Microsoft lays off over 3,000 employees in Washington state as it pivots focus to artificial intelligence, investing billions into AI infrastructure amid criticism of impersonal termination processes and an intense work culture.
AI systems excel at legal research, document review, and drafting briefs, revolutionizing the legal profession as law firms rapidly adopt tools like Harvey, Clio, and CoCounsel, sparking transformation and concerns about training junior lawyers and billable hours.
A new wave of Services-as-Software companies deploys AI-powered agents to automate human tasks, with engineers customizing systems for unique workflows and value-based pricing models.
Mark Cuban, a billionaire investor, predicts that the world's first trillionaire will emerge by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in a groundbreaking manner, harnessing its potential to generate unprecedented wealth and advises people to familiarize themselves with AI tools like ChatGPT to stay ahead.
A massive underpaid global workforce labors behind the scenes to create and maintain AI systems, performing essential but mentally taxing tasks like content moderation and data labeling with inadequate job protections and compensation.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg denies reports he offered top AI talent from OpenAI massive compensation packages worth up to $300 million, with up to $100 million vesting in the first year, as Meta continues to aggressively hire AI researchers from OpenAI.
In a major restructuring amid tech industry upheaval, Microsoft announces sweeping job cuts, slashing 15,000 positions across divisions and regions to streamline operations and adapt to technological shifts, despite robust financials.
Salesforce's Agentblazers, a community of customers, employees, and partners, actively shape AI's future through collaborative experimentation, practical skill development, data-driven approaches, hands-on learning, and simplified user experiences, delivering tangible benefits and real-world solutions.
reMarkable embraces Salesforce's unified platform, including Slack and Agentforce, launching a virtual agent 'Mark' that handles over 25,000 customer conversations and resolves 35% of inquiries, while planning to expand its 'agent-first enterprise strategy' for commerce, sales, marketing, and product adoption.
OpenAI recalibrates compensation and explores creative rewards to counter Meta's aggressive hiring of its senior AI researchers, as the Chief Research Officer expresses concern over the talent raid.