IndustrySecond-user handoff reveals what students truly understand in AI-assisted projectsAt Force Academy in Chongqing, teacher Kaiyao Duan describes using a deliberate handoff—assigning a different student to reuse, check, or modify a completed project—to test whether student work encodes real understanding or only polished output enabled by generative AI.6 min read
IndustryHousing sector at 14-year low as high interest rates and AI investment strain buildingNew data show housing starts and sentiment falling sharply as capital is redirected to AI projects and the Federal Reserve's rate hikes push borrowing costs up.3 min read
IndustryThirty Months of Agentic AI: From Chatbots to ConjurersThirty months after Co-Intelligence, Paul (author) releases Co-Existence and reflects on rapid, uneven AI progress driven by agentic systems.5 min read
IndustryAI Investment Keeps Rising Despite Fed Rate HikesBig technology firms continue to pour money into artificial intelligence even as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to fight inflation.2 min read
IndustryMeta’s Muse app reaches 10 million U.S. downloads within 40 daysMeta’s AI assistant Muse surpassed 10 million downloads in the United States within its first 40 days, according to Sensor Tower data.3 min read
IndustryFranchisee cuts menu repricing from days to hours and boosts cash flow using ChatGPT WorkAn independent Schlotzsky’s and Cinnabon franchisee in New Mexico used ChatGPT Work to compress menu repricing from five days to one–two hours, streamline payroll and cash reconciliation, and create scheduling and labor reports.4 min read
IndustryLeading AI Firms Build Voluntary Self‑Governance and Plans to Share WealthMajor AI companies including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Nvidia and Elon Musk’s XSI are creating voluntary, industry‑led governance structures while proposing different ways to funnel portions of their future wealth to the public.4 min read
IndustryState-led investments and tech shift reshape Hungary's construction sector — Portfolio Future of Construction 2026The Portfolio Future of Construction conference on November 12 will gather government officials, industry leaders and technology providers to discuss how state investment policy, regulation, sustainability requirements and digital tools are transforming Hungary's construction sector.3 min read
IndustryPhysical AI is still in a 'LEGO era,' says Amulya Vishwanath as robotics awaits its ChatGPT momentAmulya Vishwanath, founder and managing partner of Techable Ventures, told TechCrunch’s Equity that physical AI and robotics are currently in a foundational "LEGO era," building modular components that could one day assemble into transformative systems.2 min read
IndustryPower constraints threaten to slow AI infrastructure buildout, Goldman Sachs warnsGoldman Sachs warns that a surge in power demand from AI could outpace the slow pace of electrical grid expansion, creating a bottleneck for data center and compute investments.3 min read
IndustrySamsung expands Pyeongtaek memory fabs as AI-driven demand soarsSamsung is rapidly expanding a semiconductor complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, to meet surging demand for memory chips used in AI accelerators.3 min read
IndustryWhen Coding Agents Replace the Puzzle: The Lost Joy of ProgrammingWriter Jeremy Scheff argues that the rise of coding agents and large language models has stripped many career programmers of the central pleasure of their work: solving tricky logic puzzles.2 min read
