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Elastic cuts 7% of workforce, cites AI and automation gains
The Elasticsearch company will shed roughly 300 employees while still planning net headcount growth in sales roles.
Schneider Electric, HPE Launch Hybrid Cloud Automation Service
New as-a-service offering lets industrial operators modernize control systems incrementally without replacing legacy infrastructure.
Amazon commits $13B more to India AI infrastructure
The cloud giant's expanded pledge brings its total India investment to $48 billion through 2030 as hyperscalers compete for market position.
AI Revenue Crosses Key Threshold, Covering Data Center Costs
Global AI sales hit $25 billion in Q1 2026, surpassing depreciation expenses for infrastructure investments—but margins remain razor-thin.
Ford Rehired Former Engineers to Fix AI Automation Errors
The automaker's climb to No. 1 in JD Power quality rankings required bringing back experienced staff to correct mistakes made by automated systems.
CFOs Spend 93% of AI Budgets on Tech, Only 7% on People
Fortune 500 finance chiefs warn that underinvestment in training threatens to undermine enterprise AI initiatives.
Women Face Competence Penalty for Using AI at Work, Study Finds
Identical AI-assisted resumes are judged twice as harshly when attributed to women, revealing bias that drives lower adoption rates.
Pro-AI Super PAC Scales Back After New York Primary Backlash
Leading the Future spent $8 million attacking a tech critic but now faces questions about its strategy as public sentiment shifts.
Netris Raises $15M Series A for GPU Network Automation
Andreessen Horowitz leads funding round as startup reports 800% ARR growth and 35+ AI cloud deployments in 12 months.
Vention and Teradyne Robotics Launch Unified Cobot Platform
New collaboration integrates digital twin design, simulation, and validated templates into a single deployment workflow for Universal Robots cobots.
Gas Retailers Face Lawsuit Over AI Pricing Algorithm in California
Class action claims BP, Circle K, 7-Eleven and others used shared software to coordinate pump price increases of up to 30 cents per gallon.
Gina Raimondo Launches Bipartisan AI Workforce Protection Plan
The former Commerce Secretary is building a coalition to prevent artificial intelligence from displacing American workers at scale.
UK Police Abandoned Crime Prediction Models Staff Couldn't Trust
Bristol's sprawling predictive analytics program scored half a million residents using sensitive data, but key algorithms were quietly scrapped after accuracy concerns.
Public Backlash Against AI Marks Historic Shift in Tech Sentiment
Unlike past technology waves, Americans view artificial intelligence negatively—and the industry's own messaging shares much of the blame.
HHS Deploys AI to Detect Healthcare Fraud After $6.5B Scheme
Department of Justice uncovers massive nationwide fraud operation as health officials turn to artificial intelligence for pattern detection.
$500M Bipartisan Initiative Targets AI Workforce Displacement
Former governors Raimondo and Holcomb lead RAISE US with backing from OpenAI, Anthropic, and major corporations to retrain workers ahead of automation.
Federal AI Oversight Needs Authority, Not Just Human Presence
As agencies deploy AI systems across government, meaningful governance requires clear accountability structures—not just procedural checkboxes.
Micron earnings show AI chip demand remains strong amid bubble fears
The largest U.S. memory chip maker's latest results suggest the AI infrastructure buildout continues despite market jitters about overinvestment.
Tech Giants Face Growing Scrutiny Over AI Data Center Water Use
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia scramble to address public opposition as water consumption emerges as the next flashpoint in AI infrastructure debates.
Miso Robotics Acquires Zume Pizza IP to Expand Beyond Fry Stations
The Flippy maker is betting it can extract value from one of food robotics' most notorious failures by focusing on station-level automation instead of full restaurant concepts.
Former Governors Launch Bipartisan Effort on AI Job Displacement
Eric Holcomb and Gina Raimondo are collaborating on workforce strategies as artificial intelligence threatens employment across industries.
AI Search Systems Now Training on Their Own Output
A feedback loop is emerging as AI models increasingly consume AI-generated content to formulate answers, potentially narrowing information diversity.
Alabama Towns Block AI Data Centers Over Water, Energy Concerns
Multiple municipalities institute moratoriums as residents confront infrastructure demands and environmental costs of artificial intelligence facilities.
Zuora Embeds AI Agents in Quote-to-Cash Workflows
Finance teams are using AI for billing investigations and revenue reconciliation inside the system of record, not as external tools.