Topic: technology adoption
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AI Skills Now Required in Twice as Many Cyber Job Ads
AI skills are now required in twice as many cybersecurity job ads as a year ago, signaling a shift from purely technical roles to more strategic, business-oriented positions. Cybersecurity jobs increasingly blend technical expertise with AI literacy, including machine learning, data analysis, and...
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Meta smart glasses banned by cinemas, schools, and ICE
The UK Cinema Association is rolling out bans on Meta smart glasses in cinemas due to concerns over film piracy and patron privacy, as the devices can discreetly record high-quality footage. This move is part of a broader wave of institutional pushback, with schools updating dress codes and U.S. ...
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Linux Foundation's Akrites Launches in September
The Linux Foundation's Akrites initiative launches in September, accepting AI-powered vulnerability reports for open-source projects as a centralized security channel. The system uses AI to detect and categorize threats, aiming to streamline patching and reduce the burden on maintainers while acc...
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Tesla Robotaxis run unsupervised in Austin ahead of Cybercab launch
Tesla's claim of fully driverless Robotaxis in Austin is now confirmed: all 170 monitored trips over the past two weeks were unsupervised, involving 54 distinct vehicles. The trend is expanding beyond Austin, with roughly 30 driverless Teslas spotted in Dallas and Houston over the last week, a sh...
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Cop Takes Down Flock in Bold Operation
Officer Noel Pichardo discovered a network of Flock Safety solar-powered cameras installed across Pawtucket, recalling a 2021 presentation about the surveillance system's automatic license plate readers that track vehicles by distinctive features. The cameras log nearly all traffic in the compact...
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Saber CEO apologises to writer he offered to replace with AI
Saber CEO Matthew Karch privately apologized to writer Stella Sacco after publicly suggesting he would have replaced her with AI, expressing regret over the tone and framing of his remarks. The incident reignited industry debate about AI's role in creative fields, with writers viewing Karch's com...
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Fenix Flexin stops denying AI use on 'Rubberz'
Fenix Flexin now says he never denied using AI, clarifying it had "nothing to do with the recording process" and that he only learned about the app during mixing, framing AI as a legitimate tool. This contradicts his earlier firm statement on Hot 97's "Mornings With Mero" where he answered "no AI...
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Stanford's Free AI Course Goes Beyond ChatGPT, Taught by Pioneers
The article uses the analogy of teleportation technology to argue that while generative AI courses are exploding in popularity, they only cover a fraction of the broader AI field, and foundational knowledge remains more valuable than fleeting tool-specific skills. It recommends the free, landmark...
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AI-Proof Your Tech Career: Essential Protection Tips
Cybersecurity professional Keith Jones used AI tools like Anthropic's Claude to automate routine tasks, freeing him to focus on strategic work and boosting his team's productivity without additional hires. The tech industry is shifting toward AI-powered workflows, making it essential for professi...
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Moove raises $250M to power robotaxi infrastructure
Moove raised $250 million in Series C funding at a $2.1 billion valuation, led by Mubadala, to expand its robotaxi fleet management business, pivoting from its original vehicle financing model for African gig drivers. The company, which manages 42,000 vehicles across 14 countries, partners with W...
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Nvidia releases Alpamayo 2, a driving AI that explains its decisions
Nvidia released Alpamayo 2 Super, an open AI model for Level 4 robotaxis that explains its driving decisions through a "chain of causation," generating reasoning, trajectory, and plain-language justifications for actions like yielding or braking. The model is a 34-billion-parameter vision-languag...
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Google Earth's Nano Banana lets me turn Philly into zombie clown chaos
Google has integrated its Nano Banana 2 AI image generator directly into Google Earth, adding a "Create Image" button to the toolbar that lets users transform satellite views with text prompts. In testing, the feature proved unreliable for precise architectural work (e.g., extending a porch onto ...
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EVs outsell petrol and diesel in Germany for the first time
In June, electric vehicles outsold petrol and diesel cars for the first time in Germany, with 84,057 new EVs registered,a 78.2% year-on-year increase,achieving a 28.4% market share. Traditional hybrids followed closely with 83,315 registrations (28.1% share), while petrol cars fell to third with ...
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Netflix reveals ~300 titles used generative AI
Netflix confirmed approximately 300 titles on its platform have used generative AI, primarily in post-production, according to its second-quarter earnings report. Specific productions like "The American Experiment" and "Glory" used generative AI to create complex sequences such as enhanced crowds...
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New York governor to use AI to analyze all state rules
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a moratorium on new AI data centers but is using AI to analyze New York's entire legal code to identify and remove outdated laws. The AI has flagged antiquated rules such as a $25 fee for taking a dog hunting and a requirement for pregnant people to get a permit to wo...
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How the Fitbit Air surprised me - and why I changed my mind
The Fitbit Air's slim, lightweight design and superior sleep tracking with detailed REM, light, and deep sleep stages provided more granular insights than the author's previous WHOOP device. Its impressive week-long battery life, even with continuous heart rate and GPS tracking, encouraged more c...
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71 Cyber Firms Back New AI Security Charter
Over 70 cybersecurity firms have endorsed the CREST AI Charter, a new framework for responsible AI deployment in the security sector. The charter requires signatories to commit to principles like transparency, accountability, and human oversight to build trust in AI-driven security tools. This co...
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UK regulator flags AI arms race in financial services
The FCA's Sheldon Mills warns of an "arms race" where regulators must adopt AI tools themselves to keep pace with the technology's rapid integration in financial services, and urges expanded authority to oversee AI. One in five UK adults is open to using unregulated AI models for personal finance...
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Citi CEO Fraser: 2 AI races to shape banking’s future
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser outlined two distinct AI races in banking: an offensive race focused on applying AI to accelerate revenue growth, shorten product development, and improve customer service. The second race is defensive, emphasizing Citigroup's core responsibility to deploy AI securely an...
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Why the Rise of Autonomous Business Is Good for Professionals
AI agent software spending is projected to surge from $86.4 billion in 2025 to $376.3 billion by 2027, with roughly 80% of companies piloting autonomous capabilities reporting workforce reductions, though experts emphasize the need for human oversight to avoid losing nuanced judgment. Despite fea...
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