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 really knew her, loved her. … [Read more…]
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 his legal Agents had written … [Read more…]
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…]