OpenAI just launched ChatGPT shopping research for all users ahead of Black Friday. The feature uses GPT-5 mini and scours review sites and Reddit for product recommendations. But with $5 billion in 2024 losses, OpenAI needs this to work.
A former Figure AI safety engineer claims he was terminated days after warning executives that their robots could fracture human skulls. The lawsuit alleges safety features were removed for aesthetic reasons. Figure denies the allegations, saying he was fired for poor performance.
CNN has suddenly pulled its content from Apple News amid ongoing negotiations. The network recently launched paid subscription tiers starting at $29.99 per year. This marks a significant shift for a launch partner that’s been on the platform since 2015.
Michael Burry, famous for predicting the 2008 housing crash, has launched a premium Substack newsletter called “Cassandra Unchained” with a $379 annual fee. The investor is using his platform of 1.6 million X followers to warn that today’s AI boom mirrors past market bubbles that ended badly.
Companies investing heavily in AI are creating new risk landscapes when systems encounter situations outside their training data. The real cost comes from how quickly organizations can respond to unexpected AI behavior. Human orchestration capability, not just AI technology, determines whether these
The tech services industry is experiencing unprecedented stagnation after decades of steady growth. AI tools are enabling companies to bring work in-house while driving down prices. This temporary contraction could set the stage for future transformation-driven growth.
Britain’s small businesses are caught in a lending crisis that’s persisted for nearly two decades. Despite multiple government schemes and regulatory changes, SME borrowing remains among the lowest in developed economies, creating a major drag on economic growth.
Despite a detailed Financial Times report suggesting Tim Cook’s retirement could happen as early as next spring, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says there are “few signs internally” of an imminent transition. The Apple CEO has grown the company from $350B to over $4T during his tenure since 2011. When the
Nicolai Tangen, who runs the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, says AI risks creating deeper global inequalities. He warns that expensive AI models and uneven regulation could split societies and nations. Even as his own organization sees 20% productivity gains, the societal risks are mounting.
Industry leaders are sounding alarms about an AI investment bubble while pushing forward with massive spending. Google’s cloud business just recorded 34% growth to over $15 billion, but Pichai says they could have done even better with more computing capacity.
