Despite the prevailing belief in the AI industry that it will replace entry-level jobs, IBM is bucking the trend by doubling down. According to Bloomberg, IBM plans to triple its entry-level hiring in the U.S. in 2026. Chief Human Resources Officer Nickle LaMoreaux noted that these are exactly the roles “that we’re being told AI
The copyright controversy surrounding training data in the artificial intelligence industry is intensifying. Recent reports indicate that Amazon plans to establish a content trading marketplace, enabling publishers to directly license their text, images, and other content to AI companies. This model resembles Microsoft’s recently launched “Publisher Content Marketplace,” aiming to provide tech companies with legally
Enterprise software giant Workday announced a significant leadership change on Monday: CEO Carl Eschenbach has stepped down effective immediately and left the board of directors. Company co-founder and former CEO Aneel Bhusri will permanently return to lead the company. (workday larger) Eschenbach joined Workday at the end of 2022, initially serving as co-CEO alongside Bhusri,
The AI industry is in the midst of a data center arms race. Giants believe that controlling the most computing power will determine the winner in future AI products. Amazon is leading the charge, projecting $200 billion in capital expenditures for 2026; Google follows closely ($175-185 billion); Meta, Microsoft, and others are also making massive
People with no coding background can now quickly build app prototypes using “vibe coding” platforms that turn natural language into code, but connecting to external services like SMS and payments remains a major hurdle for scaling. Ilan Zerbib, former Director of Engineering for Payments at Shopify, founded Sapiom to address this by building a financial
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during an investor call on Wednesday that the company will roll out a new generation of AI models and products to users in the coming months. He stated, “In 2025, we rebuilt the foundation of our AI project,” and predicted that “the new year will continue to push the boundaries
Google recently upgraded its AI search experience, now allowing users to directly ask follow-up questions from the “AI Overview” on the search results page and seamlessly switch to “AI Mode” for multi-turn, in-depth conversations. (Google Logo) At the same time, the default model for AI Overviews worldwide has been upgraded to the more powerful Gemini
The plan covers 35 newly added countries and regions, having been gradually rolled out to dozens of markets since its initial launch in Indonesia last September. The core features of the plan include access to the Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Pro models within the Gemini app, AI video creation through Veo, research and writing
A group of YouTube creators are suing multiple tech giants for illegally capturing their videos to train AI models, and Snap has recently been added to the list of defendants. These three plaintiffs, who collectively have approximately 6.2 million subscribers, accuse Snap of using its video content to train an AI system for in app
The US government recently officially approved Nvidia and AMD to export high-performance AI chips to some Chinese customers, including the Nvidia H200 series. This policy shift occurred after the authorities re evaluated the ban on Chinese chips, which has attracted high attention from the industry. (Benjamin Girette) At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dario