Tag: startups

Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/06/03/1954225/ai-startup-revealed-to-be-700-indian-employees-pretending-to-be-chatbots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI Startup Revealed To Be 700 Indian Employees Pretending To Be Chatbots Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the bankruptcy of Builder.ai, a London-based startup that falsely marketed its services as AI-driven, while relying on a large workforce in India to perform tasks manually.…

The Register: IBM Watson zombie brand shuffles forward with new AI lab in NYC

Jun 2, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/02/ibm_acquires_seek_ai/ Source: The Register Title: IBM Watson zombie brand shuffles forward with new AI lab in NYC Feedly Summary: Unsurprisingly, it’s all about agents, the buzzword du jour IBM on Monday unveiled watsonx AI Labs, a New York City hub where startups, researchers, and IBM engineers are expected to co-create agentic AI tools…

Slashdot: AI May Already Be Shrinking Entry-Level Jobs In Tech, New Research Suggests

May 29, 2025

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/28/2239206/ai-may-already-be-shrinking-entry-level-jobs-in-tech-new-research-suggests?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AI May Already Be Shrinking Entry-Level Jobs In Tech, New Research Suggests Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights a significant shift in hiring trends within the tech industry, driven by the rise of AI. There’s a notable reduction in hiring recent college graduates and…

Cloud Blog: AI deployment made easy: Deploy your app to Cloud Run from AI Studio or MCP-compatible AI agents

May 20, 2025

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/ai-studio-to-cloud-run-and-cloud-run-mcp-server/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: AI deployment made easy: Deploy your app to Cloud Run from AI Studio or MCP-compatible AI agents Feedly Summary: Cloud Run has become a go-to app hosting solution for its remarkable simplicity, flexibility, and scalability. But the age of AI-assisted development is here, and going from idea to…

Cloud Blog: Cool stuff customers built, May edition: Visual scouts, racing agents, agile ads & more

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/customers/cool-stuff-google-cloud-customers-built-monthly-round-up/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cool stuff customers built, May edition: Visual scouts, racing agents, agile ads & more Feedly Summary: AI and cloud technology are reshaping every corner of every industry around the world. Without our customers, there would be no Google Cloud, as they are the ones building the future on…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Atlassian: “We’re Not Going to Charge Most Customers Extra for AI Anymore”. The Beginning of the End of the AI Upsell?

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/13/end-of-ai-upsells/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Atlassian: “We’re Not Going to Charge Most Customers Extra for AI Anymore”. The Beginning of the End of the AI Upsell? Feedly Summary: Atlassian: “We’re Not Going to Charge Most Customers Extra for AI Anymore”. The Beginning of the End of the AI Upsell? Jason Lemkin highlighting…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Vision Language Models (Better, Faster, Stronger)

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/13/vision-language-models/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Vision Language Models (Better, Faster, Stronger) Feedly Summary: Vision Language Models (Better, Faster, Stronger) Extremely useful review of the last year in vision and multi-modal LLMs. So much has happened! I’m particularly excited about the range of small open weight vision models that are now available. Models…

Slashdot: Google Launches New Initiative To Back Startups Building AI

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/12/2059257/google-launches-new-initiative-to-back-startups-building-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Launches New Initiative To Back Startups Building AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google has launched the AI Futures Fund to invest in AI startups leveraging DeepMind technologies. This initiative highlights the integration of Google’s AI capabilities into the startup ecosystem, supporting a range of…

Slashdot: What Happens If AI Coding Keeps Improving?

May 11, 2025

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