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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on October 02, 2025

The AI Boom Is Making Workers Miserable — But Too Afraid to Quit

Stalled hiring and the rise of AI are ratcheting up pressure at work, leaving employees exhausted yet unwilling to gamble on a bleak job market.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on October 02, 2025

AI Influencers, Explained

An AI influencer is a computer-generated character that has its own personality, has a social media presence and is used to promote products, brands or ideas.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on October 01, 2025

Are Microsoft and OpenAI Breaking Up? It’s Complicated.

After billions invested and nearly a decade together, the tech giants are testing the boundaries of their AI partnership — and eyeing what life apart might look like.

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Sabra Sciolaro Sabra Sciolaro
Updated on September 24, 2025

How AI Can Ease the Burden on Middle Managers

Managers are carrying more responsibility than ever as layoffs and reorganizations strip away layers of support. Here’s how AI can take on some of the workload, so managers can be more present.  

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Matthew Urwin Matthew Urwin
Updated on September 24, 2025

OpenAI Appears to Be Entering Its Robotics Era. Here's What We Know So Far.

OpenAI appears to be reviving its robotics work with a new team focused on humanoid robots — a move that could bring it close to its ultimate goal of unlocking artificial general intelligence.

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Mats Thulin Mats Thulin
Updated on September 17, 2025

How to Prioritize the Ethical, Responsible Use of AI

The speed of large-scale AI adoption has fueled fears about the technology. We need to build systems with ethics as a core value.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on September 17, 2025

Apple Is Late to the AI Party — But Maybe That’s the Point

Apple, once the gold standard in consumer tech, is being overshadowed in the generative AI era. Will its playbook of small, strategic partnerships and quiet R&D pay off in the end?

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Ankush Rastogi Ankush Rastogi
Updated on September 17, 2025

The Era of Prompts Is Over. Here’s What Comes Next.

If you’re still prompting your AI, you’re behind the curve. Here’s how to prepare for the coming wave of AI agents.

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Ronn Torossian Ronn Torossian
Updated on September 11, 2025

What Exactly Is Going on With Tesla’s Master Plan Part 4?

Tesla recently released an ambitious roadmap for its future that raised more questions than it answered. Our expert breaks down what went wrong and how to fix it.

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Brady Lewis Brady Lewis
Updated on September 11, 2025

How OpenAI Alienated Its Best Users With ChatGPT-5

While ChatGPT-5 was a technological improvement, OpenAI failed to take into account their power users. Here’s what went wrong and what product leaders can learn from the launch. 

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