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https://uk.themedialeader.com/trust-is-essential-to-the-future-of-media-but-how-can-advertisers-measure-it The industry was old-fashioned in some ways. These meetings were always “meat meets”. Of course everyone brought their Agents but the meeting and the decision were slow, human, face-to-face. And this meet started with bad news. The network wouldn’t be renewing the show. Her Agent had warned her but… Read the rest

https://www.geekwire.com/2025/chatgpt-as-a-soccer-advisor-seattle-reign-fc-coach-uses-ai-to-develop-new-defensive-strategy-and-it-worked/ The pizzas were lined up. The beers were chilling, apart from the ones for Chris who liked them lukewarm. The screen and the sound system were optimized for “stadium” – they still refused to sit there wearing what they called “goggles”. They were discussing other things while the pundits… Read the rest

https://www.ft.com/content/350640cb-7a59-4945-8d45-a8ff2def4ccb She called it his “superpower”. He always seemed to get it right. Every year the present was surprising, delightful. It might be something she’d always wanted or even something she hadn’t considered that she wanted. She often used the word “perfect”. For her it was a sign that he… Read the rest

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/google-amazon-israel-contract-secret-code The “plausible deniability” strategy had, ironically, come from an Agent. The CEO could claim being in the dark from the beginning and the media Agent sensors couldn’t detect any variance. The Agents that had made the “mistakes” were now airgapped while the company investigated, he announced reading a statement… Read the rest

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… Read the rest

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.… Read the rest

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… Read the rest

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… Read the rest

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… Read the rest

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… Read the rest