AI education revolution

How AI regulation could shake out in 2025

This year will be a year of change for the U.S. political landscape — and that comes with big implications for the direction of travel for global AI regulation.

CNBC - 28m

How Uber and Lyft Are Gearing Up for the Robotaxi Revolution

After ending their own driverless plans, the ride-sharing companies are embracing autonomous-vehicle operators and offering new app features.

The Wall Street Journal - 1h

Samsung spreads Vision AI across its 2025 TV portfolio

For this year’s lineup, Samsung said that AI will come to life in more ways than just great picture quality. The company is introducing AI-backed experiences to make your day simpler, more dynamic, ...

VentureBeat - 3h

Foxconn Posts Record Fourth-Quarter Revenue on AI Demand

The Taiwan-listed assembler of Apple and Nvidia products posted record revenue for the fourth quarter, helped by robust demand for servers to power burgeoning artificial intelligence technologies.

The Wall Street Journal - 4h

Halliday unveils AI smart glasses with lens-free AR viewing

Halliday has come up with eyewear we didn't know we needed: smart glasses with no lenses. Welcome to the age of AI smart glasses.

VentureBeat - 5h

Timekettle unveils Babel OS for AI simultaneous interpretation in language translation earbuds

Timekettle has unveiled the Babel OS, its first-ever operating system designed to redefine its language translation earbuds.

VentureBeat - 5h

Chinese robot vacuum cleaner company reveals model with an AI-powered arm

Chinese robot vacuum cleaner company Roborock says its new model has an artificial intelligence-powered folding arm for removing socks and other obstacles.

CNBC - 7h

Why context-aware AI agents will give us superpowers in 2025

In 2025, augmented mentality will emerge from the convergence of AI agents, conversational computing and augmented reality.

VentureBeat - 10h

5 AI Tools to Save You Time

Embrace the AI boom with tools that will simplify your workload and supercharge your efficiency.

Inc. - 12h

AI Hardware Is in Its ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ Era

This week at CES, companies of all sizes will show off all their new AI-enabled gadgets. Here’s hoping they don’t all just do stuff your phone already excels at.

Wired - 19h

Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025

Over half of Microsoft's $80 billion in spending will take place in the U.S., Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith wrote in a Friday blog post.

CNBC - 1d

Syria's New Islamic Government Creates Controversy With Education Overhaul

Documents released this week by the new government in Syria spur concerns about whether it will seek to impose a conservative Islamic worldview.

The Wall Street Journal - 2d

Meta Deleted Its Controversial AI Profiles. Here’s Why.

Meta still has plans to use AI to drive engagement on its platforms, though.

Inc. - 2d

A Book App Used AI to ‘Roast’ Its Users. It Went Anti-Woke Instead

One year-end summary from Fable, a social app where people share what books they read, told the user, “Don’t forget to surface for the occasional white author, OK?”

Wired - 2d

Inside the AI agent revolution: How data-driven automation transformed the enterprise in 2024

In a recent survey, 82% of tech executives said they intend to integrate AI agents across their stacks within the next three years.

VentureBeat - 5d

Why 2025 will be the year of AI orchestration

For many, 2025 will be the year of AI agents, when pilot programs, experiments and use cases converge into something resembling ROI.

VentureBeat - 6d

Get ready to rumble if Trump tries to eliminate the Dept. of Education

Though most Americans have little idea what the Department of Education does, there are many reasons it has withstood decades of GOP attacks.

The Hill - 15h

From Trump tariffs to AI: the big economic questions facing governments in 2025

The main issues confronting policymakers around the world seem particularly portentous this new year. January is always a time for new beginnings and fresh thinking. But with Donald Trump heading ...

The Guardian - 18h

Healthcare turns to AI for medical note-taking ‘scribes’

Investment in the apps has doubled as Big Tech and start-ups compete to grab share of market

Financial Times - 1d

Tanzania's fuel revolution slowed down by lack of filling stations

Yahoo News - 1d

AI revolution will create 10 winners in 2025 — and software is finally joining the party

Nvidia, Microsoft and Palantir lead Wedbush’s list of AI winners for next year

MarketWatch - 1d

Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles

Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people. Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters the company ...

The Guardian - 2d

Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers over next 12 months

Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post.

NBC News - 2d

Editors at Science Journal Resign En Masse Over Bad Use of AI, High Fees

Members of the Elsevier-published Journal of Human Evolution quit, citing AI production processes introducing errors, high author fees, and concerns over editorial independence.

Wired - 3d

Taco Bell using AI voice to take orders at drive-thru

Fast food chain Taco Bell is turning to artificial intelligence to meet the demand of its drive-thru customers. The technology is said to cut the wait for an order by 29 seconds and improve ...

CBS News - 3d

How Congress dropped the ball on AI safety

After two years of congressional deliberation on artificial intelligence, we need more than careful analysis — we need decisive action.

The Hill - 3d

Nvidia’s Market Value Got a $2 Trillion Boost in the AI rally of 2024

The AI chipmaker recorded the largest market cap increase of any publicly listed company in 2024, nearly tripling in value to $3.28 trillion by the end of the year.

Inc. - 3d

As New Cybersecurity Threats Loom, AI Defenses Get Popular

New defenses are increasingly popular and saving companies money.

Inc. - 3d

5 New Year’s resolutions for higher education

Just over half of Americans believe higher education has a positive effect on the country, and majorities of both parties think higher education is unaffordable and headed in the wrong direction.

The Hill - 3d

Can France become a global AI powerhouse?

Momentum has been slowing but the country boasts enviable technical skills and a burgeoning entrepreneurial culture

Financial Times - 3d

The booming business of special needs education in England

The public spending watchdog warns that the system is becoming ‘financially unsustainable’ for councils

Financial Times - 4d

Nvidia invested $1bn in AI deals in 2024

Group emerges as crucial backer of start-ups seeking to gain from the tech revolution its chips are powering

Financial Times - 4d

The top 5 education issues of 2024

Universities and state education policies dominated in 2024 with a tumultuous year that saw massive protests over the Israel-Hamas war and lawsuits over the separation of church and state in public ...

The Hill - 4d

NHS, education, housebuilding . . . Labour’s progress so far and its plans for 2025

First six months of new year will prove crucial to Keir Starmer’s ambition to drive ‘change’

Financial Times - 5d