US tech giants are laying off employees to spend on AI, China says it’s illegal over here

China is aggressively pushing AI adoption and simultaneously letting courts block companies from using it as a layoff excuse. The US isn’t even asking the question.

Space data centers sound like a pipe dream. What if we put them on lamp posts?

A UK firm has signed a deal with Nigeria’s Katsina State to deploy 50,000 solar-powered smart lamp posts that collectively function as a distributed AI data center, without using electricity from the grid.

Microsoft built an AI agent for laywers in Word. Let’s hope it doesn’t go berserk.

A new AI legal assistant is coming to Word as lawyers and courts continue to learn how costly fake chatbot citations can be.

ChatGPT just landed ads, Now, Google won’t rule out ads in Gemini app, of course.

Ads have started appearing inside ChatGPT, and Google is already leaving room for Gemini to follow. The chatbot ad era may be closer than users expected.

VR headsets can make you a better dancer, if you can look past gaming and streaming

Cornell’s DanXeReflect tool turns dance videos into interactive 3D avatars, offering performers a more immersive way to review movement, rehearse changes, and leave feedback.

AI nailed emergency diagnoses better than doctors in Harvard trials

A Harvard trial found OpenAI’s o1 model beat doctors at emergency triage diagnoses, showcasing AI’s promise as a second-opinion tool in hospitals.

1X shows off Neo humanoid robot helping humans make more of its kind

1X is moving toward scaled humanoid robot production, and its latest demo shows Neo already playing a role on the factory floor.

Amazon’s new AI shopping podcasts are going off the rails

Amazon’s AI-powered shopping feature now creates audio product summaries with interactive hosts, and early examples show how quickly useful summaries can turn into awkward infomercials.

Indoor solar panels to power your gadgets? A team just proved it can be done safely

Researchers have developed lead-free indoor solar panels that convert artificial light into electricity with record-breaking efficiency.