https://www.ft.com/content/419da63c-97de-4e74-a6b4-59892c31e27c They were broken. No sound from the arms, the microphones were dead, no data on the screens. They might as well have been there for his short-sightedness. His lease meant a replacement would arrive but not until later. He had a morning to get through. He’d thought of calling in sick but his wearable … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/super-teacher-is-building-an-ai-tutor-for-elementary-schools-catch-it-at-disrupt-2025/ They’d paid for a “human-centered” school”. When the subject came up at dinner parties, they’d say that they could provide the Agentic education at home, they wanted the school to offer something different. They always stayed to watch a teacher usher the children in from the playground every morning. The teacher was always under … [Read more…]
https://www.engadget.com/ai/googles-ai-health-coach-will-soon-be-available-to-some-fitbit-premium-users-170022769.html She pulled the blanket over her head. It did no good. Always so upbeat, encouraging. If it could have laid out her running clothes, neatly ironed with an energy bar on top, she was sure it would. It couldn’t so it just talked, incessantly. At least it made coffee she thought. It began reporting … [Read more…]
https://www.geekwire.com/2025/what-its-like-to-wear-amazons-new-smart-glasses-for-delivery-drivers/ He had a faraway stare. No eye contact. He looked through you. He turned from your door in an awkward way, like he was on autopilot. When he turned at the gate there was something robotic, a slightly faster pace, an unhuman feel. She knew him quite well, or she thought she did. He … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/25/openai-reportedly-developing-new-generative-music-tool/ It was usually some version of “it’s good for you, you’re learning so much”. Sometimes it took an autobiographical twist: “I wish I’d had the chance when I was growing up…” Sometimes it involved bribery: “just another 10 minutes and then you can go and play.” Sometimes it worked the other way: ” you’re … [Read more…]
https://www.theverge.com/news/806259/nike-mind-neuroscience-footwear-foam-nodes He wasn’t nervous. It was a vital pitch but he was on it. He had his lucky tie and his shoes. His wearable showed everything on track, all the biometrics heading in the right direction; the optimal level of stress. He sometimes imagined the shoes working; gently stimulating the right sensory areas at the … [Read more…]
https://www.marketing-interactive.com/wpp-launches-open-pro-to-put-ai-marketing-power-directly-in-clients-hands It was known as “The Fitting”. Like getting a suit, the story went, you could buy off-the-peg. It would fit, if you were a standard size. It might even be smart, but it was only when you went bespoke that you could tell the difference. Made-to-measure, crafted for you. You couldn’t go back. The … [Read more…]
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/23/aws_cloudwatch_automated_incident_reports/ The Nightwatchman wasn’t busy; was rarely busy. The building and warehouse hummed along. There was little to do. The buildings were secure, security was tight, the systems robust but the Company had a Nightwatchman because its clients wanted visible reassurance. So every night The Nightwatchman sat and watched. Clients could see that the screens, … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/big-tech-funding-ai-trainings-2000674753 There were positive things about INSET days: the chance to catch up with colleagues, the shorter day with no marking to oversee and, yes, a change from the routine. But she sighed as she sat down at her console and the sponsor began. She zoned out as the corporate imaginaries filled the room. But … [Read more…]
https://digiday.com/marketing/advertisings-new-universal-language-for-ai-agents-sparks-old-debates-about-power-and-openness It was a closed shop, a secret society, a powerful network. The Protocol underpinned the Agents work, allowed them to “talk” to each other, connect, work, deal. The Protocol decided who could join, made demands on how they joined, what they could do, which members they could connect with. They said it made their … [Read more…]