Tech

Amazon finds cases of AI causing runaway spending on tech projects

E-commerce giant’s staff said the new technology had caused budget overruns that sometimes took months to detect

New ways to learn and teach with ChatGPT Work and Codex

Introducing new plugins specifically designed to guide K–12 teachers, college educators, and college students.

Meta's AI algorithm is keeping us on Instagram.

In Meta's latest earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg said that time spent on Instagram globally this quarter has increased by “double digits year-over-year,” largely driven by improvements to its AI-powered recommendations algorithm that keeps people hooked. The proclamation comes amid concerns (and legal battles) around Instagram’s “addictive” design.

AI labs face prisoner's dilemma as momentum grows for safety slowdown

Momentum for an AI pause or pacing mechanism has reached a historic tipping point.

This ex-Y Combinator lawyer thinks startups are overpaying for legal work

At Y Combinator, Mitch Duncombe saw founders spend an astonishing amount of money on lawyers. His new startup dares to take on Big Law.

EY says its 'invisible' AI router has helped cut token consumption by up to 60%

The Big Four firm EY has installed a router behind its AI tools to help manage token spend.

Winner of US-China AI rivalry falls 2% in Hong Kong debut

Shandong-based Innolight supplies data centre equipment to American and Chinese tech groups

ChatGPT and Roblox will be subjected to the EU’s content moderation rules.

Having surpassed the threshold of 45 million monthly users in the bloc, both services will be required to clamp down on illegal and harmful content per the EU’s strict DSA rules. ChatGPT and Roblox are expected to be labeled “very large online platforms” as soon as August, per Bloomberg’s sources.

AI investment concentration risk is not just in equities

Bond markets are increasingly dominated by a bet on the same thesis as other asset classes

CuspAI's Max Welling: ‘We are building molecules to remove forever chemicals from water’

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ByteDance’s big bet on AI

The Chinese company behind TikTok is pouring resources into the technology. Some think it is a big gamble

Home water harvesting is being supercharged by Nobel Prize-winning tech

Start-up Ahbstra applies MOF technology to draw moisture from the atmosphere at volume, using minimal energy