In 2026, AI will move from hype to pragmatism

If 2025 was the year AI got a vibe check, 2026 will be the year the technology gets practical. The focus is already shifting away from building ever-larger language models and toward the harder work of making AI usable. In…

OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens

OpenAI is making a major push into audio AI, and this effort goes far beyond simply improving how ChatGPT sounds. According to new reporting from The Information, the company has recently unified several of its engineering, product, and research teams.…

European banks plan to cut 200,000 jobs as AI takes hold

Europe’s banking sector is poised for a harsh lesson in efficiency. According to a new Morgan Stanley analysis reported by the Financial Times, more than 200,000 European banking jobs could disappear by 2030 as lenders embrace artificial intelligence and close…

A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative

Unless you were already familiar with emerging platforms, you likely hadn’t heard of Mastodon until Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X. In the initial aftermath of that acquisition, as users worried about Twitter’s new direction, millions migrated to…

Investors predict AI is coming for labor in 2026

Concerns about how AI will affect workers continue to rise in lockstep with the pace of advancements and new products promising automation and efficiency. Evidence suggests that fear is warranted. A November MIT study found an estimated 11.7 percent of…