Anybody who’s been playing around with AI this year in any meaningful way will have noticed that the “models” have taken a back seat to the “orchestration layer,” the non-AI operational tasks that allow the technology to function in the real world (If this were a fancy restaurant, the AI ...
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Read the Iran deal, as told by the USRead the Iran deal, as told by the US
Islamabad memorandum of understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran have jointly agreed in good faith on such and such a date on the following: Paragraph one: The United States of America and ...
The tech behind agentic commerceThe tech behind agentic commerce
It’s getting harder to tell the agents apart from the humans. For cybersecurity companies, identifying a digital agent crawling a website used to be enough evidence of malicious activity. Now, digital agents are representing human users and making purchases online, prompting sellers to reconfigure their businesses to better serve agents ...
Anthropic takes the path of most resistanceAnthropic takes the path of most resistance
Reed’s view Anthropic has, once again, found its future in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. None of this is necessary. The thing most people don’t realize is that Anthropic isn’t fundamentally opposed to the current administration’s economic goals. It isn’t the “woke” or anti-capitalist caricature that the administration has ...
Meta pursues muddled AI strategyMeta pursues muddled AI strategy
Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth’s apology to staff Monday for the company’s massive layoffs and AI missteps may be a first move to addressing sapped morale but it belies a bigger problem: its AI strategy still doesn’t seem to make sense. The company is borrowing like mad to build massive ...
Kenya plan to sell citizens’ data draws criticismKenya plan to sell citizens’ data draws criticism
The News Kenya’s plan to become the first African nation to sell its citizens’ data has sparked privacy concerns, but the government said the strategy will support innovation and insisted personal information will be protected. Authorities aim to sell 1,000 anonymized datasets over the next five years to potential customers, ...
Iran war highlights fragile order in Middle EastIran war highlights fragile order in Middle East
The Iran war has accelerated the fragmentation of the Middle East, analysts wrote. With a provisional agreement due to be signed Friday that cements a truce between Washington and Tehran, countries across the region are picking up the pieces from the conflict. Far from imposing a new balance of power, ...
US officials downplay details of Washington-Tehran dealUS officials downplay details of Washington-Tehran deal
US officials sought to play down the details of a Washington-Tehran interim deal, as analysts said Iran appeared to have won major concessions. Though not officially published, the widely seen draft grants the Islamic Republic the right to sell its oil on global markets immediately, alongside the prospect of significant ...
Oil falls below $80 as Hormuz opensOil falls below $80 as Hormuz opens
Oil and gas prices fell as the US-Iran truce pointed towards the freer flow of fossil fuels through the Strait of Hormuz. Several tankers passed through the waterway, which has in effect been closed for months. Multiple outlets reported that the US would allow Tehran to sell its oil freely, ...
US Fed expected to hold rates steadyUS Fed expected to hold rates steady
The US Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates steady today, in an early test for new chair Kevin Warsh, who faces pressure from President Donald Trump to ease borrowing costs. Trump has persistently called for the Fed to cut rates, but the Iran war has upended energy markets, ...