Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’ Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement. Source: The Guardian | Date: 2026-01-02 ‘They sowed chaos to no avail’: the lasting legacy of Elon Musk’s Doge A look at the impact and aftermath of Elon […]
European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold Author: Connie Loizos Publication Date: 3 hours ago Summary: European banks are preparing to cut up to 200,000 jobs as artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into their operations, signaling a major shift in the financial sector. OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley […]
Guided learning lets “untrainable” neural networks realize their potential Author: Rachel Gordon (MIT CSAIL) Date: December 18, 2025 MIT CSAIL researchers discovered that neural networks previously thought “untrainable” can actually learn effectively when guided by another network’s built-in biases using a new guidance method ([news.mit.edu](https://news.mit.edu/2025/guided-learning-lets-untrainable-neural-networks-realize-their-potential-1218#:~:text=Guided%20learning%20lets%20%E2%80%9Cuntrainable%E2%80%9D%20neural,networks%20realize%20their%20potential)). Their results suggest a powerful way to train hard-to-train AI […]
