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 […]
Facebook slow to act on posts celebrating Bondi beach massacre, anti-hate group says The Community Security Trust highlights the volume of IS-supporting accounts and says social media firms are ‘putting all of us in danger’ by not acting quickly enough on hate content. Source: The Guardian | Date: 2025-12-30 ‘Data is control’: what we learned […]
Amazon’s Robotaxi Unit Launches In San Francisco Without Steering Wheels—Or Fees By Alan Ohnsman, Forbes Staff Zoox’s all-electric robotaxis debuted in San Francisco without steering wheels, rearview mirrors, or pedals. The company, backed by Amazon, is not yet charging passengers for rides. Zoox co-founder Jesse Levinson has stated that he expects the autonomous vehicles to […]
Here is the cleaned HTML structure for the articles, with all “`html code blocks removed: The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025 Author: Ivan Mehta Publication Date: 7 hours ago Summary: A review of the top AI-powered dictation apps released in 2025, highlighting their features and performance. VCs predict enterprises will spend more on AI […]
This Week’s Top 5 Stories in AI A roundup of the most important AI stories of the week, highlighting key developments and trends in artificial intelligence. Source: AI Magazine Salute & MCIM: Cutting Liquid Cooling Risk In AI DCs MCIM’s ops intelligence platform joins Salute’s direct-to-chip liquid cooling ecosystem to boost visibility and reduce risk […]
