Top 10 AI news
OpenAI and PayPal: How AI Agents Are Learning to Shop
Summary: OpenAI and PayPal are collaborating to enable AI agents to shop, marking a significant step in the integration of AI with e-commerce platforms.
How Is Microsoft’s AI Strategy Driving Growth?
Summary: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella outlines the company’s AI-centric strategy, which balances long-term ambition with short-term execution to drive growth.
IFS Appoints Robi Gone as its New CIO to Drive AI Strategy
Summary: Robi Gone joins IFS as CIO from Shell, bringing proven expertise in global IT leadership, digital transformation and enterprise performance platforms.
Inside IBM & UAE’s AI Environmental Solution
Summary: IBM and UAE will focus on using AI to automate CITES certificate verification, monitor fisheries and enhance ESG reporting.
Nvidia Hits US$5tn Valuation Amid Global AI Expansion
Summary: Nvidia reaches a $5 trillion valuation, reflecting the global expansion and adoption of AI technologies.
Behind Blackstone’s Funding in Saudi Arabia AI Data Centres
Summary: Blackstone invests in Saudi Arabia’s AI data centres, supporting the region’s digital infrastructure and AI ambitions.
OpenAI Restructures to PBC, Sends Microsoft Stocks Soaring
Summary: OpenAI’s restructuring to a Public Benefit Corporation boosts Microsoft stocks, highlighting the impact of AI partnerships on the market.
Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
Summary: Documents reveal Google and Amazon agreed to extraordinary terms, including a secret code, to secure a lucrative contract with the Israeli government.
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold: dust-resistant and more durable foldable phone
Summary: The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is reviewed as a dust-resistant and more durable foldable phone, highlighting its improved design and AI features.
Microsoft reports strong earnings as Azure hit by major outage
Summary: Microsoft posts strong quarterly results despite a major Azure outage, reflecting the company’s resilience and continued growth in cloud and AI services.
Teenage boys using ‘personalised’ AI for therapy and romance, survey finds
Summary: A survey finds that teenage boys are increasingly using personalized AI for therapy and romantic interactions, raising questions about the impact of AI on youth.
Nvidia becomes world’s first $5tn company amid stock market and AI boom
Summary: Nvidia becomes the world’s first $5 trillion company, driven by a stock market surge and the global AI boom.
Character.AI bans users under 18 after being sued over child’s suicide
Summary: Character.AI bans users under 18 following a lawsuit over a child’s suicide, highlighting concerns about AI safety and youth access.
AFP developing AI tool to decode gen Z slang amid warning about ‘crimefluencers’ hunting girls
Summary: The Australian Federal Police are developing an AI tool to decode Gen Z and Alpha slang, aiming to combat the rise of ‘crimefluencers’ targeting young girls.