Which jobs are most threatened by AI? “Programmers, software engineers and other tech industry employees,” goes one common answer. “But many economists are more concerned about a different, larger group of white-collar workers,” customer service reps, bookkeepers, payroll clerks and HR specialists, “who fly under the radar but collectively account Read more…
The European Union is ramping up pressure on Meta to make big changes to Facebook and Instagram after the European Commission preliminarily found that features like autoplay, infinite scroll, and highly personalized content recommendations were addictive. On Thursday, the EC said its investigation indicated that “Meta did not adequately assess Read more…
Meta has filed a patent for a system that records your voice and surroundings all day, then uses an AI to analyse your mood. The patent’s stated, theoretical goal is for Meta, a company that makes billions of dollars targeting ads at its users based on their data, is to Read more…
Google says the World Cup drove Search to its highest usage in history, with queries per second peaking right after Argentina’s winning goal against Egypt. CNBC reports: The milestone comes as the company tries to prove its traditional search engine can keep its relevance in the age of AI, where Read more…
Meta will build its first Canadian data center in Alberta, investing $9 billion in a 1-gigawatt facility that can scale to 1.8 gigawatts to support its AI infrastructure needs. The project will rely on new generation and grid infrastructure funded by Meta, including a long-term agreement tied to a new Read more…
“Companies spending heavily on AI are growing headcount faster, even in the entry-level roles that many fear are doomed,” writes TechCrunch. That’s the conclusion of new report tracking AI spending from Ramp’s corporate card/bill pay data as well as Revelio Labs’ workforce records from 21,599 U.S. firms: According to the Read more…
247,000 miles on an EV battery? So says the owner of a U.K.-based used-car sales company that specializes in Evs, even after several hundred thousand miles. “They are proving themselves to be exceptionally reliable.” After five years on the road, the average EV will still be able to drive up Read more…