🤝 Hitachi & Google Cloud join forces on “agent-based AI”
Hitachi dropped some big AI news - it’s partnering with Google Cloud to build domain-specific AI agents for frontline workers. Think smart assistants that actually understand maintenance logs, factory operations, or service data.
The companies say these agents will blend Google’s Gemini models with Hitachi’s “Operational Technology DNA.” Whatever that means exactly (sounds fancy, honestly). If it works, we could see AI operating inside real-world infrastructure - not just chatbots.
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🧬 Shuttle Pharma moves to acquire Molecule.ai
Biotech meets AI - again. Shuttle Pharma announced a letter of intent to buy Molecule.ai, an AI drug-discovery startup modeling how molecules interact.
Their pitch? Faster, cheaper preclinical testing through simulation instead of wet labs. It’s classic AI-meets-pharma energy with the usual “revolutionizing drug development” promise. Still, the LOI alone nudged Shuttle’s stock up a few points… people are betting it’s not just hype.
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🚋 Dubai teases AI-powered “Trackless Tram” at GITEX 2025
At GITEX, Dubai unveiled plans for an AI-driven “trackless tram” - a bus-train hybrid that navigates city routes autonomously. The demo showed the tram using vision AI to adapt to pedestrian flow and traffic density on the fly.
It’s part of 10 smart-mobility projects the city is rolling out, blending AI with urban transport. Honestly, it looks like the kind of futuristic thing sci-fi movies promised… except this one’s actually happening.
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⚙️ OpenAI gives AMD a boost in AI chip wars
OpenAI confirmed it’ll use AMD’s new AI accelerators for future model training - a major win for AMD and a jab at NVIDIA’s long-held monopoly.
AMD’s MI450 chips will power parts of OpenAI’s upcoming GPT infrastructure, giving the company more supply flexibility (and likely, better pricing leverage). If the performance holds up, this could be the first serious crack in NVIDIA’s fortress.
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💼 AI job-pocalypse fears rise as automation hits entry roles
A new wave of reports - and government probes - warns that AI is already displacing entry-level jobs across finance, support, and creative industries.
While firms call it “restructuring,” workers call it what it is: layoffs driven by automation. Meanwhile, U.S. regulators have opened a fresh investigation into Tesla’s self-driving systems, tying into broader concerns about unchecked AI rollouts.
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