This essay as told is based on a conversation with Rahul Kasanagottu, a 32-year-old customer engineer at Google, specializing in AI and machine learning, and based in Austin. His identity and employment have been verified by Business Insider. The following has been edited for length and clarity. For a few years, I worked in a…
I’m bad at artificial intelligence. It’s reliable when I need to talk to someone, laugh, or get general information. I spend hours scrolling through Instagram Reels and TikTok, longing to land on another artificially generated joke to make me laugh. Whether it’s Ninja twerking or Stephen Hawking doing donuts in his wheelchair, the humor behind…
Much of 2025 has seen the word “digital employees” enter our vocabulary, especially as the noise surrounding agentic AI has become louder. Some consider them replacements, while many providers consider them augmentation agents. “We view AI agents as ‘digital employees’ that extend the capabilities of human workers by autonomously executing defined business processes,” defines Jess…
Nvidia has been one of the biggest darlings of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, but another chip stock could be on the verge of breakthrough. Over the past three years, one piece of hardware has continually been credited for the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications: the semiconductor. Naturally, investors were looking for growth…
AI cloud computing startup Fluidstack is reportedly in talks to raise around $700 million in a new funding round that would value the company at around $7 billion. According to reports from The information And Bloomberg As of Friday, Situational Awareness – the investment firm founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner – is in…
Written by | Gong Zheng Edited by | Uncle Lian Artificial intelligence always has an “aloof and superior” filter. However, the most appealing ability of a good technology lies precisely in its ability to weave a rich tapestry of human warmth. Currently, AI is transforming roadside stalls in China. From AI perfume blending, AI bracelet…
Twilio recently reported strong third-quarter 2025 results under new CEO Khozema Shipchandler, highlighting 15% revenue growth, 23% non-GAAP EPS growth, robust free cash flow and improved full-year revenue outlook, while also acquiring AI-powered identity platform Stytch and disclosing an insider stock sale of US$129 million by director Andrew Stafman and related parties. Together, the rebound…
For all the talk about the benefits of AI agents and larger, more powerful, omniscient language models, few want to discuss the essential plumbing. But in Hong Kong’s financial district, where milliseconds count and regulations multiply due to the proximity of different jurisdictions, companies are beginning to realize that it is their fundamental infrastructure that…
The cornerstone of philosophy is the ability to communicate ideas clearly and precisely. It’s also the key to getting the most out of an AI model, according to Anthropic’s resident philosopher. Amanda Askell, a member of Anthropic’s technical team and a trained philosopher, says effective incentivizing requires finding the right balance between multiple considerations. On…
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images For years, a US telecommunications company has been building proprietary AI models using phone and video calls made by inmates in US prisons as building blocks. According to has MIT Technology ReviewSecurus Technologies, a private equity firm, has been developing its AI products since 2023, but…