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HR Departments Are Using AI Wrong, Data Shows
A new survey of 264 HR professionals finds that most are using AI only for simple tasks like writing and brainstorming, while those who have moved to AI-driven automated workflows are seeing results two to three times better than their peers, raising serious questions about the future relevance of HR functions that stay at the surface level.
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US Bets $5B on AI Science While Cutting the Labs Behind It
The Trump administration announced $5 billion for AI-driven research projects while simultaneously cutting tens of billions from the universities and research agencies that train the scientists those projects require.
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OpenAI Now Sells AI Agents With Engineers Included
OpenAI launched Presence, a managed service that deploys AI agents for customer service and internal operations inside enterprise companies, with OpenAI's own engineers doing the setup work rather than leaving it to the buyer.
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Google Gemini Spark Now Open to $20/Month Subscribers
Google has expanded its always-on AI assistant Spark to users paying $20 a month for Google AI Pro in the US, down from the $100 minimum it required at launch, which means a much larger slice of Google's paid user base can now try an AI that works in the background without them having to ask it anything.
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ChatGPT Now Reads Your Medical Records, Free Users Get Weaker Advice
OpenAI has rolled out a health feature that connects ChatGPT to personal medical records and fitness apps, but free users receive lower-quality health responses than paying subscribers, raising questions about a two-tier system in a space where accuracy can have real consequences.
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Claude Voice Mode Now Works With Smarter Models
Anthropic has upgraded Claude's voice mode to run on its more capable Sonnet and Opus models, added connections to Gmail, Slack, and Canva, and expanded to ten languages, closing a gap that made voice useful only for quick, surface-level questions.
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AI Hiring Tools Filter Out People Unfairly, Laws Are Catching Up
Australia's state of Victoria is moving to regulate AI in hiring after evidence that automated screening tools systematically disadvantage women, older workers, and people from diverse backgrounds, and any employer using AI to screen job applicants should understand that liability sits with them, not the software vendor.
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AegisAI Raises $36M to Block AI-Crafted Phishing Emails
A startup founded by former Google security engineers has raised $36 million to fight a fast-growing threat: AI tools that let criminals send thousands of highly personalized, convincing fake emails to businesses at once.
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Runway Launches Automatic Model Picker for Media Generation
Runway has launched a tool that automatically selects the best AI image, video, or audio model for each job based on quality, speed, or cost, positioning itself as the go-to platform for companies that build media generation into their own products.
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Etched Raises $300M, Valued at $10.3B for AI Chips
Etched, a three-year-old chip startup, has closed a $300 million funding round at a $10.3 billion valuation, doubling its worth in seven months, as the market for specialized AI processing chips heats up and demand from large AI companies outpaces supply.
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Google Gemini Reaches 950 Million Monthly Users
Google's AI assistant Gemini now has 950 million monthly users, just short of the billion mark, while its AI-powered search mode has already crossed that threshold, showing that Google is turning its massive existing user base into an AI distribution advantage that rivals cannot easily replicate.
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Claude Can Now Query Its Own Job Impact Data
Anthropic built a connector that lets any Claude user ask direct questions about its Economic Index, a dataset tracking how AI is changing work across hundreds of occupations and every US state, making labour-impact research instantly accessible without any technical setup.
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US Government Builds Its Own Open AI for Science
The US Department of Energy has partnered with Arcee AI to build Genesis-Science-1, an open AI model trained on real scientific data from national laboratories, as part of a now $5 billion federal push that any research organization can join before August 6.
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ServiceNow Invests $40M in Indian Banking AI Firm
ServiceNow has taken a 5% stake in BusinessNext, an Indian company that automates banking workflows using AI, giving the U.S. software giant a ready-made foothold in banks across Asia, the Middle East, and beyond.
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NTT DATA Cuts a 3-Day Task to 30 Minutes With AI
NTT DATA, one of the world's largest IT services companies, deployed OpenAI's Codex to 9,000 employees and completed a task in 30 minutes that previously took five engineers three days, signaling how traditional service businesses are replacing headcount growth with AI-driven output.
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Google Cloud Revenue Jumps 82%, Spending Rises Again
Google's cloud business posted its fastest growth ever this quarter, driven by companies paying for AI tools and infrastructure, but Google just raised its already-record spending plans again, and the bill gets bigger every quarter.
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Travis Kalanick's Atoms Raises $1.7B to Automate Mines and Kitchens
Uber's ousted founder has raised $1.7 billion for Atoms, a company quietly built over eight years that is now placing automated systems in commercial kitchens, mining sites, and transport operations, with Uber itself among the backers.
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Bank of America Upgrades AI Tool for 18,000 Call Center Staff
Bank of America has added new real-time AI guidance to EricaAssist, the tool used by 18,000 customer service staff, cutting average call times by nearly a minute per interaction, and the pattern is spreading across the entire banking industry.
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ChatGPT Faces Multiple Death Lawsuits Over Health Advice
OpenAI is now facing a wave of serious lawsuits, including wrongful death cases and a near-fatal injury case, all alleging that ChatGPT gave dangerous health advice while the company simultaneously markets a dedicated health product to hundreds of millions of users.
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AMD Invests $5B in Anthropic for GPU Supply Deal
AMD is putting up to $5 billion into Anthropic in exchange for a commitment to deploy AMD chips at massive scale, a deal that follows a clear pattern across the AI industry where chip companies fund AI labs that then spend the money on chips.
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