- NY Times: Gamma, a PowerPoint for the A.I. Era, Raises $68 Million (Nov 10, 2025)
A five-year-old (and profitable) AI startup that helps users quickly create presentations and other content has raised $68 million in new funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at $2.1 billion. - NY Times: Vigilante Lawyers Expose the Rising Tide of A.I. Slop in Court Filings (Nov 7, 2025)
Lawyers are using AI to draft legal briefs, leading to a rise in fabricated case citations, but a group of legal professionals are tracking and publicizing these errors in an effort to hold lawyers accountable and deter further misuse. - NY Times: Inside Three Longterm Relationships With A.I. Chatbots (Nov 5, 2025)
Some view these relationships as potentially harmful, while others find them therapeutic and a source of comfort. My take: beware of replacing relationships with technology. - Fast Company: AI isn’t replacing jobs. AI spending is (Nov 7, 2025)
Perhaps layoffs are more related to capital expenditures than productivity gains. - WSJ: These AI Power Users Are Impressing Bosses and Leaving Co-Workers in the Dust (Nov 5, 2025)
Some individuals are investing time in learning how to effectively prompt and train AI assistants, ultimately becoming invaluable resources and demonstrating their value in an era of potential job automation. - WSJ: AI Is Accelerating Tech Giants’ Dominance of the Ad Market (Nov 5, 2025)
The rich get richer: AI is enhancing ad targeting on platforms like Facebook and YouTube, solidifying their dominance in the advertising market. - WSJ: Microsoft’s Dealings With OpenAI Still Need a Lot More Sunlight (Nov 10, 2025)
The lack of transparency makes it difficult for investors to assess the true impact of the OpenAI relationship on Microsoft’s financial statements and whether transactions are conducted fairly. - NY Times: Mass Layoffs Are Scary, but Probably Not a Sign of the A.I. Apocalypse (Nov 7, 2025)
“[C]ompanies appear to be making the cuts partly to hold their overall profit margins steady while they spend tens of billions of dollars on A.I. infrastructure like data centers.” - NY Times Opinion: A.I. Is on Its Way to Something Even More Remarkable Than Intelligence (Nov 8, 2025)
“A.I. is no less a form of intelligence than digital photography is a form of photography.” - WSJ: The Week the AI Boom Got a Reality Check on Wall Street (Nov 7, 2025)
Concerns about overspending on AI initiatives, a prolonged government shutdown, and weakening consumer sentiment contributed to the market’s unease, overshadowing some positive economic data.