UK companies slash jobs at a record 8% rate as artificial intelligence drives an 11.5% productivity surge, making Britain the global leader in AI-driven job cuts among major economies while over a quarter of workers fear losing their positions to automation within five years.
Google launches Personal Intelligence for Gemini AI, enabling the chatbot to automatically access user data across Gmail, Photos, and Calendar without explicit prompts, though the opt-in beta feature remains limited to Pro and Ultra subscribers while still facing core AI chatbot limitations.
Scientists increasingly embrace ChatGPT for research communications as weekly usage for advanced science topics surges 47% to 8.4 million messages from 1.3 million users, with researchers primarily leveraging AI for writing assistance rather than analysis across computer science, data science, and artificial intelligence fields.
AI workplace adoption surges to 26% with executives leading the charge at 69% usage rates, while nearly half of American workers remain completely disconnected from the technology revolution transforming offices across tech, finance, and education sectors.
Microsoft releases open-source Azure Cosmos DB Agent Kit featuring 45+ expert database rules that instantly transforms AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot into database optimization specialists, covering everything from data modeling to global distribution with a simple one-command installation.
ClickHouse acquires LLM engineering platform Langfuse in a strategic move that leverages existing infrastructure partnerships while maintaining unchanged open source commitments and promising enhanced performance for users.
AheadComputing secures $30 million in Series Seed2 funding to develop RISC-V processors specifically for AI data centers, as industry forecasts predict AI workloads will dominate 70% of data center compute demand by 2030.
Adobe launches new AI tools for Acrobat and Express that convert PDFs to PowerPoint presentations and create personalized podcasts from documents, as AI usage surges 400% and delivers 45% efficiency gains in document processing.
Verata launches relationship intelligence platform mapping 30+ million professional connections to help private equity firms leverage warm introductions for deal sourcing, already attracting 3 of the top 10 mega funds.
Worldwide AI spending skyrockets to $2.52 trillion by 2026 with a massive 44% year-over-year surge, driven by $401 billion in infrastructure investments and 49% jump in AI-optimized servers, even as the industry remains trapped in a 'Trough of Disillusionment' with companies demanding proven returns over speculative projects.