Scientists Just Made Polyester Dyeing Way Less Toxic
A new dyeing method could transform textile manufacturing’s environmental impact. The breakthrough uses carbonated water to make polyester dyeing dramatically more sustainable.
Category: Innovation
Apple Will Pay Google $1B Annually to Power Siri
In a stunning reversal, Apple will pay Google around $1 billion annually to power Siri with Gemini AI technology. This flips their previous arrangement where Google paid Apple roughly $25 billion per year to be Safari’s default search engine. The deal signals major shifts in AI business models acros
Sony’s new AI benchmark fights bias with consent
Sony AI has launched a new fairness benchmark for computer vision models that addresses bias issues in AI. The dataset was collected with consent from participants across 81 countries, unlike many existing benchmarks that use scraped data.
Silicon Valley’s Blind Spot: The Real Innovation Happening in Middle America
Venture capital’s obsession with software and AI has created tunnel vision that ignores the trillions in economic activity happening in manufacturing, agriculture and logistics. These foundational industries employ tens of millions and desperately need modernization. The real innovation opportunity
Microsoft’s fake AI marketplace reveals surprising agent failures
Microsoft researchers created a synthetic marketplace called “Magentic Marketplace” to test how AI agents perform in real-world scenarios. The experiments revealed current models struggle with too many options and basic collaboration tasks, raising questions about the agentic future.
ElevenLabs CEO: We Found Brilliant Researcher in Call Center
ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski says the company’s non-traditional hiring approach helped them find incredible talent outside Silicon Valley. The AI audio startup recently hit a $6.6 billion valuation and eliminated job titles to create a flat organizational structure.
Google’s Hiring an AI Economist to Figure Out Our Future
Google is looking for a Senior AI Economist to explore what happens to economics in a world with artificial general intelligence. The role involves building economic simulations and questioning assumptions about scarcity and wealth distribution. Google isn’t alone in this thinking—Anthropic is also
When Playing It Safe Is The Riskiest Move
After 18 months of failing to close deals in the competitive US market, Ivalua faced a critical deadline. The French procurement software company discovered that sometimes the biggest risk is playing it safe. Their unconventional expansion strategy ultimately paid off.
Big Money Is Bailing on Tech Stocks
Major investors are fleeing tech stocks amid growing concerns about lofty valuations. The selling pressure contributed to broader market declines despite strong earnings from companies like Palantir. Analysts warn this could signal a broader market correction.
AI Just Designed Antibodies From Scratch in Major Drug Breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Washington have successfully used generative AI to design antibodies from scratch. The breakthrough could dramatically speed up drug development for cancer and other diseases while eliminating animal testing.