AI-Focused Podcasts And Guides That Can Give Business Owners An Edge In Applying It

Discover the best AI-focused podcasts for business owners. Stay ahead with expert insights on AI trends, tools, and strategies shaping the future of business.

China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals 
China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals 

Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a preview of its hotly anticipated next-generation AI model V4 on Friday, saying that the open-source model can compete with leading closed-source systems from US rivals including Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. DeepSeek says V4 marks a major improvement over prior models, especially in coding, a capability that has become central […]

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Prestigious photo contest answers ‘what is a photo?’
Prestigious photo contest answers ‘what is a photo?’

We love to muse over how “real” photography is defined here at The Verge now that generative AI is so prolific, and the World Press Photo competition might have the answer. The prestigious award celebrates the best of photojournalism, where capturing reality is paramount. The winning entry for 2026 – “Separated by ICE,” captured by […]

Sony’s table tennis robot made me think about what happens when AI gets a body

Sony’s table tennis robot looks like a lab flex with a paddle. The real story starts when AI stops answering prompts and learns to move through our world.

Empathy Is A Competitive Advantage. It Can Also Be Faked.

Stanford research reveals VR training improves empathetic communication without changing how people feel. So does authenticity matter—-or is a good performance enough?

Scientists pretended to be delusional in AI chats. Grok and Gemini encouraged them.

esearchers tested five major AI chatbots with a simulated user showing signs of psychosis. Some made things worse. Others told the user to log off and call someone.

Prompt Engineering And The New Seed-Of-Thought Prompting Technique That Seeks To Solve The AI Options-Choosing Problem

Prompt engineering keeps adding new techniques. One is the String Seed-of-Thought (SSoT) that aids options-choosing, game playing, etc. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

SaaSpocalypse Is Dead – The Future Of SAAS Is SAAS

The SaaSpocalypse is wrong. Long live SaaS. 11 major SaaS companies analyzed across 5 dimensions — data moat, MCP, regulation, threat awareness, and platform shift.

This AI bot does the mindless internet scrolling for you so you can skip the brainrot

Noscroll is a new AI-powered service that monitors your social feeds, news sites, and more, then texts you the highlights. No scrolling required.

Google And The Future Of Search, Maps And AI Agents

In this article and conversation with Google executive Nick Fox, it points to a future where search becomes more useful, more personal, and far more agentic.