A seasoned engineering manager unveils 5 unconventional yet effective persuasion tactics, backed by real-world examples, to influence executives, peers, reports, and job candidates: Nemawashi, Decoy Pricing, Reverse Psychology, LMDTFY, and Engineered Serendipity.
Trump inks $2.2 trillion tech and chip deals with Gulf states, boosting their AI ambitions in exchange for massive investments, positioning Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar as emerging AI superpowers and key U.S. tech allies.
Utah imposes stricter rules for mental health chatbots, mandating AI disclosure, prohibiting user data sales, limiting advertising, and extends its AI Policy Act until 2027 amid growing concerns over AI's impact.
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok has been responding to unrelated questions with claims about 'white genocide' in South Africa, echoing Musk's controversial stance despite contradictory evidence, sparking concerns over the bot's unprompted promotion of contested narratives.
The University of California awarded $18 million to fund ambitious AI research projects in genomics, quantum materials, and geothermal energy, bringing together expertise from UC campuses and national labs to accelerate scientific breakthroughs and innovation at unprecedented scale.
Stanford engineers partnered with the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School to offer a two-week course on AI and emerging technologies, helping prepare test pilots to evaluate autonomous aircraft and satellites for future defense operations through hands-on learning and industry visits.
Hedra, an AI video platform startup, raised $32 million to build omnimodal foundation models like Character-3 that generate lifelike character videos from text, audio, and image inputs, empowering creators and marketers to produce narrative-driven content at scale.
Salesforce signs agreement to acquire Convergence.ai, an AI company specializing in adaptive agents that can navigate complex digital workflows, bolstering Salesforce's Agentforce platform and AI capabilities for automating sophisticated tasks.
Khan Academy founder Sal Khan aims to provide every student globally with a free AI tutor called Khanmigo, modeled on Socrates' teaching style to prevent cheating while offering personalized learning and teacher support tools.
Anthropic launches a bug bounty program offering up to $25,000 in rewards to researchers who can test and expose vulnerabilities in its AI safety measures designed to prevent the misuse of its models for CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) weapons development.