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- 01 of 10WORKPLACE
Meta sued over AI-picked layoffs of staff on leave
Twenty-six ex-Meta staff say AI tools ranked workers for the May layoffs without excluding people on medical or parental leave. A win could make it risky for any employer to let AI pick who gets sacked.
OUR TAKETurns out "the computer did it" is not a legal defence.
Read more → - 02 of 10WORKPLACE
JPMorgan boss: AI has cut up to 40% of jobs
JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon told analysts AI has cut headcount by 30 to 40 percent in some parts of the bank. He warned the savings will not shrink your fees, since every rival is doing the same.
OUR TAKEThe banks keep the money, the staff keep the P45s, and you keep the fees.
Read more → - 03 of 10HEALTH
US hospital chain puts AI helper in every room
Cottage Health, a California hospital group, is rolling out hellocare.ai across every ward after a pilot cut falls and pressure sores. Patients see an AI helper on a room screen that flags risks and calls a nurse.
OUR TAKENot a robot replacing your nurse, more a permanent extra pair of eyes over the bed.
Read more → - 04 of 10HEALTH
Rotherham NHS cuts IT helpdesk calls by 28% with AI
Rotherham NHS Trust says an AI helper now handles routine IT questions from staff, cutting helpdesk calls by 28 percent. Nurses and doctors get faster answers so they spend more time with patients, not on hold.
OUR TAKEFinally, an NHS phone queue that has actually got shorter.
Read more → - 05 of 10REGULATION
Germany: Google AI answers must obey media law
Germany's media regulator ruled the AI summaries at the top of Google Search count as regulated media, so they must meet the same accuracy and fairness rules as a newspaper. Getting things wrong now carries real fines.
OUR TAKEThe little AI box at the top of Google finally gets a grown-up in the room.
Read more → - 06 of 10COURTS
Major publishers sue Google over training Gemini on books
Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier and others sued Google, saying it trained Gemini on their copyrighted books without permission. A win could force AI firms to pay authors and publishers when their work ends up inside a chatbot.
OUR TAKEAnother day, another lawsuit asking who actually owns the words in your chatbot's answer.
Read more → - 07 of 10RESEARCH
Stanford unveils Biomni, an AI helper for scientists
Stanford researchers released Biomni, an AI agent that can plan experiments, read papers and analyse results across biology and medicine. If it holds up in outside labs, new drugs and disease treatments could reach patients years sooner.
OUR TAKEA lab partner who never sleeps, never sulks, and never claims credit at the pub.
Read more → - 08 of 10RESEARCH
MIT students used AI to help design a real jet engine
MIT undergrads won the first JARVIS Challenge by using AI tools to design, build and fire a small jet engine in four weeks. It shows AI is starting to help with the very hard engineering behind planes and power.
OUR TAKEThe chatbot cannot yet fly the plane, but it can help draw the engine.
Read more → - 09 of 10STARTUPS
Open-source AI agent Hermes raises $75m at $1.5bn
Nous Research is closing a $75 million round for Hermes, its open-source AI agent that anyone can download and run themselves. It gives everyday users and small firms a real free alternative to ChatGPT and Gemini.
OUR TAKEA rare AI you can actually keep on your own computer rather than rent by the month.
Read more → - 10 of 10STARTUPS
Chip startup TYLsemi raises $43m to break Nvidia grip
TYLsemi came out of stealth with $43 million to build cheaper, modular AI chips by stitching smaller pieces together. More competition in AI chips should eventually push down the cost of the tools you use every day.
OUR TAKENvidia has had the party to itself for long enough.
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