#artificial-intelligence

#artificial-intelligence

Trust. Without it, every relationship disintegrates into dust. Today's workplace is being reshaped by forces that make trust harder to build and easier than ever to lose. Artificial intelligence is accelerating decision cycles. Hybrid work has reduced organic connection. And after years of economic volatility, employees are more skeptical of leadership notices and more sensitive to signs of inconsistency. We've become obsessed with automation without connection and conversations without intention. The result is reactive behavior that breeds short-term thinking and corrodes long-term reputation.

The tech sector has been one of the most reliable industries for long-term returns. For instance, the Fidelity MSCI Information Tech ETF ( NYSEARCA:FTEC) has an annualized 22.4% return over the past decade. That's enough to outperform the S&P 500, but some tech stocks are poised to fly higher than others. Investors who want to beat the S&P 500 in 2026 may want to consider these picks.

When President Donald Trump began his tariff rollout, the business world predicted that his unprecedented attempt to reshape the economy would lead to a major recession, if he went through with it all. But the markets stabilized and, in recent months, have continued to surge. That has some people worried about an even bigger threat: that overinvestment in artificial intelligence is creating a bubble.

They spend money based on their feeling of prosperity. You know what they spend on changes, but tech providers build new software tools and develop things including the cloud,

* Trump claims he has an obligation to sue the BBC for showing an edited version of his January 6 speech, and not the full, contextual "very calming speech" that didn't immediately lead into a riot. [ BBC] * Latham trains associates to embrace AI. [ Business Insider] * Visa and Mastercard ink massive settlement with merchants over swipe fees. [ NPR] * Kim Davis faces steep fees after Supreme Court bid failed. [ Newsweek]

"We've sold about 350 vehicles with the AI agent since we introduced it," Carpenter said. "Our sales agents keep asking who Lily is, because Lily is the name of the online agent who sold the car. The main purpose is to move customers further along the buying journey - so when they do need to interact with our team, we can answer questions faster and make the process more satisfying."

A new grant competition from the Department of Education redirects federal funding intended for college student success programs to four areas aligned with the president's priorities. Critics say those four areas have little to do with access and retention. Congress appropriated $171 million for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) to be used toward seven established programs, including Basic Needs, Veteran Student Success and Rural Postsecondary Education Development.

I do not think we truly appreciate how disruptive, how devastating, this could be "That's one phone network not working for less than one day," he said. "Imagine the implications if a nation state took down all the networks? Or turned off the power during a heatwave? Or polluted our drinking water? Or crippled our financial system?"

The S&P 500 edged just 0.2% higher, despite gains for the majority of stocks within the index. It's a slowdown for the market, coming off Monday's vigorous rebound following its first losing week in four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 483 points, or 1%, as of 2:01 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% lower. All three are still near their all-time highs but have been shaky recently.

Shares of online advertising expert PubMatic skyrocketed on Tuesday morning. At 12:30 p.m. ET, the stock had gained 40.8%, and the intraday chart was still trending higher. PubMatic published third-quarter results last night, crushing Wall Street's estimates across the board. Wall Street analysts didn't see these numbers coming The company posted analyst-stumping financials, citing strong demand for connected TV (CTV) advertising and a successful launch of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and features across PubMatic's platforms.

"Both the memorisation in the language models and the reproduction of the song lyrics in the chatbot's outputs constitute infringements of copyright law," the court ruled.

On Friday, Latham & Watkins packed its first-year associate class, more than 400 lawyers in total, into a Washington, D.C., hotel for a mandatory two-day "AI Academy." The firm laid out how partners already use tools like Harvey, an OpenAI-backed legal tech startup, and Microsoft Copilot. It also brought in outside voices, including Meta's top privacy lawyer, Steve Satterfield.

Big Tech and other superstars of the U.S. stock market are rallying on Monday, as Wall Street recovers most of its loss from last week. The S&P 500 climbed 1.3% to claw back three-quarters of its drop from last week, which was its first weekly loss in four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 245 points, or 0.5%, as of 1:15 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.1% higher. Nvidia was by far the strongest force lifting the market and rallied 4.8%.

