California built a tool to catch AI killing jobs
California built a tool to catch AI killing jobs

California has built the first state tool to watch for AI wiping out jobs. The early read: no mass layoffs yet, but warning signs are flashing in the Bay Area and among college-educated workers. Everyone argues about whether AI is killing jobs. Almost …

Patronus AI raises $50M to stress-test AI agents
Patronus AI raises $50M to stress-test AI agents

Patronus AI has raised $50m to build simulated worlds where AI agents can be tested before they touch a real system. The pitch borrows from Waymo: train in a replica before you trust the road. AI agents are meant to do real work now. They book trips, w…

Malaysia intercepts $13M AI chip shipment bound for re-export
Malaysia intercepts $13M AI chip shipment bound for re-export

The shipment passed through Kuala Lumpur declared as ordinary computer components. Inside the 72 server units, Malaysian customs officers found something the paperwork did not mention: advanced artificial-intelligence chips worth 52.9 million ringgit, …

AI minister shuns ChatGPT for ministerial business

As an enthusiastic proponent of AI, one might expect the UK’s AI minister to be a keen user of ChatGPT or other popular AI chatbots in the course of his ministerial duties- perhaps to make his days mo…

Kobo rejected 45% of self-published books last year, mostly over AI
Kobo rejected 45% of self-published books last year, mostly over AI

A self-publishing platform exists to say yes. Kobo’s, last year, spent a remarkable share of its time saying no. Rakuten Kobo rejected 45% of the titles submitted to Kobo Writing Life, its self-publishing service, in 2025, and chief executive Michael T…

Companies bought the AI. Now they need people to use it
Companies bought the AI. Now they need people to use it

Louise Ballard, co-founder and CEO of Atheni AI, has a mission — to ensure that when it comes to AI, nobody gets left behind. “As AI becomes embedded across every profession, we don’t want to create a…

Building trust in AI health intelligence: why privacy, transparency, and human oversight matter
Building trust in AI health intelligence: why privacy, transparency, and human oversight matter

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly visible part of healthcare. From administrative workflows and clinical decision support to remote monitoring and wellness technologies, organizations are exploring how AI can help process information …

OpenAI says nearly all its employees have switched from chatbots to Codex agents, but every number comes from OpenAI itself
OpenAI says nearly all its employees have switched from chatbots to Codex agents, but every number comes from OpenAI itself

Nearly 98 percent of OpenAI’s employees now use Codex, the company’s AI coding agent, up from roughly 40 percent in August 2025, according to a paper the company published on Wednesday titled “The Shift to Agentic AI: Evidence from Codex.” The paper de…

Microsoft Copilot can now handle more of your finance work in Excel with reusable skills and data connectors

Microsoft added reusable Skills, new financial data connectors, and traceability features to Copilot in Excel, built specifically for finance teams.

Notion is shutting down its email client because AI agents already do the job
Notion is shutting down its email client because AI agents already do the job

Notion is shutting down Notion Mail on September 22, less than 18 months after making the email product available to users. The company said the decision reflects a broader shift in how people interact with email, with AI agents increasingly handling t…