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The AI And UBI Connection: A Year Into The Marshall Islands’ Program

The AI And UBI Connection: A Year Into The Marshall Islands’ Program

The Marshall Islands completed a year of quarterly Enra payments and approved more funding, but no published evaluation yet shows their effects.
10% More Output, Similar Hours: What The US Data Leaves Unanswered

10% More Output, Similar Hours: What The US Data Leaves Unanswered

US business output rose 10% since late 2022 while hours worked increased 0.9%. The data show higher productivity, but not why it happened.
What Anthropic’s AI Use Valuation Does—and Doesn’t—Say

What Anthropic’s AI Use Valuation Does—and Doesn’t—Say

Anthropic says the list-price value of staff Claude use first exceeded cash personnel costs in April. The filing does not disclose its actual compute cost.
Grok Deepfakes And The Courtroom: Why A UK Politician Is Challenging xAI

Grok Deepfakes And The Courtroom: Why A UK Politician Is Challenging xAI

A WIRED headline reports legal action by a UK politician over a Grok deepfake, but the identity, claims and court status are not confirmed.
The AI Boomerang Data: A Fresh Look At Layoffs And Rehires

The AI Boomerang Data: A Fresh Look At Layoffs And Rehires

Surveys report workers and employers reversing some AI-related job cuts, but self-reported data and unclear definitions complicate the picture.
Big Tech’s AI Bill Raises A Question: What’s Real And What’s Fear?

Big Tech’s AI Bill Raises A Question: What’s Real And What’s Fear?

Investors sold off major tech shares after four companies reported about $200 billion in quarterly spending, while cloud demand continued to grow.
12,700 Personal AI Agents At UBS: Inside The Workplace Shift

12,700 Personal AI Agents At UBS: Inside The Workplace Shift

UBS says employees run 12,700-plus AI agents, alongside 608 live AI applications. The bank has not disclosed their access or oversight arrangements.
Why Always-On AI Needs A Way To Call Off The Guard Dog

Why Always-On AI Needs A Way To Call Off The Guard Dog

A Binance theft and Anthropic’s multi-agent tests highlight both the speed of automated defense and the need to keep AI agents under human control.
How Goldman Sachs Puts AI Layoffs In The Context Of Past Tech Shocks

How Goldman Sachs Puts AI Layoffs In The Context Of Past Tech Shocks

A Goldman Sachs note reported by Fortune says likely AI-displaced workers have longer job searches, echoing past technology-related layoffs.
What’s Behind The AI Fears Of Southeast Asia’s Graduates? Singapore’s Data Offers Clues

What’s Behind The AI Fears Of Southeast Asia’s Graduates? Singapore’s Data Offers Clues

Singapore recorded 4,800 retrenchments in Q3 2026, while graduate employment weakened. The data points to restructuring, not confirmed AI-driven mass layoffs.