Google invests $10 million to teach factory workers AI as automation anxiety grows
Google.org is funding new AI training programs for 40,000 manufacturing workers, raising questions about automation and the future of factory jobs.
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AI boom is driving a $445 billion data center buildout, and it is just getting started
AI is not just software. It is driving a massive $445 billion data center construction boom that could reshape infrastructure and energy use worldwide.
ChatGPT jumps the shark with ads, and users should be worried
ChatGPT is preparing to introduce ads into its AI assistant experience, a move that signals a major shift away from the clean, trust-first product users embraced. While OpenAI claims ads will not influence answers, the presence of sponsored content changes how people perceive advice, neutrality, and intent… and may mark the moment ChatGPT officially jumped the shark.
Meta is spending $600 billion on US data centers, and that’s going to reshape a lot of towns
Meta is preparing to spend $600 billion building and expanding US data centers for AI. The economic boost is real, but so are the risks.
Microsoft says it’s thriving, so why is the Windows-maker still laying people off?
Satya Nadella says Microsoft is growing and thriving, but layoffs continue. The company’s evolving AI strategy may explain why.
Microsoft exec offers ChatGPT prompts to fired workers in a twisted new era of empathy as a service
As Microsoft lays off real people and pours billions into AI, an Xbox exec suggests ChatGPT can help workers process their pain. Welcome to the age of empathy as a service.