Boards of Directors Have Critical New Responsibilities in the AI Era
Tech leaders at Google and OpenAI argue that AI could soon replace CEOs, suggesting that all executive functions can be reduced to algorithms. The article contrasts this view with classic management theories: Milton Friedman’s profit‑first stance and Peter Drucker’s belief that corporations serve broader social purposes. It argues that defining a company’s purpose and making value‑based judgments are inherently human tasks that AI cannot replicate. Consequently, boards must reassess their oversight role to safeguard purpose, ethics, and human dignity in the AI era.
In This Manhattan Lab, AI Designs Materials From Scratch
Radical AI has built a near‑autonomous Manhattan lab where artificial intelligence designs, synthesizes, and tests new materials. The AI scans 10,000 scientific papers in seconds, draws on 57 million internal data points, and can run up to 50 experiments per day,...
The FBI Just Dropped Its 2025 Internet Crime Report. Here Are 6 Big Takeaways
The FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report shows internet‑crime complaints exceeding 1 million for the first time, with more than 3,000 reports filed each day. Reported losses surged to over $20 billion, a $4 billion increase from 2024 and double the amount recorded four...
Why Are Big AI Companies Embedding Engineers with Customers, and What Does that Mean?
Frontier AI firms are moving beyond the utility metaphor by embedding engineers directly within client organizations. OpenAI announced its Deployment Company, while Anthropic and Google have launched similar forward‑deployed engineer (FDE) programs. These engineers work alongside business leaders to identify...
How This Wearable AI Technology Is Helping NBA, NHL and Athletes Everywhere Prevent Injuries
Vancouver‑based Plantiga has rolled out an AI‑driven, in‑shoe sensor platform that records 400 biomechanical data points per second, giving athletes a granular view of stride, load and asymmetry. Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog used the system to monitor his post‑surgery knee,...
Glaze Turns AI Prompts Into Custom Mac Apps in Minutes
Glaze is a new Mac‑only AI tool that turns plain‑language prompts into fully functional native macOS applications in minutes. Unlike web‑based vibe‑coding platforms, the apps run locally, keeping data offline and integrating with the Mac file system, shortcuts, and menu...
AI’s Real Test in Education Is Outcomes
Generative AI has flooded education, but its true test is whether it improves learning outcomes. Pearson’s analysis of 80 million eTextbook interactions shows students using AI‑enhanced study tools are three times more likely to practice active reading, and over 20 times more...
Google DeepMind’s Tulsee Doshi Says AI’s Next Phase Depends on User Trust
Google DeepMind unveiled its Gemini 3.5 models at I/O, powering new personal AI agents, code generators, search tools, and a physics‑accurate video "world model." Product VP Tulsee Doshi explained the tightrope between safety and product quality, highlighting guardrails against harms, sycophancy,...
Expedia Is Preparing for a Future Beyond Travel Websites
Expedia Group, a veteran of every major internet shift, now faces AI agents that could bypass traditional travel sites. Founder Rich Barton says AI will separate travel inspiration from transaction, forcing a new business model. After consolidating Orbitz, Travelocity and...
Warby Parker and Google Take on Meta with New AI Smart Glasses
Warby Parker announced its first smart‑glasses, co‑developed with Google and Samsung, at Google I/O. The Intelligent Eyewear frames embed speakers, dual cameras, and Google Gemini‑powered AI within a lightweight dark‑green nylon design, offered as both sunglasses and regular glasses. Pricing...
AI Agents Work Fine, Your Workflow Doesn’t
Enterprises are rushing to deploy AI agents, but pilots often stall when moved to production because the surrounding workflow—monitoring, ownership, and failure handling—is missing. In regulated sectors, the model itself is trivial compared to the domain‑specific processes that must be...
Why Patients Are Falling Through the Cracks
Patients discharged from emergency rooms often receive paper instructions that never reach their next caregiver, creating dangerous gaps in care. While health‑record digitization and nationwide health‑information exchanges have moved millions of records, the data remains passive, leading to missed follow‑ups,...
Nvidia’s Rubin AI Platform Will Reportedly Demand More DRAM than Apple and Samsung Combined
Nvidia’s upcoming Rubin AI platform is projected to consume over 6 billion GB of low‑power DDR memory (LPDDR) by 2027, a volume that could outstrip the combined LPDDR usage of Apple and Samsung. The platform, named after astronomer Vera Rubin, promises twice...
AI Won’t Optimize Your Company. It Will Force You to Rebuild It
Companies have spent the last two years trying to bolt AI onto existing workflows, but large language models weren’t built to run a business. This structural mismatch has caused many enterprise AI projects to stall, revealing that outdated processes—not the...
AI Scraping Has Become Its Own Media Business
AI companies rely on a shadow industry of data scrapers that harvest publisher content without permission and sell it to large language model providers. A recent Digiday‑cited report identified at least 21 such firms, including Parallel AI, Exa and Bright...