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Amazon is looking to minimize “tokenmaxxing.”The company is shutting down an employee-made leaderboard that tracked AI token use because it encouraged some staff to perform tasks that didn’t necessarily solve problems, just so they could climb the ranks.”Please don’t use AI just for the sake of using AI,” Dave Treadwell, an Amazon…

Google is rolling out its first truly “always-on” AI agent that it says can plan parties, collate notes, and run a variety of other tasks in the background. Loading audio narration… Named Spark, the agent can run 24/7 and take actions on your behalf, Google said. While it can perform…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Julian Richardson, a 42-year-old flight attendant based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… I was a Spirit flight attendant for nearly eight years. It was my first and only job as a flight…