrell on why CMOs are not ready to pay for outcome-based agencies
In his telling, AI has yet to graduate from pilot programs to anything that meaningfully reshapes how marketing departments structured.
‘More focused on advertising than ever before’: Nearly all of X’s top 100 advertisers returned, ads boss claims
Claim comes as X is embroiled in latest scandal that involves it’s AI chatbot Grok creating sexualized images of women and minors.
Physical AI is the next frontier – and it’s already all around you
I spoke to Qualcomm executives at CES to learn more about what the buzzword means, how it applies to you, and what a physical AI future looks like.
EA Tools Vendors: You’re Sitting on the AI Design-Time Platform and Don’t Know It
The AI agent infrastructure market is exploding. LangChain just raised $125M. Every hyperscaler has an agent framework. MCP and A2A protocols are converging as standards. Observability vendors are racing to...
Why Serve Robotics (SERV) Is Up 13.1% After NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s “Physical AI” Endorsement
At CES 2026, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang publicly endorsed Serve Robotics as a leading example of “Physical AI,” highlighting its autonomous sidewalk delivery robots and partnerships with brands such as...
Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing
Users can give Claude access to a folder and tell it what to do for them.
The criticality of introducing AI into mission-critical systems
A Q&A with Hitachi on its approach to bringing AI into the physical world.
Hackers are going after top LLM services by cracking misconfigured proxies
Major hacking campaign took place during the Christmas 2025 break
How digital business models are evolving in the age of agentic AI
As businesses adopt AI, they need to rethink how they make money. Understanding these four new businesses models is a place to start.
The U.S. Goes Rogue On The Climate Fight
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at the AI boom’s water problem and stabilized funding for the California High-Speed Rail project.
Two countries block Grok app over AI-generated CSAM
Two countries have blocked the Grok app after it was widely used to generate non-consensual near-nude deepfakes of women and…
At CES, Booster Robotics’ robots were “sold out”
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Lowestoft MP felt violated after AI image made of her in bikini
The MP says an AI tool was used to create an image of her in a bikini which was posted online.
Google escalates AI shopping war
Another agentic shopping standard and a buy-now button on Gemini.
U.K. Regulator Opens Probe Into X Over Alleged Illegal Content From Grok AI
Ofcom launches formal investigation into X after reports Grok AI was used to create non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material.
Ofcom investigates Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes
The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform’s Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.
Why you’ll pay more for AI in 2026, and 3 money-saving tips to try
With rising DRAM costs and chattier chatbots, prices are only going higher. Frugal things you can do include being nicer to the bot.
AI is quietly breaking the internet — and most people don’t even realize it yet
The ‘Zero-Click’ future is here
Anthropic Launches Claude AI for Healthcare with Secure Health Record Access
Anthropic launches Claude for Healthcare, enabling U.S. users to securely link lab results and health records for clear summaries, without using data
China’s AI and robotics push isn’t enough to kickstart its economy, leaving growth more exposed to trade risks
New tech sectors still account for a far smaller portion of China’s economy than the gap left by the real estate slump.
Retail leaders at Target, Lowe’s and more on the AI investments they’re plotting for 2026
Surveys conducted in the lead up to Black Friday 2025 found from 33% to 83% of respondents used AI to do their holiday shopping.
A New State and Federal Compact for Artificial Intelligence
Effective AI governance demands strong federal standards that preserve state authority.
Grok AI: Malaysia and Indonesia block X chatbot over sexually explicit deepfakes
Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.
Motional puts AI at center of robotaxi reboot as it targets 2026 for driverless service
Motional says it will launch a driverless robotaxi service in Las Vegas before the end of 2026.
Trump Administration Wants to Achieve ‘Pax Silica’ Through AI. Here’s What That Means
Trump administration’s global influence strategy runs through the AI supply chain.
Chinese AI leaders warn the US’ lead is widening
Some of China’s top minds in artificial intelligence publicly warned that the superpower has only a slim chance of catching up to the US in tech.
AI Sales Enablement Guide for Faster Cycles and Better Handoffs
Stop losing deals to missing context and slow follow-ups. Learn how AI sales enablement works and implement it in one unified workflow.
Google removes AI Overviews for certain medical queries
This follows an investigation by the Guardian that found Google AI Overviews offering misleading information in response to some health-related queries.
I Investigated Every Windows 12 Clue. These Are the Features I’m Betting Will Actually Arrive
Microsoft hasn’t confirmed Windows 12 yet, but leaked code, insider previews, and the latest Copilot+ PC updates hint at AI-powered features, ARM support, and a possible modular OS redesign. Here’s...
When the Most Expensive LLM Isn’t Worth It: What We Learned Analyzing 3,000+ VC Pitch Decks and 850,000+ Startup Valuations
There’s a temptation in AI to always reach for the biggest, most powerful model. The latest release. The premium tier. The one with the best benchmarks. Especially given the incredible...
How AI can detect health risks — just from the way you sleep
A new artificial intelligence model in the US, SleepFM, has found that patterns in human sleep can be used to predict a person’s risk for around 130 diseases, including dementia...
Want to Buy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks in 2026? These 2 Companies Could Net You Millions in Retirement.
Nvidia isn’t the only AI name that can help investors reach financial independence over the long term.
Former Google, Apple Researchers Raising $50 Million for New Visual AI Startup
Andrew Dai, a veteran AI researcher who recently left Google DeepMind after 14 years, is launching a new startup focused on AI models that understand and process text, images, video...
Here’s what to expect with Siri and Apple Intelligence in the coming months
In just a few short months, we should hopefully get our first look at an all new AI-infused Siri. After…