While many CEOs set their alarm clocks for a 5 a.m. wake-up time, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has just hit the pillow after his second work shift of the day. “I don’t sleep very much,” Hassabis recently said on…
Few tools have reshaped day-to-day work in tech as quickly as generative AI; coding tasks that once took developers days—or weeks—can now be spun up in seconds. So naturally, many workers are now embracing “vibes” to program, instead of writing…
AI Influencer Matt Shumer penned a viral blog on X about AI’s potential to disrupt, and ultimately automate, almost all knowledge work that has racked up more than 55 million views in the past 24 hours. Shumer’s 5,000-word essay certainly…
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri’s compensation came under fire during the landmark social media addiction trial against its parent company, Meta, and YouTube in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Mosseri, who has led Instagram since 2016, revealed under questioning that he…
BlockFills, a crypto trading platform, will temporarily prohibit customers from depositing and withdrawing funds. It is the latest sign of trouble for the digital assets industry, which has been beset by plunging prices and unease over its future. Chicago-based BlockFills…
Gold blasted past $5,300 per ounce last month as President Donald Trump’s hawkish foreign policy and tariff threats sent investors to safer assets. At the same time, U.S. deficit spending swelled to what the Congressional Budget Office called an unsustainable…
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining within the historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Feb. 7 fell by 5,000 to 227,000 from the previous…
Welcome to Eye on AI, with AI reporter Sharon Goldman. In this edition: The wild side of OpenClaw…Anthropic’s new $20 million super PAC counters OpenAI…OpenAI releases its first model designed for super-fast output…Anthropic will cover electricity price increases from its…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US stocks fell sharply on Thursday morning as a sell-off in the technology sector reignited, extending a volatile run for…
President Donald Trump has touted his tax cuts as a major step towards ending the affordability crisis, but a wider analysis of his economic policy reveals that the refunds will likely not offset the burden of tariffs on American households. …