The fear that AI will immediately wipe out jobs isn’t playing out in early data. Instead, a new report finds occupations with high AI exposure saw stronger employment and wage growth. This suggests a more complex, skills-driven transition is underway.
IBASE Technology has launched a new small form factor edge AI computer designed for industrial environments. The ASB200-962U runs on Intel’s Core Ultra 100U processor and can be configured with up to 96GB of RAM and multiple expansion modules for AI and connectivity.
According to VentureBeat, xtype closed 2025 with major momentum, reporting customers achieve 5x faster ServiceNow deployments and 75% less audit prep time. The company also added ServiceNow’s EVP of Customer Excellence to its board, signaling governance is now a top-tier priority.
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating Instacart’s use of an AI-powered pricing tool. This follows a study showing the app charged different users different prices for identical grocery orders at the same time.
Evocative has secured new debt financing from an undisclosed global investment firm to expand its data center capacity. The funding is aimed at meeting the soaring infrastructure demands driven by artificial intelligence workloads.
Visa says its new AI shopping assistant has already handled hundreds of real transactions in a pilot program. The company, along with rivals like Mastercard and Amazon, is betting that AI agents will be the next big shift in how we shop online.
Oracle’s stock has become a poster child for the deflating AI trade. After a 43% single-day surge in September 2025, it’s now down 46% from that high as investors turn skeptical.
The Stockholm-based company Lovable has seen a meteoric rise, completing three funding rounds in 2023. It’s now one of Europe’s most valuable AI startups, with revenue skyrocketing from $1M to $200M ARR in under a year.
As AI shopping assistants become more common, they create new security headaches. Visa and cybersecurity firm Akamai are teaming up to verify if a bot is legitimate or a scammer in disguise.
Amazon’s Chief Security Officer says his team has blocked over 1,800 attempts by North Korean operatives to land IT jobs at the company. The scheme, which uses stolen American identities, is escalating across the tech industry for financial gain and data access.
