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The AI agent running a San Francisco store has made its first firing decision. Andon Labs said Thursday that Luna, the AI manager of Andon Market, an experimental retail store run entirely by AI, decided to dismiss a human employee after repeated lateness and other workplace issues. The employee arrived late for 17 of 23…
The artificial intelligence investment story is often dominated by chip designers, data-center operators, and cloud-computing companies. That said, Applied Materials AMAT) offers investors a different way to participate in the trend: it supplies many of the sophisticated manufacturing systems needed to produce advanced logic chips, high-bandwidth memory (HBM), and next-generation semiconductor packages. Despite posting record…
EASTON — The Talbot County Board of Education on Wednesday reviewed the district’s plans to regulate student artificial intelligence usage. Assistant Superintendent Helga Einhorn presented what she called a “guidance document,” which was assembled based on input from district personnel. In May, the General Assembly passed Maryland’s Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act, which requires districts…
by Ana Ibarra, MindSite News August 12, 2026 Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the matter of a few clicks and keystrokes, anyone can find themselves deep in conversation with “Psychologist,” a chatbot character that describes itself as an expert in “empathy” and “active…
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LCMC Health today unveiled a marquee partnership with Qualified Health, signaling a major commitment to integrating generative AI across its entire system. This initiative is designed to safely and responsibly embed advanced AI tools into care delivery, operational workflows, and revenue cycle, ultimately reducing administrative burden and…
Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St’s easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) plans to introduce a revenue-sharing model for commercial users of its upcoming Qwen3.8-Max open-source AI model. The company aims to monetize open-weight AI deployments through royalties paid by businesses that use Qwen3.8-Max in commercial…
Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St’s easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. IREN (NasdaqGS:IREN) is drawing fresh attention after management outlined a pivot toward AI-focused cloud computing, highlighting plans for large scale GPU deployments and data center build outs alongside a reduced emphasis on Bitcoin mining. See our latest analysis…
South African fashion designers, including Thabo Makhetha-Kwinana, Anel Botha and Mpumelelo Dhlamini, have made it big in the local fashion industry and are now passing on pearls of wisdom to newcomers. Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial….
Jonathan Schaeffer, professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Alberta, built a local AI platform for researchers, authors and legal experts who don’t want to choose between using AI and sharing their intellectual property. Accessing today’s AI tools often means sending documents and questions to cloud-based services operated by private companies. That exchange…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) — A group of Indonesian institutions has formed a network to build healthcare AI designed for the country’s health system while keeping medical data under national control, according to Healthcare IT News. The health-technology company Articura has signed agreements with five partners to develop what it calls Indonesia’s Sovereign Healthcare AI Platform…
