Samsung’s top brass is meeting this week to lock in a 2026 strategy centered on AI and semiconductor leadership. Key plans include ramping up the $37 billion Taylor, Texas chip plant and navigating potential delays for the Galaxy S26 series.
Google has launched the public beta of its Interactions API, a stateful system for building AI agents. It promises cost savings and complex workflows but introduces new trade-offs around data control and transparency that developers need to weigh carefully.
Mozilla has a new CEO and a new AI-focused direction. Former Firefox GM Anthony Enzor-DeMeo says trust means keeping AI optional and under user control.
In a major shift from testing to full deployment, BBVA is giving ChatGPT Enterprise to over 120,000 employees. The bank’s partnership with OpenAI aims to embed AI natively into all workflows, following a pilot where staff saved three hours a week.
A Harvard Medical School study reveals AI models used to diagnose cancer from tissue slides can infer a patient’s demographics, leading to biased results. The researchers’ FAIR-Path framework dramatically reduced these performance gaps, highlighting a critical need to audit medical AI for fairness.
A popular free VPN browser extension has been caught secretly collecting users’ private AI chat conversations. The tool, used by millions, sends prompts and responses to company servers, regardless of settings.
In a podcast interview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella dismissed the rush to declare artificial general intelligence (AGI) as “nonsensical benchmark hacking.” He argues the real test for AI is whether it can boost GDP growth to industrial revolution levels, and admits the tech still lacks its defining
Android is finally addressing a long-standing privacy quirk. New controls in testing will let users stop Wi-Fi passwords from automatically syncing across different user profiles on the same device.
The AI boom is creating a massive semiconductor shortage that’s hitting the video game industry hard. Nintendo’s Switch 2 components are seeing price hikes up to 41%, and the next generation of consoles could be shockingly expensive.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argues that emotional intelligence is a crucial, hard-to-learn skill for leaders. A new study from the University of Maryland backs this up, finding that CEOs who show vulnerability can build greater trust with investors.
