Today's AI Pulse
Macron bets on AI with €75 bn SoftBank pledge to power France’s data‑centre push
President Emmanuel Macron is anchoring his legacy on artificial intelligence, securing a SoftBank pledge of up to €75 bn (≈$86 bn) for French AI projects. The initiative, dubbed “Project Marengo,” will use France’s abundant nuclear power to build low‑cost data centres and position the country as Europe’s AI hub.
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By the numbers: Waymo acquires Apple’s Arizona Proving Ground for $220M
The 8 Best Rilla Alternatives & Competitors in 2026
The guide ranks the top eight Rilla alternatives for 2026, highlighting Revenue.io as the premier choice for Salesforce‑centric sales teams. It compares each platform on AI transcription accuracy, real‑time coaching, and CRM integration, noting that tools like Fireflies.ai and Zoom excel at lightweight capture while Plaud offers a dedicated hardware recorder. Revenue.io stands out by delivering real‑time, revenue‑aligned coaching across field, phone, and virtual interactions. The article helps sales leaders select solutions that best fit their size, workflow, and integration needs.
AI Threatens Simple 9‑5 Jobs, Prepare for Complexity
There’s nothing wrong with wanting a “simple” 9-5. Go in. Do work. Minimal drama. Go home. But there’s a growing mismatch between that goal and what the market has available. The more a role is: predictable rules-based low interaction low stakes The more it's a candidate for...
AI Reshapes Bug Bounties: Insights From Industry Veterans
If I had a nickel for every time I was asked "How does AI impact bug bounty programs" last week, I would have several nickels... That's partly (*) why it was a hoot to sit down with my long-time vulnerabilityresearch...
YouTube Connects AI Chatbot to Smart TVs
YouTube has extended its conversational AI chatbot to select smart‑TV platforms, letting viewers ask spoken questions via the remote’s microphone while watching videos. The feature, tested since February 2026, appears as an “Ask” button that delivers in‑stream answers and recommendations....
Timing and Messaging Triple Paywall Conversion Rates
I built a skill for Claude Code that optimizes in-app upgrade screens so free users actually convert to paid. It rewrites your paywall from the ground up — triggering it at the moment of value (not buried in settings), showing what...
How Claude Cowork Is Disrupting AI Workflows in 2026
In this episode the hosts dive into Anthropic’s new Claude Cowork and Claude Dispatch, highlighting how the tools automate computer tasks—from posting on LinkedIn to migrating entire websites—without needing any coding. They compare Claude’s more direct, less “agreeable” responses to...
AI-Driven Biology Could Slash Drug Trial Failures Dramatically
AI for biology will have bigger near term wins. The ability for AI to learn from experiments and predict human biology will have very broad impacts in predicting targets, clinical trials, and precision medicine. Tackling the biggest challenge in Pharma (80%...
Canals Expands Operating AI to Close the Execution Gap in Wholesale Distribution
Canals has broadened its Operating AI platform to automate key wholesale distribution workflows, including purchase‑order tracking, accounts‑receivable matching, and customer‑inquiry handling. The AI layer acts as a real‑time execution engine, turning ERP data into actionable actions without manual intervention. Early...
Speed Wins, Yet Power Users Still Switch Platforms
Dear @GeminiApp Team: A Power User's Product Gap Analysis You have a speed advantage. That is real and measurable. In a side-by-side comparison, Gemini returns results faster than most competitors, and on straightforward queries, the difference is noticeable. But speed alone...
Personal AI Grows Faster Than Any Commercial Model
What did I learn by "raising" an AI agent from childhood to adulthood? 1. I started out by just talking to @ReadAI_ on a trip to San Francisco. Talked to my iPhone about what I wanted to build and my...
Meta Gets Into Health Wearables with AI Glasses
Meta announced AI-powered smart glasses that now support prescription lenses and include a hands‑free food‑tracking feature. Users can log meals by speaking a command or snapping a photo, with the device extracting nutritional information and syncing it to the Meta...
Turn AI Threats Into Career Accelerators in Three Steps
RT Worried AI might put your leadership role on the chopping block? I share 3 moves to turn AI disruption into a career accelerator for you #AI #Career @Star_CIO https://t.co/mIefOcbMM8
AI Is Flattening Organizational Hierarchies, Says Research
Research suggests organizations are using AI to flatten structures. I share more on The Peggy Smedley Show. https://t.co/a1uNVYByyy #IoT #sustainability #AI #digitaltransformation #PeggySmedley #podcast
From Ultramarathons to Market Shifts: Scott Sambucci on Leading Innovation
In this episode, Scott Zambucci, Managing Director at NIA1, discusses how his background in ultramarathons and scaling tech firms informs his approach to accelerating innovation in regulated financial services. He explains NIA1's core offering—a secure, off‑estate digital sandbox that streamlines...
Claude Is a Thinking Partner, Not a Ghostwriter
Methinks @AnthropicAI is the only ai company out here getting the positioning right with calling @claudeai a “thinking partner.” It’s a collaborator/tool, not a ghostwriter. Use it as you would a paintbrush—it’s a tool; not subcontractor.
