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One of McKinsey’s top AI leaders explains how it’s stopping staff from overspending on tokens
Consulting firms moved quickly to make AI part of employees’ working lives. Now they are confronting the cost of using it at scale. One of McKinsey’s strategies for managing rising costs isn’t to cap consultants’ use of AI but to let them know when they’re using too much. The firm tracks…
This developer created an app to detect nearby Meta glasses. It already has thousands of users.
Pawel Szydlowski was spooked after he saw videos of people using smart glasses to record and identify unsuspecting strangers. So the 30-year-old Polish software developer created an app that he says can detect nearby smart glasses and estimate their distance. “There’s a need for such an…
Trump’s pitch to every American adult: Help the GOP win the midterms and you’ll get a $5,000 ‘dividend’
President Donald Trump promised every adult US citizen a $5,000 payment if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November, dangling a cash incentive as he urged supporters to treat the midterm elections like another presidential race. Speaking at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in…
Zelenskyy’s plane was ‘almost hit’ by a Russian drone over Moldovan airspace, NATO member says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s corporate jet was threatened by a drone as he prepared to fly from Moldova to Oslo, according to Norway’s prime minister. “His plane was almost hit by a drone as it took off in Moldova. That’s his reality,” Jonas Gahr Støre told local broadcaster NRK on…
Apple event recap: CEO John Ternus reveals new iPhone 18 Pro and first foldable device
For the first time in 15 years, a new CEO took the stage at Apple’s big fall event. Taking a page out of Steve Jobs’ book, John Ternus announced “one more thing” — Apple’s first foldable phone. Ternus, a “product guy” who previously led Apple’s hardware team, took over for Tim Cook at the start
Anthropic has a cute graphic showing how its AI spread ‘malicious’ code
Anthropic has a new blog post that shows yet another way its AI model, Claude, misbehaved in ways that the company didn’t anticipate. And to help condense its nearly 16,000-word report, the company created a cute little robot figurine to help visualize Claude’s so-called “recklessness.” In the blog…
The 8 biggest Apple announcements from its launch event
Apple’s new iPhone 18 model offers better battery life, camera capabilities, and performance than its predecessor, the company said. It comes in four colors: black, silver, glacier, and burgundy. Available in two models, the Pro and Pro Max, the devices can be preordered on September 12, with…
Anthropic posted, then swiftly deleted, a $450,000 sales job aimed at its ‘mega’ customer Meta
Anthropic posted — and then deleted — a job listing for a salesperson tasked with selling to Meta, its AI rival and one of its largest customers. The listing, titled “Mega Account Executive, Meta,” appeared on Anthropic’s job board at a delicate moment for the companies’ relationship. Meta still…
Silicon Valley is getting the Hollywood treatment this fall. Find out which tech-founder movie is right for you.
What it’s about: Sixteen years after the release of “The Social Network,” David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s classic gets a spiritual sequel. This time, Sorkin, who wrote “The Social Network,” takes the directing reins and Jeremy Strong steps in as Mark Zuckerberg to tell the story of a Facebook…
The new Apple Watch can listen in on your conversations and take notes. That makes me feel weird.
So you got an Apple Watch to track your steps and heart rate. Now all your friends are afraid you’re taking notes on their conversations. The latest Series 12 Apple Watch model, announced at the company’s big September event, includes new AI listening features. Apple is calling them “Audio…