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Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools

Workers are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks.

Your AI agent is rediscovering 85% of its context every run. Here's the architecture fix (+ Contract Spec, Failure Triage, and Stack ADR)

There’s a debate going on right now about whether vector search is obsolete. That’s the wrong layer to be arguing about. The agents I’m watching fail in production aren’t failing because the retrieval method is wrong — they’re failing because the retrieval system can’t assemble what the agent actually needs before it starts acting.

AI chatbots still pose mental health risks

AI models miss the cues clinicians catch, a new benchmark finds.

Instacart veterans raise $8.5 million to automate back-office busywork. Read the pitch deck.

Champ AI uses AI agents to automate phone calls, paperwork, and browser tasks.

AI Could Hollow Out the Next Generation of Workers

Companies embracing AI too quickly risk hollowing out the pipeline that trains future professionals, investment manager Tom Slater said.

Vapi raises $50m Series B led by Peak XV for enterprise voice AI

Peak XV leads. M12, Kleiner Perkins, and Bessemer Venture Partners join; earlier investors return. Amazon Ring, Intuit, and New York Life are named enterprise customers; total funding now stands at $72m.

AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals

Vapi says its enterprise business has grown 10-fold since early 2025 as companies shift customer support and sales calls to AI agents.

Once again, SpaceX has set a new record for the tallest rocket ever built

SpaceX cleared an important milestone Monday on the road to launching a new version of Starship.

Nurse AI adoption lags behind doctors: survey

Nurses are often where the rubber meets the road in health care.

Who Are the Speakers to Watch Out For at Coupa Inspire 2026?

Mastercard's Ryan Loock and Jeff Markey from Kimberly-Clark will join Coupa's Leagh Turner, Dean Bain and Jeff Collier on stage at Coupa Inspire 2026

Amazon Launches 30-Minute Delivery Across the US

This ultra-fast delivery option will allow customers to shop across "thousands" of items, Amazon says, including fresh groceries, household essentials, and other locally relevant items.

AI-assisted hacking is already here, Google warns

Researchers have found the first known case of cybercriminals using AI to exploit a zero-day flaw.