We're taking the power of artificial intelligence and putting it directly in the hands of brokers so they can close faster, communicate better, and focus entirely on relationships instead of process. Our goal isn't just speed, it's clarity, he added. Technology should amplify human potential, not replace it. bevri.ai is here to make complex systems simple, intuitive and profitable for the people who drive this business every day.

Despite the AI boom, influencer brand deals are largely being written without clauses related to AI, intellectual property and copyright, which could leave creators and brands exposed, IP lawyers say. At least five creators (ranging in follower size and content type) Digiday spoke with confirmed no such clauses have been added to their brand deals this year. Those clauses could include usage rights limiting a brand's ability to use a creator's synthetic name, image and likeness, or curbing creators' AI tool usage in creative assets without disclosing use.

As we entered the AI micro age, which is where we are now, I asked a simple question: If we have access to all the information in the world at our fingertips, what will be the most important skill moving forward? It's going to be asking the right questions, like "Should I do this?" The option will be there to do just about anything, which raises questions about ethics, philosophy, and problem-solving. All of that happens to be the bedrock humanities curriculum.

- I think that no one should really be actively trying to create a conscious AI. It's like, why would you do that apart from the desire to play God? The difference between conscious systems and non-conscious systems goes down to the level of the fact that we are made of cells that regenerate their own components, that transfer energy into matter and back again. We project consciousness into things that seem human-like in ways which might actually not matter at all.

Quantum mechanics pushed science into domains where reality isn't limited to familiar dimensions. In that world, two states can both be completely real yet share zero overlap. Physicists call this orthogonality. It's not a metaphor, but a more formal condition of what I call "cognitive geometry." And I've come to believe this may be an accurate way to understand the relationship between human cognition and artificial intelligence.

There's an old adage among tech journalists like me - you can either explain quantum accurately, or in a way that people understand, but you can't do both. That's because quantum mechanics - a strange and partly theoretical branch of physics - is a fiendishly difficult concept to get your head around. It involves tiny particles behaving in weird ways. And this odd activity has opened up the potential of a whole new world of scientific super power.

Our focus has been on building the foundation for sustainable long-term growth and positioning the company to capture opportunities as market conditions improve. We have taken decisive steps to sharpen our competitive edge, enhance our service offerings and expand our reach, Michael Liebowitz, Douglas Elliman's CEO and president, said during his firm's Q3 2025 earnings call with investors and analysts Tuesday morning.

International Business Machines Corp. ( NYSE: IBM) was America's great tech company before Apple, Microsoft, or Alphabet. Its brand was famous. IBM topped lists of America's most admired companies. However, it recently announced layoffs as part of its push into the artificial intelligence (AI) future, which is the future of the tech world. The company has almost no position in that sector now, and never will.

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is more than just a widely recognized politician; she's actually a pretty good investor. And while her portfolio's performance may be enviable, even when compared to big-name hedge funds, I still think that investors should be careful when copying the big names. Either way, I think it's more than worthwhile to check in on Nancy Pelosi's portfolio, especially since there's a reason her trading activity is public for all to see.

The Nasdaq stock exchange is typically the destination of choice for technology companies looking to go public. It offers lower listing fees than the New York Stock Exchange, in addition to a smoother listing process with fewer barriers, so it's ideal for rapidly growing, early-stage companies. The Nasdaq-100 is an index of 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq, and given the nature of the exchange, it features a very high concentration of technology names.

The abilities of AI is rapidly evolving. Its skillset is far beyond anything we could have imagined a decade ago. With the advancements of AI, people now have the ability to create and design images and videos at their fingertips. But this same power can also be misused to produce content that doesn't actually exist in reality what's known as a deepfake. A deepfake is an image or recording that has been convincingly altered and manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something

Note: This is an automated transcript, which may contain errors. Brian Barrett: Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley. I'm WIRED's executive editor Brian Barrett filling in today for Zoë Schiffer. Today on the show, we're bringing you five stories that you need to know about this week, including why the promise of a tech-forward school in Texas with software instead of teachers fell apart. I'm joined by our senior politics editor, Leah Feiger. Hey Leah.