Data Centers Power AI: Ben Bajarin Leads Panel
Next up @BenBajarin hosting a panel on the role of data centers in the era of AI https://t.co/0tpwbv9cil
What Makes an AI Agent “Autonomous”?
The article explains that an AI agent is considered autonomous when it can make decisions and act toward goals without continuous human supervision, not merely when it runs indefinitely. It highlights decision‑making loops, goal alignment, and the ability to handle...
Four Ways to Add Skills to Your ADK Agent
These are four useful ways to bring skills into your ADK agent. Put the skill inline with the code, load it from a local file, import an external location, or create dynamic skills. Great post from @lavinigam and @Saboo_Shubham_ ... https://t.co/OZQXUdTMlT...
AI Threatens Legal Databases, Reducing Them to Free Case Data
“i think AI is a disaster for them [westlaw and lexis]…AI will compress their value to the value of their database of court cases” 👀 - court cases are free though, the law is free
Fitbit Expands Personal AI Health Coach Features for Free Subscribers
Fitbit announced that its Gemini‑powered AI health coach, Coach, is expanding to free users through a Public Preview. The update adds cycle health tracking, mental‑wellbeing scoring, and nutrition and water logging for all subscribers. Premium members retain advanced features like...
Chart Loses Relevance as Many Names Become Obsolete
not even sure this chart is worth following anymore given how many of these names will become obsolete https://t.co/IB5Fzyi9e0
Plaud NotePin AI Wearable Excels in Meetings and Lectures
For Real: I review the Plaud NotePin Wearable AI Note Taker device and find that there's a lot to like with this smart little gizmo. It's particularly helpful for meetings and lectures, as I demonstrate in this detailed video: https://t.co/ZGZwJp2Cvr...
Estaie Secures 7-Figure Pre-Seed Led by Plus VC
UAE‑based proptech startup estaie announced a seven‑figure pre‑seed round—roughly $5 million—led by PlusVC and Orbit Ventures, with participation from Falak Angels and Value Makers Studio. The AI‑native marketplace focuses on extended‑stay bookings of 30 to 365 nights, positioning itself between traditional...
LLMs Guess, Not Guarantee: Probabilistic by Design
It bears repeating: „LLMs are inherently probabilistic, not deterministic. They try to guess the answer that sounds best, not the objectively correct one. And that’s not a problem to be fixed. It’s fundamental to how these models work.“
Human Spies Still Essential in AI-Driven Intelligence
Live and Let AI: Former CIA officer says human spies matter more in the LLM age https://t.co/QzxsPtCZJt https://t.co/FDie2bT4II
AI Optimism, AI Pessimism
In this free‑form morning show, hosts discuss the cultural clash between AI optimism and pessimism, wrestling with how to learn about AI as adults and the difficulty of finding balanced, skeptical perspectives. They critique the current internet’s loss of human‑curated...
Security Is the Key to Unlocking AI Adoption
Every customer meeting at RSA started with AI. The #1 ask: help us protect it. Sat down with @DivesTech to talk about why security is the unlock for AI adoption, why LLMs alone won't solve it, and what AIDR means for...
Collaboration Shifts From Reading Code to Planning
"You used to have to be able to understand the code itself, and if you didn't have that shared mental model, you can't collaborate. But now that humans aren't writing the code, you have to shift from the code itself...
White House Unveils National AI Legislative Framework
The White House released a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence urging Congress to preempt fragmented state AI laws and adopt a uniform, minimally burdensome national standard. It recommends creating regulatory sandboxes for innovation, using existing agencies rather than a...
AI Citation Tool Can Hallucinate References—Always Verify
I built a reference retrieval agent w/ multiple verification steps to pull citations directly from PubMed & send straight to my Paperpile. I still always check citations & good thing I do—it hallucinated 4 refs that magically obviated the need for...
System Prompt Just Repeats “Don’t Do Illegal Things”
"The system prompt is literally just saying over and over, 'Don't do illegal things.'" 😂 -- @kaiynne https://t.co/s7Jw0sjSwI
AI Can Clone Open-Source Software In Minutes
Researchers Dylan Ayrey and Mike Nolan unveiled malus.sh, an AI service that can recreate any open‑source project in minutes, outputting code that is marketed as legally distinct and free of copyleft obligations. The demonstration showed that artificial intelligence can perform...
China Probes Anthropic Models; Claude Code Reigns as Top Harness
"China did these weird attacks where they were trying to use the model to figure out what it was doing ... the value of Anthropic is based on the models, not on this harness, but everyone is using Claude Code,...
Private Equity-Backed Cardiology Practice Adding New In-House Smart Lab Powered by AI
MyCardiologist, a private‑equity‑backed cardiology network in South Florida, has engaged Clinlab.AI to design and operate its first AI‑powered Smart Laboratory. The in‑house lab will be embedded within the practice’s nine locations, allowing real‑time, AI‑enhanced analysis of cardiac biomarkers and other tests....
