The AI investment frenzy is hitting a wall of fiscal reality. According to a new CFO briefing, the conversation at Davos and in boardrooms has pivoted sharply from spending to proving a return on that spending. Even AI giants like Anthropic are feeling the pressure to show value.
According to a new report, Apple is set to unveil its first major AI upgrade for Siri next month. The update will leverage Google’s Gemini models to finally deliver on promises made last year.
According to a new report, Apple is just weeks away from showing off a completely revamped Siri, powered by Google’s AI. This comes after Alphabet briefly surpassed Apple in market value, a shift partly blamed on Apple’s AI lag. The new assistant needs to be a massive leap forward.
The October-December quarter is typically weak for Indian IT, but all eyes are on client budgets for 2026. AI acquisitions and TSMC’s outlook will be the real growth barometers this earnings season.
MIT Technology Review’s forecast for 2026 highlights critical shifts in energy, AI, and genetics. Key trends include new safety laws for AI companions, personalized genetic therapies, and a major push for mechanistic interpretability in AI research.
Forget debating if AI is truly intelligent. A group of social scientists argues we should see it as a new form of “cultural arithmetic,” more akin to a market or a bureaucracy. This perspective, detailed in a recent *Science* paper, suggests its real power is in reorganizing information, not thinkin
According to The Wall Street Journal, AI researcher Barret Zoph was fired from startup Thinking Machines Lab on January 14 and immediately rehired by OpenAI. The firing followed a romantic relationship with a colleague and allegations of performance issues, which Zoph disputes. The incident unveils
In response to a wave of AI-generated “nudified” images, X has restricted Grok’s image generation features to Premium and Premium+ subscribers. The move follows threats of a platform ban from UK and EU regulators. Experts are divided on whether the paywall is an effective safety measure.
Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, is making a massive infrastructure bet. The company plans to invest more than $20 billion to build a new data center in Southaven, Mississippi, with operations slated to begin in February 2026.
In a new podcast, Cursor’s engineering head says core features like its agent and Debug Mode began as quick prototypes, not planned roadmaps. The company, with a team of about 20, prioritizes internal adoption and moving fast with minimal process.
