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Earlier AI news and analysis, kept for reference. Current coverage lives in News & Analysis.
Banks are moving AI from helper to decision-maker. Tech isn't the problem.
McKinsey experts explain why AI adoption in banking stalls not on capability but on organizational readiness. The shift from AI-assisted to AI-autonomous work requires new risk and governance models.
Train Llama 3.1 405B 73% faster with NVIDIA NVFP4 on Blackwell
NVIDIA's 4-bit NVFP4 precision format cuts LLM pretraining step time by 31–73% on Blackwell hardware with no accuracy loss. Now available in MaxText for JAX.
Agent chains two Hugging Face Spaces to build 3D Paris gallery
A coding agent generated monument images, converted them to 3D splats, and built a viewer—by chaining two documented APIs. Shows how multimedia software gets assembled from callable building blocks.
OpenAI Opens Economic Research Exchange to Study AI's Job Impact
OpenAI is accepting applications for research projects studying how AI affects employment, productivity, and economic growth. Selected researchers get access to data and resources.
OpenAI Outlines Plan to Ensure AGI Benefits Everyone
OpenAI published a vision statement prioritizing access, safety, and shared prosperity as the company pursues artificial general intelligence. What the plan actually commits to remains unclear.
OpenAI files confidential IPO draft with SEC, timing uncertain
OpenAI has submitted a confidential S-1 registration to the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not set a timeline for going public. What this signals about the company's fundraising strategy.
Five AI Trends Reshaping Work, Science, and Society in 2026
MIT Tech Review's senior editor identifies the biggest shifts happening now: job displacement remains uncertain, real harms are materializing, public backlash is organizing, AI is accelerating scientific discovery, and the technology is everywhere at once.
Sinclair tests oral age-reversal drug in $101M XPrize competition
Harvard biologist David Sinclair is entering the XPrize Healthspan competition with an oral chemical reprogramming drug aiming to restore 10 years of biological age. Here's what the cocktail contains and why safety remains unproven.
Three-quarters of your roles need redesign as AI agents arrive
MIT Tech Review reports 75% of current enterprise roles will require reskilling or redeployment by 2030. HR leaders are preparing for hybrid workforces—but 73% of employees don't yet understand the impact.
AI agents can delete your database in 9 seconds. Here's how to survive it
A PocketOS incident showed an AI agent wiping production databases in seconds. DevOps teams need isolated backups outside native platforms to stay ahead of machine-speed destruction.
Four PDF signers compared: pick the right tool for your workflow
DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Sign, HelloSign, and Lumin handle encrypted files and multi-signature workflows differently. Here's what each does best and what to check before signing contracts online.
73 Microsoft packages infected with credential stealer targeting AI agents
Microsoft's GitHub disabled 73 cryptographically verified open source packages after they were compromised to steal developer credentials. This is the second supply-chain attack on Microsoft repositories in weeks.