Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Thanks to numerous competing AI systems cluttering online application portals, applying for a new job in 2026 may feel more like applying for a bank loan than searching for a job. At least that’s what a group of disgruntled job seekers claim in a lawsuit against…
The chart shows the latest update on the number of seats won by the ruling bloc (red) and the opposition (blue). The ruling camp had 235 seats before the elections, and the opposition had 230. A total of 233 seats are needed to obtain a majority in the 465-seat House. TOKYO – Team Mirai, Japan’s…
“Today, most investors still view AI and crypto as separate worlds. The real opportunity lies in the infrastructure layer that connects them: protocols that allow agents to discover counterparties, negotiate, validate and settle transactions programmatically,” said Ran Levitzky, general partner at Magenta Venture Partners. When asked which sector or trend is currently being ignored and…
(Illustration by Ankler; Charles Eshelman/Getty Images) Share I cover the intersection of Hollywood and AI for paying subscribers. I wrote about eight companies that are using AI the right wayexplored Disney’s deal with OpenAI and I dove into what AI interpreter is Tilly Norwood means for the actors. The Academy cinema arts and sciences keeps…
A study by UC Riverside researchers offers a practical solution to one of artificial intelligence’s toughest challenges by enabling AI systems to reason more like humans, without requiring new training data beyond testing questions. In a preprint paper entitled “Test-Time Matching: Unlocking Compositional Reasoning in Multimodal Models”, assistant professor Yinglun Zhu and students introduce a…
The AI arms race is expected to continue well beyond 2026. Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is not expected to slow down anytime soon, much less in 2026. AI hyperscalers have all informed investors that they expect data center spending to increase in 2026. As a result, several companies currently look promising. I think these…
Editor’s note: This article is part of In the Omniversea series focused on how developers, 3D practitioners and businesses can transform their workflows using the latest advancements in OpenUSD And NVIDIA Omniverse. Open source has become essential to drive innovation in robotics and autonomy. By providing access to critical infrastructure – from simulation frameworks to…
This is a fairly common scenario in many synthesis labs: you know what raw material you have, and you know what product you need, but you don’t enough what reaction conditions will get you there. Unless you’re lucky enough to know someone with deep expertise in the best reaction for the job, you’ll likely spend…
Microsoft’s development center in Israel is creating a new Israeli AI Red Team, focused on identifying weaknesses and threats in artificial intelligence systems. The new group will simulate advanced attacks against the company’s AI-based services and operate within Microsoft’s internal security organization. At the same time, Microsoft is recruiting around 50 employees for cybersecurity positions…
AI is no longer optional in banks. The roadmap, and showing how it pays off, is the hardest part. Alexandra Mousavizadeh, co-founder and co-CEO of Evident, which tracks the use of AI in the financial sector, said some AI capabilities are currently “table stakes” for banks – think back-office functions like legal document review and…