AI lowered the cost of building software. Enterprise governance hasn’t caught up

Presented by Retool The logic used to be: buying software is cheaper, faster, and safer for most use cases. Building was reserved for companies with large engineering teams, deep pockets, and problems [...]

Who’s using AI the most? The Anthropic Economic Index breaks down the data

New Anthropic study uncovers AI's true impact on modern workforce: 57% augmentation vs 43% automation across industries, based on analysis of 4 million Claude interactions. [...]

Evals are the new PRD, Expedia’s AI chief tells VB Transform 2026

“The new PRD are the evals,” Xavi Amatriain, Expedia Group’s first chief AI and data officer, told the VB Transform 2026 audience last week in Menlo Park. “So basically, you encode what you wa [...]

Google releases new AI video model Veo 3.1 in Flow and API: what it means for enterprises

As expected after days of leaks and rumors online, Google has unveiled Veo 3.1, its latest AI video generation model, bringing a suite of creative and technical upgrades aimed at improving narrative c [...]

Out-analyzing analysts: OpenAI’s Deep Research pairs reasoning LLMs with agentic RAG to automate work — and replace jobs

OpenAI’s Deep Research pairs advanced reasoning LLMs with agentic RAG, delivering automated reports that rival human analysts — at a fraction of the cost. This breakthrough AI tool could redefine [...]

Agent Washing: Why Some Restaurant Operators Are Wary of Overhyped AI

For those in the restaurant industry, it seems like AI rollouts have hit a rocky road. In the Spring, Starbucks switched off a computer-vision system for counting inventory before it was a year old. I [...]

Jack Dorsey's Block cuts 40% of staff, 4,000+ people — and yes, it's because of AI efficiencies

Former Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey's new company Block — the parent of merchants payment system Square, mobile peer-to-peer payments Cash App, music streamer Tidal, and open source AI agenti [...]

AI is old news. Generative AI is the future.

The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) is well known, often evoking futuristic movies like Robocop, Terminator and The Matrix. Yet what many don’t realize is that AI has been part of our lives [...]

Nothing’s Phone 3a Pro is a stylish, almost-flagship experience for $459

Nothing doesn’t have a Phone 3 yet, instead choosing to make a lateral move to not one, but two new mid-range devices, the Nothing Phone 3a and, intriguingly, the 3a Pro. Reassuringly, Nothing conti [...]