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In a new memo, Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke announced that he’s looking to employ the use of more AI rather than additional human employees. The Big Bet: The use of AI agents is already reshaping white-collar jobs, with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (who’s very invested in AI) calling the tech a “limitless workforce.” A report […]
Apple is reportedly preparing a major update to its Health app to give users an AI agent that would mimic a personal doctor. Why It Hits: CEO Tim Cook has been bullish on the prediction that Apple’s long-lasting legacy will be the tech giant’s innovations in health. While the company is still a long way […]
United Talent Agency has started to lean on AI to do market research, optimize dealmaking, and collect the currency that now makes Hollywood go round (real-time, complete viewership metrics) partly by using its own AI-powered app. The Big Picture: UTA has been investing heavily in its data and analytics division, the Joe Kessler-run UTA IQ. […]
H&M is jumping into the world of AI by creating “digital twins” of its models that the talent will fully control. Why It Hits: Several fashion companies have already experimented with AI-generated models, which have been met with mixed-to-negative reactions. By experimenting with digital twins that are indecipherable to audiences, H&M hopes to get the […]
Google has developed an AI model that can control robots, blending language, vision, and physical-data training — allowing them to do physical tasks and, allegedly, make decisions about their behavior to guard against doing something unsafe. Why It Hits: As chatbots take over the mainstream, robotics is seen as the final frontier of AI. Several companies are […]
MIT has developed a suite of AI tools, called JetPacks, designed as a starter kit for entrepreneurs to market-test and launch new businesses. The Big Plan: Getting a business off the ground takes a lot of “the two most precious resources that investors have: time and money,” according to Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship director, Paul Cheek. […]
After years and billions of dollars in development, Amazon unveiled its new AI-powered version of Alexa, Alexa Plus, which will start to roll out to users next month on Echo and Fire TV devices. Why It Hits: The company may be late to the game (relative to the lightning-fast rollout of its rivals) when it comes to […]
The next era of work will introduce widespread collaboration between human employees and agentic AI chatbots — systems that can both answer questions and complete tasks. Why It Hits: The AI revolution is here. While the tech industry is pitching AI agents as an added value to a human workforce, chatbots are already replacing humans in some roles. […]
Along with approving several AI tools for staff use, NYT has built its own chatbot and is rolling it out to reporters, editors, and other employees in hopes of optimizing its processes. Why It Hits: The storied publisher, which is one of the few major papers not to have a licensing deal with one of the major AI companies, is […]
While Hollywood creatives are mostly anti-AI, international filmmakers are signaling that they’re more open to using the tech as a tool that can expand a movie’s reach — as long as it’s used ethically. The Big Picture: While some are going all in with generating content in movies, most international filmmakers are using the tech to power the dubbing process of […]