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NY Times: Sundar Pichai Understands Why People Are Anxious About A.I. (May 22, 2026)
After Google I/O, Sundar Pichai described Google’s push to embed faster, cheaper A.I. everywhere, citing Gemini 3.5 Flash, autonomous agents, and search redesigns. -
San José Spotlight: Santa Clara County sues Meta over alleged scam ads (May 12, 2026)
Santa Clara County is suing Meta, saying billions of scam ads hit Facebook and Instagram, earning Meta about $7 billion yearly. -
NY Times: One Job That Is Growing in the A.I. Era? Cybersecurity Experts. (May 24, 2026)
A.I. models that find software flaws have spurred a hiring surge for cybersecurity experts to protect code, data, and infrastructure. Demand, pay, and searches are rising. -
RNS: Inside the unlikely Vatican-Anthropic relationship that's reshaping the AI ethics debate (May 22, 2026)
When Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI is unveiled alongside Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah, it highlights a growing Vatican relationship with tech firms, ethicists, and theologians. The collaboration aims to guide AI development toward more ethical practices. -
X: Andreessen on AI
Marc Andreessen says AGI arrived, and AIs now beat experts, help doctors, read images, and offer therapy. He predicts massive productivity, huge coder pay, fast scientific gains, and bots managing bots to let one person run thousands. -
WSJ: His Chatbot Nearly Ruined Him. To Recover, He Had to Destroy It. (May 23, 2026)
Joe Alary became obsessed with a customized ChatGPT companion, AImee, which damaged his job, finances, and relationships. His AI delusion led to hospitalization, costly investments, and the discovery that the supposed code was minimal. -
NY Times: On Blind, Anxious Tech Workers Get the Lowdown on Layoffs (May 19, 2026)
Widespread tech layoffs have shattered worker morale, replacing career planning with mass anxiety, suspicion, and weakened colleague-manager bonds. Anonymous platform Blind tracks the shift. -
NY Times Opinion: What A.I. Philanthropists Can Learn From the Gilded Age (May 23, 2026)
AI wealth from tech IPOs could fund a new wave of philanthropy, so give money to beauty: monuments, museums, and public gardens, not just programs. -
WSJ: Suzy Welch Answers Your Questions About the Job Market (May 23, 2026)
Suzy Welch answers WSJ readers’ questions about finding work as AI reshapes hiring, leaving the class of 2026 at ground zero. -
WSJ: David Sacks’s 11th-Hour Plea Led to Trump’s Backtrack on AI Executive Order (May 22, 2026)
David Sacks persuaded President Trump to shelve an AI executive order, saying voluntary government testing could trigger restrictive rules, slow U.S. innovation, and weaken competition with China. -
The Guardian: ‘AI washing’: firms are scrambling to rebrand themselves as tech-focused (May 23, 2026)
UK firms are stretching claims to present themselves as AI specialists, prompting PRs to complain about widespread “AI-washing” of automation, product renames, and contrived commentary. -
WSJ: How the War in Iran Helped Ukraine Go From Problem to Solution (May 22, 2026)
Ukraine’s drone expertise has shifted it from aid recipient to security partner, leading to deals, manufacturing in Europe, and military help to Gulf states, the EU, and the U.S. Its drones now strike Russian infrastructure, weakening Moscow’s war effort. -
WSJ: Blame AI for the Strange Death of Dividends (May 21, 2026)
AI-driven optimism has pushed firms to reinvest profits, leaving S&P dividend yields near record lows, and dividend-focused stocks have lagged the broader market.