IndustryOpenAI hires product manager to build family-focused ChatGPT experiencesOpenAI is recruiting a product manager in San Francisco to develop features for families, caregivers and older adults as ChatGPT’s user base ages.4 min read
IndustryEmissions at Microsoft, Google and Amazon Rose as AI Data Centers ExpandedMicrosoft, Google and Amazon reported a combined 119 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent emissions for their business year ending March 2026, up from 101 million tonnes the prior year.2 min read
IndustryArtificial intelligence on construction sites: automated scaffold design and intelligent toolsThe main actors are AI-based tools and the developer organizations; the presentation was published in cooperation between Deutsche Welle and Telex.1 min read
IndustryReed Jobs’s Yosemite focuses on accelerating oncology innovation with AI and early-stage company buildingReed Jobs, founder of Yosemite, describes how the oncology-focused venture firm he launched in 2023 combines philanthropy and venture capital to spin out companies from academic research.6 min read
IndustryEnterprises Race to Build Governed Context Layers After Confident-but-Wrong AI Agent ResponsesA VentureBeat Pulse survey of 101 enterprises found that 57% traced confidently wrong AI agent answers to missing or inconsistent business context, and 31% saw this happen multiple times.5 min read
IndustryEnterprises Deploy AI Agents Ahead of Controls, Survey FindsA June VentureBeat Research survey of 573 technical leaders at companies with 100+ employees found that businesses are deploying AI agents faster than they have controls to manage them.5 min read
IndustryAI week roundup: hardware advances, growing regulation, and shifting workplace rolesThis week’s briefing highlighted three main threads: breakthroughs in AI hardware from sub-1 nanometer chips to purpose-built inference silicon, an expanding and more permanent role for government oversight of frontier models, and rapid changes in how companies staff and deploy AI work.5 min read
IndustryHungary's FX Reserves Hit Record High — Links to Euro Adoption and an AI-driven Labour SplitHungary’s foreign-exchange reserves reached a new historical peak in May, and the Portfolio podcast explores why reserves rose, how this relates to a potential euro introduction, and whether such a buffer is necessary.2 min read
IndustryHugging Face CEO argues open-source AI is more crucial than everHugging Face CEO Clem Delangue told TechCrunch’s Equity podcast that open-source AI is rapidly expanding and increasingly important as companies scale away from costly proprietary APIs.2 min read
IndustrySK Hynix raises $26.5B in record U.S. IPO as U.S. officials press for domestic chip fabsSouth Korea’s SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in its U.S.3 min read
IndustryBig Tech's AI Expansion Tests Environmental TransparencyNew environmental reports from Google, Amazon and Microsoft show rising emissions and water use as AI infrastructure grows, but the companies differ widely in what they disclose.4 min read
IndustryDebate Over AI’s Economic Impact: Job Creation Potential vs. Transitional DisplacementPolicymakers and analysts are divided over whether artificial intelligence will ultimately create more jobs or lead to widespread displacement.3 min read
