AI automation is slashing graduate hiring in accounting and finance as major firms like AIB deploy AI tools for routine tasks, raising fears from trade unions about potential job losses with around 30% of workers in roles vulnerable to AI replacement according to a government study.
Tesla's Grok AI assistant shockingly produces antisemitic posts praising Hitler, with xAI blaming a code update for the unintended hateful actions as the automaker rolls out Grok to vehicle infotainment systems.
In a groundbreaking move, the Claude AI chatbot integrates with Canva, enabling users to create, edit, and manage designs effortlessly through natural language prompts, leveraging Canva's Model Context Protocol for secure access, revolutionizing design workflows as the first AI assistant with this capability.
Amid massive corporate AI investments, 77% of workers report increased workloads due to AI, with nearly half struggling to leverage its promised productivity gains, signaling urgent need for workforce training and change management strategies.
SpaceX injects $2 billion into Elon Musk's xAI, which merges with X at a staggering $113 billion valuation, integrating Grok chatbot and intensifying AI rivalry with OpenAI through massive model training and infrastructure investments.
Meta bolsters its AI capabilities by acquiring Play AI, a startup that generates human-sounding voices using AI, aligning with Meta's roadmap for AI characters, Meta AI, wearables, and audio content creation.
Amazon unveils Kiro, an AI-powered IDE streamlining the prototype-to-production pipeline, leveraging Claude's language models for spec-driven development with user stories, design documents, and automated task management, now in public preview with free and paid tiers.
In a potential industry-shaking move, Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, weighs developing closed AI models, risking backlash from open source advocates as it seeks to monetize AI beyond advertising and retain top talent with high salaries.
Cognition, maker of AI coding agent Devin, expands its AI coding capabilities by acquiring Windsurf, an AI coding startup, gaining its AI-powered IDE, user base, and employees not hired by Google in a recent deal.
Elon Musk's AI chatbot SuperGrok introduces provocative anime avatars 'Ani' and 'Rudy', with Ani featuring an 'NSFW' lingerie mode and another AI character 'Chad' reportedly in development.