Amazon pledges 30,000 entry-level UK jobs to young people by 2030
Amazon pledges 30,000 entry-level UK jobs to young people by 2030

Amazon has pledged 30,000 entry-level jobs in the UK by 2030 for young people from the areas with the fewest opportunities. The roles start at £15.10 an hour, more than £31,000 a year pro rata, and need no CV or work experience, Amazon said in its anno…

Cadence reveals Maestro, fine-tuned AI models built to run specialized chip design agents, with early access coming for ‘select customers’ in Q4 2026
Cadence reveals Maestro, fine-tuned AI models built to run specialized chip design agents, with early access coming for ‘select customers’ in Q4 2026

Cadence unveiled Maestro, domain-specialized AI models for its chip design agents, with early access for select customers in Q4 2026.

Can AI help solve the COBOL code crisis?
Can AI help solve the COBOL code crisis?

What do the IRS, banks, airlines, and government infrastructure around the world have in common? They’re all running on systems propped up by antique computer code that nobody dares touch, lest everything come crashing down. OpenAI thinks it may have a solution. On October 19th, the company touted “substantial improvements” in its latest AI models’ […]

The Cost Of Cutting Corners: Planning Healthcare Cybersecurity And Recovery Around Patient Care

Healthcare disaster recovery requires working dependencies, usable data and validation before services resume.

The Artist at the Center of the Kelly Clarkson Feud Is Getting Flooded With Orders for His $15,000 Bird

Artist Bliss Kolb spent most of his career working in anonymity. A viral spat over his singing bird changed that overnight.

T-Mobile Mixes Things Up With T-Mix Plans

With the company’s new T-Mix service plans, T-Mobile has created a range of bundled options designed to make contracts as compelling as the devices on which they run.

Apple updates the iPad Mini with a larger OLED display
Apple updates the iPad Mini with a larger OLED display

Apple announced a new iPad Mini with a larger, 8.5-inch OLED display. The company revealed the new device just days before its “Pro and tell” event on Wednesday. The iPad Mini starts at $699 for the Wi-Fi-only model, and $849 for Wi-Fi and cellular. At 5.4mm thick, the iPad Mini is thinner and lighter than […]

New report confirms Anthropic’s Claude bypassed a paywall to access Georgia vote counts

Anthropic’s Claude independently bypassed a paywall to access Georgia’s aggregate vote counts, adding to growing concerns about AI agents taking unauthorized actions without human oversight.

American Express cuts 5% of staff and won’t let AI agents ‘run rogue’
American Express cuts 5% of staff and won’t let AI agents ‘run rogue’

American Express is cutting about 5% of its global workforce and taking a $336M restructuring charge. Chief executive Stephen Squeri told analysts about the cuts on Friday, CNBC’s Hugh Son reported. The company had almost 77,000 employees at the end of…

Virtual Power Plants To The Rescue

This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at a new push to restore federal funds for electric buses and Corning’s CEO on solar business and carbon capture tech.