AI Evaluates How MLB's New Ball‑Strike System Performs
#AI on deck: Assessing impact of MLB's new ball-strike system by Louis DiPietro @TechXplore_com Learn more: https://t.co/FUUOAYx7Vm #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML https://t.co/7E5uRfDggI
TLVR Power Module Supplies 320 A for AI Processors
Infineon unveiled the TDM24745T quad‑phase power module, featuring a trans‑inductor voltage regulator (TLVR) architecture that delivers up to 320 A peak current in a 9×10×5 mm footprint. The module integrates four power stages, proprietary magnetics, and decoupling capacitors, achieving a current density...
Even Sloppy Code Can Make Agents Surprisingly Effective
Re Claude Code hack: "The people who should be best at using agents are not. ... the code is so cobbled together and slop-filled — and yet it works." -- @kaiynne https://t.co/TvMSeHiXJj
How OLLY Is Staying Visible in AI-Driven Search
OLLY, the wellness supplement brand, is leveraging AI‑driven search technologies to keep its products front‑and‑center in an increasingly algorithmic retail landscape. By deploying generative‑AI keyword clustering, structured‑data markup, and voice‑search optimization, the company has lifted organic traffic and captured higher‑intent...
How to Turn Off AI on Your Google Account
Google lets users mute its Gemini‑powered AI by disabling Workspace smart features and turning off the AI Overviews experiment in Google Labs. The toggle is accessed through Gmail settings and removes AI assistance from Gmail, Docs, Drive, Sheets, Slides, and...
WaterNSW to Move on Generative AI
WaterNSW is embedding generative AI to accelerate its digital agenda, focusing on application design and customer engagement. The authority will pilot Pega GenAI Blueprint, a low‑code tool that can shrink months‑long prototyping cycles to weeks. It is also testing Pega’s Knowledge Buddy virtual...
KubeCon EU Highlights AI Surge, GitOps, Sovereignty
I'm seeing some KubeCon EU recaps trickling out. This one from Intuit Engineering looks at the AI blitz, open source challenges, GitOps advances, sovereignty, and more. https://t.co/tTaMhZXIGx https://t.co/0rfCH0GJcS
Dark Matter, Calyx Path Upgrade Originations Tools with AI
Dark Matter Technologies introduced Ask Aiva, an embedded AI assistant in its Empower loan‑origination system that uses retrieval‑augmented generation to answer loan officers' queries with source‑cited, conversational responses. The tool lets users click through to the underlying data, aiming to build...
ML4H: Advancing From Medical Imaging to Digital Twins
The Broad Institute’s Machine Learning for Health (ML4H) program launched a new Clinical AI Seminar Series featuring leaders such as NVIDIA’s Stephen Aylward. The series explores generative and foundation models, ethical AI, self‑supervised learning, and real‑world clinical uses. ML4H unites...
Deepfakes: A Problem In Search Of A Problem?
Lawyers at the ABA TechShow report zero encounters with deep‑fake evidence, highlighting a gap between technological capability and courtroom experience. Judge Xavier Rodriguez warned that the legal system still operates on a presumption that photos, recordings, and video are authentic,...
Only 1% Worry About AI Vulnerability Apocalypse
So why nobody (well, maybe <1%) care about the coming AI-powered vulnerability apocalypse? (ref @unpromptedconf vs #RSAC discussions, cc @gadievron ) #question
ElevenLabs Eleven V3 Review: A More Expressive Voice Model For Creators and Developers
ElevenLabs unveiled its flagship Eleven V3 model, marketed as the most expressive AI voice engine for creators and developers. The model introduces inline audio tags that let users dictate tone, emotion, and non‑verbal cues directly in the script. It also...
Meta’s Facial Recognition Smart Glasses Plan Sees Increasing Opposition
More than 60 civil‑society groups, led by the Consumer Federation of America, have written to Congress demanding a halt to Meta’s plan to embed facial‑recognition software, called “Name Tag,” in its Ray‑Ban smart glasses. The groups cite a Swedish investigation...
Columbia Engineers Create Self‑Repairing, Self‑Upgrading Robots
Self-Repairing, Self-Upgrading #Robots Developed at Columbia #Engineering by @tweetciiiim #AI #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/3ovnUfe9IR
Is Your Government Ready to Buy AI?
Governments are rapidly increasing AI spending, with the United Kingdom allocating about $1.5 billion in 2025—double the previous year. U.S. federal agencies have committed $5.6 billion to AI projects between 2022 and 2024. The Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) launched a “Buying AI”...
UpCodes Unveils AI‑Native Specifications Tool to Cut U.S. Construction Compliance Risks
UpCodes introduced UpCodes Specifications, an AI‑native solution that ties building codes directly to construction project specifications. The tool aims to surface compliance risks earlier, reduce costly rework, and streamline documentation for architects, engineers and contractors across the United States.