At the recent AMD Advancing AI event in San Jose, CEO Lisa Su and her team showcased the company’s significant progress across various facets of artificial intelligence.

The event saw several key announcements in both hardware and software, including substantial performance gains for graphics processing units (GPUs), ongoing advances in the ROCm development platform, and the forthcoming introduction of rack-scale infrastructure. The company also emphasized the importance of trust and strong relationships with customers and partners, as well as an open hardware and development ecosystem. CEO Lisa Su established the context for AMD’s announcements by highlighting the staggering growth of the AI chip market.[…]

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Anthropic Launches Economic Futures Program to Study AI’s Impact on Labor Market and Economy

Silicon Valley has long been optimistic about the potential of generative AI to create new career paths and economic opportunities. However, many experts warn that AI-related job losses are likely to be a significant issue, and the benefits of AI may not be distributed equally. To address these concerns, Anthropic has launched its Economic Futures Program, a new initiative aimed at supporting research on AI’s impacts on the labor market and global economy. The program, launched on[…]

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Monks Unveils Strategic Collaborations with Tech Innovators at Cannes Lions to Amplify AI-Driven Creativity

Monks, the global, purely digital, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc, made a significant impact at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity last week. The company showcased a series of strategic moves, collaborating with leading brands and visionary technology platforms including NVIDIA, Amazon Web Services, Google, Adobe, Runway, MiniMax, Twelve Labs, and Creative AI Academy. These collaborations underscore Monks’ commitment to working with technology companies that are reshaping the creative landscape with rapid, intuitive, and[…]

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The market for Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) tools is expected to experience substantial growth in the coming years.

According to a report by Persistence Market Research, the global CI/CD tools market is projected to reach US$ 19 billion by 2031. The increasing adoption of agile development methodologies and the growing need for efficient software delivery are driving the demand for CI/CD tools. These tools enable organizations to automate the build, test, and deployment of software applications, reducing the time and effort required for software development. The report highlights that the CI/CD tools market is expected[…]

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A New Era of AI Adoption: Infrastructure Readiness Takes Center Stage

NetApp has released its 2025 AI Space Race report, a comprehensive global research initiative that benchmarks AI readiness across executive leadership and IT teams. The report is based on feedback from 800 executives, evenly split between CEOs and IT leaders, from the United States, United Kingdom, China, and India. The research captures a pivotal moment in the adoption of enterprise AI, as generative AI deployments accelerate within the enterprise. The gap between aspiration and execution is becoming[…]

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Behind the Job Cuts: Unraveling the Impact of AI on Employment

The current outlook on job cuts is mixed. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2025 report, 170 million new jobs are expected to be created this decade, but 92 million will be lost. One in four jobs globally is exposed to generative AI, as per a study by the International Labour Organization and Poland’s National Research Institute. The recent layoffs in the tech industry have raised concerns about the role of AI in the[…]

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Meta Unveils AI-Powered Message Summarization Feature for WhatsApp Users

Meta has begun rolling out a new AI-driven feature for WhatsApp users, designed to help them quickly catch up on missed messages in busy chats. The feature, which is currently available in the US and supports only English, provides users with a private and secure way to get a quick summary of conversations they might have missed. The feature, which is switched off by default, uses Meta’s private processing method, which enables AI to work without reading[…]

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Apple Researchers Develop Framework to Ensure AI Agents Understand Consequences of Their Actions on Smartphones

Apple continues to refine AI agent capabilities, enabling them to perform everyday tasks on behalf of users, such as navigating apps, filling in forms, making purchases, and changing settings, often without requiring direct input. A recent paper from Apple and the University of Washington explores the importance of training AI to understand the consequences of its actions on a smartphone. The upcoming Big Siri Upgrade, expected to be released in 2026, will feature autonomous actions, allowing Siri[…]

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CoreWeave in Discussions to Acquire Core Scientific, Report Reveals

CoreWeave, a cloud services provider backed by Nvidia, is reportedly in talks to acquire Core Scientific, a bitcoin miner that had rejected an earlier deal from the cloud provider last year. Shares of Core Scientific rose about 8% following the report, giving the company a market value of nearly $4 billion. The move comes as crypto miners, which require vast amounts of electricity to operate, are being increasingly targeted by larger peers and AI technology companies seeking[…]

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Khalid Bin Sultan City: A Climate-Responsive and AI-Powered Urban Oasis in the UAE

Khalid Bin Sultan City, a recently unveiled project by Zaha Hadid Architects and developed by BEEAH Group, is set to redefine urban living at the edge of Sharjah’s desert. The city’s master plan is built around a walkable layout, prioritizing year-round comfort and seamless integration with the landscape. Spanning 1.5 kilometers, the city’s defining feature is a shaded, two-kilometer-long green spine that connects neighborhoods, commercial districts, and cultural venues, all while responding to Sharjah’s climate and social[…]

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