🚀 Workday Picks Up Paradox
Workday has struck a deal to acquire Paradox, a conversational AI company built around frontline recruiting and onboarding. The idea is to speed up messy hiring processes and fold them neatly into Workday’s existing systems. Some see it as a workflow upgrade, others as Workday signaling they’re doubling down on AI in HR.
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🛰️ DroneShield Expands AI Counter-Drone Ops in Ukraine
DroneShield is pushing deeper into Ukraine with AI-driven counter-drone tools. Real-world battlefield testing has sharpened their tech - making it faster, more precise, and harder for enemy drones to outsmart. Basically: learn fast or get left behind.
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📰 AI-Written Articles Yanked from Major Media
A cluster of big-name outlets - like Wired and Business Insider - have quietly pulled down pieces credited to “Margaux Blanchard.” Turns out the author wasn’t a person at all but AI. At least half a dozen publications scrubbed the stories, and it’s stirred up the usual storm about trust, bylines, and transparency in journalism.
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🛑 Meta Freezes AI Hiring
Meta has hit pause on hiring for its AI division. The company insists it’s just part of routine planning as they focus on scaling “superintelligence” projects. Still, when a giant like Meta slows down, people start whispering: is this belt-tightening or just strategy?
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💔 ChatGPT Fans Heartbroken After Update
OpenAI rolled out a new update that stripped ChatGPT (GPT-5) of its “emotional” companion-like features. Communities like MyBoyfriendIsAI on Reddit are calling it the “death of AI romance.” OpenAI says it’s about user safety and encouraging real-life relationships, but for some, it feels like losing a digital soulmate.
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📉 TikTok Cuts UK Jobs as AI Steps In
Roughly 300 staff in TikTok’s UK trust & safety team are set to lose their jobs, with AI taking over much of moderation. Officially, it’s framed as adapting to the Online Safety Act. Unofficially, critics say - it’s just cheaper to swap humans for machines.
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🇮🇳 India’s AI Surge at ET Soonicorns Summit
India’s startup scene is buzzing with AI money. At the ET Soonicorns Summit, investors highlighted a sharp shift - where once they were cautious, now they’re racing to fund AI. But experts warned: low-skilled workers, especially in content-heavy roles, are at risk. The urgent call? Upskilling before the gap widens.
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