Neurotech startup Paradromics has achieved a major milestone by successfully implanting its brain-computer interface in a human for the first time, paving the way for a clinical trial later this year to study the long-term safety and use of its technology.
Salesforce has quietly acquired Moonhub, a startup building AI tools for talent recruitment, evaluation, and hiring, with the entire Moonhub team joining Salesforce to advance its AI strategy, accelerating Moonhub's mission in the rapidly growing AI-powered HR tech space.
Digg's founders Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian aim to build a social platform focused on authentic human connections in the AI era by verifying users' humanity, compensating creators and moderators, and using AI for moderation while avoiding its misuse for manipulation.
Apple is reportedly planning to overhaul its operating system naming conventions, aligning them with years instead of version numbers, starting with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26, to be announced at WWDC 2025 alongside a design revamp inspired by the Vision Pro's visionOS.
The Browser Company grapples with the future of Arc Browser, plagued by complexity and lack of cohesion, while shifting focus to developing Dia, an AI-powered browser poised to revolutionize the industry.
IBM laid off 8,000 employees, mainly from HR, as its AI platform AskHR automated 94% of routine tasks, but the company's total workforce grew as it reinvested in areas requiring human skills like engineering and sales, signaling a strategic pivot toward AI integration and workforce realignment.
Anthropic rolls out a beta voice mode for its Claude chatbot apps, allowing users to have spoken conversations with the AI assistant and enabling hands-free interactions while displaying key points on-screen and offering voice response options.
Experts highlight the potential benefits and risks of using AI digital humans in business, offering cost savings but raising concerns about public distrust, legal liabilities, and ethical issues surrounding the technology's realistic replication of human interactions.
AI models can now translate natural language into SQL, enabling non-technical users to access data efficiently; techniques like context building and intent understanding improve translation quality, evaluated through synthetic benchmarks and AI-based judging.
Workday faces a lawsuit alleging its AI-powered job applicant screening technology discriminates against applicants over 40, rejecting hundreds of applications without human review, raising concerns about AI bias in hiring practices.