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Pinterest CEO Bill Ready dismissed engineers who built an internal tool to track company layoffs, citing privacy violations and obstruction of company operations.
Amazon announced plans to cut roughly 16,000 corporate roles, the second major reduction since October, as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence and organizational efficiency.
China is investigating Meta’s $2 billion purchase of AI startup Manus, reviewing the deal’s money transfers, tax compliance, and overseas operations amid national security concerns.
Blockit, a new AI scheduling platform, uses autonomous agents to handle meetings, aiming to replace manual back-and-forth emails and traditional calendar tools.
Google AI Mode now taps Gmail and Photos to provide tailored answers, helping users with personalized planning, shopping, and recommendations.
Todoist introduces Ramble, a voice-to-tasks AI feature that captures deadlines, priorities, and assignees in real time across 38 languages.
The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast, citing resilience to easing U.S. tariffs and a sustained surge in artificial intelligence investment boosting productivity expectations.
Ben Affleck said artificial intelligence is more likely to support filmmakers than replace them, arguing that current tools lack the creativity needed to supplant human artists.
Google is rolling out Gemini-powered features in Gmail to help users summarize emails, generate replies, and prioritize messages. The updates aim to improve productivity as email volumes continue to rise.
Lenovo introduced Qira, a system-level AI spanning PCs, tablets, smartphones, and wearables. The assistant offers context-aware, cross-device intelligence for writing, collaboration, and workflow management.
At CES 2026, McKinsey’s Bob Sternfels and General Catalyst’s Hemant Taneja highlighted AI’s rapid growth, its potential to create trillion-dollar companies, and its impact on workforce strategy.
SwitchBot unveiled the AI MindClip, a clip-on device that records conversations and converts them into summaries, tasks, and searchable audio memory. The gadget supports over 100 languages.
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said artificial intelligence is reducing hiring needs at large companies while delivering measurable productivity gains. Smaller firms are seeing less impact so far.
A senior official at the UK’s Aria agency warned that rapid advances in artificial intelligence may outpace efforts to manage safety risks. He said governments and researchers may not have sufficient time to prepare.
Google has launched CC, an experimental email-based AI assistant powered by Gemini that delivers daily productivity briefs and task management through email.