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New Gallup survey finds half of all US employees now use AI in some way
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (419+ words) Is AI at work now here to stay? Half of American workers now say they use some form of AI technology in their role, pushing the number over the critical point for the first time. New Gallup research found 50% of…...
Allbirds " the shoe viral company " just pivoted into AI, and I wish this were an Onion headline
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (586+ words) All in for AI As a loyal customer who once took his wife to the sole New York City Allbirds store and convinced her to buy a pair of $100 slip-ons, I watched with dismay as the once high-flying viral shoe…...
Microsoft's push for AI is fueling a surge in gas-powered data centers
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (408+ words) Microsoft's AI expansion is driving large-scale methane gas deals Microsoft has signed a series of methane gas-powered AI data center deals totaling nearly 5 gigawatts of capacity, marking a departure from the company's climate goals. The race for AI supremacy is…...
I let Chat GPT treat my son's drawings seriously and the results were uncanny
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (350+ words) He drew a dragon, and Chat GPT made it breathe fire It's worth mentioning that the drawings were the result of a lot of negotiation with my child, whose initial attempts were, charitably, from the surreal impressionist school of art....
Maine becomes first US state to pass data centre construction ban
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (295+ words) Maine's data center ban could set a precedent Maine has passed a new law restricting, and in many cases effectively banning, new data center construction in certain areas. In doing so, Maine has become the first state to pass such…...
Apple's Greg Joswiak says there's 'some inevitability' to a smart glasses future "as rumors about its Meta Ray-Ban rivals grow
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (428+ words) There might be something in those smart glasses rumors Two of Apple's most influential executives have hinted that the tech giant could be working on some smart glasses, as rumors predicted earlier this week. But it was their comments about…...
We're building the foundation for a truly personal, proactive, and powerful desktop assistant" " Gemini is now a native mac OS app, making it faster and more integrated than ever before
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (268+ words) Gemini joins Chat GPT and Claude on the Mac App Store Google has just released a native Gemini app for the Mac, so its AI chatbot is now available right on your mac OS desktop with no need to launch…...
A 'general locking-down of more and more of the public web' is a growing threat to the Wayback Machine, as more news websites block it
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (631+ words) The Wayback Machine is under serious threat (and not for the first time), as a growing number of major news websites appear to be blocking the archiving system. If you're not familiar with the Wayback Machine, it's run by the…...
The new engineering playbook: how AI design copilots are reshaping product development
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (786+ words) AI copilots are transforming engineering through faster, smarter design Product engineering is entering a decisive transition. Across industries, teams are being asked to deliver more complex products, faster, using processes that were never designed for this level of speed or…...
Looking for a new PC? Now might be great time to upgrade
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (276+ words) News, deals, reviews, guides and more" PC shipments are rising, but customer demand isn't New data from Gartner has claimed PC shipments continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, albeit by a relatively small 4% year-over-year margin. However, it might…...