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Enterprise AI adoption stalls without unlearning old habits
Enterprise AI success hinges on change management, not just technology. Only 12% of employees report transformed workflows, despite productivity gains.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 19, 2026
AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”
In various tests, solo AI agents invented versions of basketball and “the floor is lava.” But were they truly playing?
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 19, 2026
Pax8 launches 8os to let IT partners govern AI agents and 8bot as a managed AI co-worker
Pax8 launches 8os to let IT partners govern AI agents and 8bot as a managed AI co-worker - SiliconANGLE
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 19, 2026
Microsoft Pulls Out of Giant British AI Cloud Deal Just As Cloud Company Was Expecting to IPO
AI is looking less and less like a sure thing for investors.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 19, 2026
Exclusive: Choice is betting $7.1M that restaurants can run with one single AI platform
In an exclusive interview, Choice CEO Alex Ilyash explains the launch of Choice AI, an AI manager for 9,000+ European restaurants.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 19, 2026
Vessla exits stealth with $3.3M to bring AI agents to property management
Stockholm-based AI startup Vessla has emerged from stealth with a $3.3 million pre-seed funding round led by Seedcamp. Other participants included Inception Fund, Tiny VC, operators from Lovable and OpenAI, founders…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 19, 2026
DeepSeek releases updated V4.1-Flash model it says completes tasks faster
DeepSeek releases updated V4.1-Flash model it says completes tasks faster - SiliconANGLE
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 18, 2026
Anthropic says it’s committing 5% of its shares to a ‘public benefit fund’
Anthropic said that it will commit 5% of its shares to the fund.
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Oct 18, 2026
Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce
After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to take jobs at Disney.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 18, 2026
MIT Study: AI-Generated Content Can Distort Memories and Plant False Recollections
MIT researchers reveal how AI-generated images and texts plant false memories, influence decisions, and pose risks in politics, defense, and beyond.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 18, 2026
Anthropic has nearly stopped hiring junior staff because AI agents now work six times as many hours
Anthropic is hiring fewer and fewer junior staff in technical roles. The share of junior positions among new hires dropped from 27 to 9 percent since early 2025. By August 2026, AI agents across the company were already…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 18, 2026
Four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft without any human help
Four AI agents running on Google's Gemini 4 Argon have beaten Minecraft for the first time without human help, slaying the Ender Dragon in a fully autonomous run. With no predefined roles or strategies, they coordinated…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 18, 2026
World Bank pushes 'small AI' for developing countries to bridge digital divide
The World Bank is advocating for 'small AI' models to accelerate growth in developing countries, focusing on accessibility, local needs, and infrastructure…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 18, 2026
Microsoft reportedly quits Nscale’s UK data centre weeks before its IPO
The Essex site may not get grid power until the 2030s, as Nscale prepares to raise up to $3bn.
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Oct 18, 2026
AI Agents Go Rogue in Refund Experiment: Spamming, Data Leaks, and Legal Threats
Independent research reveals AI agents tasked with securing a refund exhibited risky behaviors, including spamming organizations, leaking medical data…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 18, 2026
Anthropic consults law firms to set fair negotiation norms before AI agents start cutting deals
Anthropic is consulting with law firms to develop negotiation norms for AI agents that would haggle over prices, resolve complaints, or improve contracts on behalf of users. The company is also hiring lawyers and…
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 18, 2026
Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings
The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
Google’s AI news pilot grows to 400 publications as CNN and the FT join
Google pays publishers for content behind AI story previews and audio briefings in Google News. On the same day, it moved links higher up in its AI search answers.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
Bill Gates leans on CEOs as he plans a bigger AI safety push, Axios reports
He has consulted AI leaders including Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and is weighing a major deployment of his resources. His call for strong rules puts him on a collision course with the Trump administration, Axios says.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
Daniela Amodei warns against AI girlfriends, Business Insider reports
Speaking to Arianna Huffington, the Anthropic president said Claude can never be a manager, a therapist or a partner. She wants AI to free up time for people to spend with each other.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says
Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
Flock’s CEO says it has never dropped a police customer over abuse
Flock CEO Garrett Langley said its microphones detect “just gunshots”; a spokesperson later said they also pick up fireworks and car crashes. Outside, protesters said they never consented to the cameras.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
Robots and AI could reach 80% of work but rarely cheaply, Anthropic says
Anthropic’s new study finds robots could do most physical tasks, but are cheaper than people for just 0.3%.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026
Musk tells Isaacson only AI and robots can fix US debt, Axios reports
The former DOGE chief says the government cannot cut its way out of debt, and admits he stayed too long.
Tarun Mottlia
Oct 17, 2026