#artificial-intelligence

#artificial-intelligence

"We have a line of sight to drive approximately $1 billion of gross run rate savings over three years across product development, customer service and support, and many of our operational processes," he said. The company's results announcement [PDF] states the aims of the new cost-cutting program are "to drive customer satisfaction, product innovation, and productivity through artificial intelligence adoption and enablement." Or in other words, replacing about ten percent of the company's people with AI, to save $1 billion.

"More than 70 percent of employers say they'd rather hire someone with less experience but who understands AI than someone with more experience. That's a big change," said Lisa Gevelber, chief marketing officer for Gemini, Google's AI product.

Shares in Alphabet Inc (Nasdaq: GOOG), the company better known as Google, are rising again in premarket trading today. The stock is currently up by more than 4% following yesterday's rise of 6.2%. If those gains hold, Google could be set to become the world's next company with a $4 trillion market cap today. Here's what you need to know. Shares in Alphabet have had a stellar run as of late.

Li immigrated to the United States at 15, arriving with her parents in Parsippany, New Jersey, with little English or money. To get by, her parents worked cashier jobs and Li worked in Chinese restaurants. When her mother's health declined just as Li entered college at Princeton, the family needed to find a way to "make some money to survive," she toldBloomberg.

Gulf expert Gregory Gause explains what Saudi Arabia wants from Washington and what Washington wants from Riyadh. United States President Donald Trump looks at Saudi Arabia like a piggy bank or an ATM machine and that's why the recent Saudi-US summit focused on deals instead of strategic regional issues, such as Sudan, Palestine, Iran and Syria, argues political scientist Gregory Gause, professor emeritus of international affairs at Texas A&M University.

Even before her fellow-humans' contamination, Carol didn't seem to have much use for them. She spent her days churning out best-selling romances that she deemed "mindless crap" and harbored a corresponding contempt for her fans, hiding both her queerness and her more serious literary ambitions in a bid for broader appeal. A certified misanthrope, she makes no attempt to check in on friends or family after the initial catastrophe; Helen aside, it's not clear whether she has any.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.

Global investors are focusing on Samsung Electronics as the group sets out a five-year artificial intelligence investment programme worth $310 billion over the coming five-year period, with analysis from Sunnov Investment Pte. Ltd. highlighting how the plan reshapes expectations for capital spending across the semiconductor industry. The commitment concentrates on AI specific semiconductors and on domestic manufacturing capacity in South Korea.

When Gay Talese's landmark profile, "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold," appeared in Esquire in April 1966, it marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of journalism. This was the birth of what came to be known as New Journalism - a narrative-driven style that blended rigorous reporting with literary techniques, placing the reporter's voice and observations at the heart of the story.

Major shifts in advertiser priorities for 2026 has been revealed by ISBA's latest Media Budgets Survey, conducted with Ebiquity and the World Federation of Advertisers. Representing £2.9bn in UK ad spend and part of a global study covering USD$13bn (£9.91bn) across 16 markets, the survey shows 65% of UK advertisers expect to increase overall marketing budgets. A clear trend toward brand-building is emerging, with 37% planning to boost branding investment versus just 14% prioritising performance marketing.

As Saudi Arabia's ambitious Vision 2030 program transforms the nation into a nexus of cultural riches and scientific innovation, one key player, the Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA), is leveraging advanced technologies and ideas to benefit the population in the region and worldwide. By integrating advanced artificial intelligence into its practices and strengthening international safety standards, this comprehensive regulatory and scientific authority demonstrates its increasing influence as a research hub and leader domestically, regionally, and globally.

Picture this: You finally sit down after a long day. Dinner is done, dishes are soaking (ignored), and someone is crying in the background (possibly you). You pick up your phone because you suddenly remembered you need a birthday message for a class WhatsApp group. Before you can even unlock it, your child appears: "Mom, can I ask ChatGPT something? It understands me."

Michael Scott is behind the wheel of a rental car, following the GPS directions without question. As Michael obediently turns right, Dwight frantically yells, It can't mean thatthere's a lake there! But Michael, in full conviction, shouts back, The machine knows where it's going! Moments later, they're submerged in water. Later, Michael delivers one of his most unintentionally profound (and comical) lines: Life and business are about human connections, and computers are about trying to murder you in a lake.

Artificial intelligence (AI), viewed from an optimist's perspective, is an accelerant for humans; a tool to handle tedious tasks that allow users to spend more time and energy on what really matters. On the current episode of Understanding IP Matters (UIPM), Eric Bear, a classically-trained actor, singer and dancer, and now a kinesthetic artist specializing in primate motion capture, discusses the interplay of creativity and technology. Bear is a successful entrepreneur, industry expert and inventor responsible for more than 100 patents.

Since prehistoric ages, humans had to decide on whether the place they are in is safe to stay in or not, if the strangers they meet on their way are safe to be around or not, and if the berries they were given by others were safe to eat or not. In psychology, trust is the willingness to rely on someone or something despite uncertainty. In tech, trust means believing that the system is competent, predictable, aligned with your goals, and transparent about limitations.

More than $1tn (760bn) has been wiped off the value of the cryptocurrency market in the past six weeks amid fears of a tech bubble and fading expectations for a US rate cut next month. Tracking more than 18,500 coins, the value of the crypto market has fallen by a quarter since a high in early October, according to the data company CoinGecko.

Initiatives like Max AI, MaxRefer, MaxEngage, and HomeView leverage real-time data, personalized marketing, and AI-driven tools to streamline the homeownership experience and empower its agents. Leading this innovation is Travis Saxton, EVP of Strategy at RE/MAX, who has spearheaded the rollout of these technologies, including AI-powered training through Sky AI and SkyStudio, redefining the future of real estate by combining human connection with next-generation tools.

When Trump returned to office in January 2025, his first foreign trip was to Riyadh, where he announced a $600 billion (517 billion) Saudi investment in the US. This time around in Washington, both sides are likely to discuss artificial intelligence, investment, and collaboration on defense, security, and nuclear issues, given the fragile security situation in the Middle East.