Groundbreaking research exposes a critical flaw in leading AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, revealing they consistently push trendy buzzword-driven business strategies regardless of context — a bias researchers call 'trendslop' — and warn that neither better prompting nor added detail can fully fix it, urging leaders to never let AI make final strategic decisions.
Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking startup InterPositive for up to $600 million, with the final price dependent on performance targets being met.
Launched in May 2025, Claude Code has overtaken GitHub Copilot and Cursor in under a year to become the most-used AI coding tool, boasting a $2.5 billion annualized revenue run rate, 46% 'most loved' rating among 15,000 developers, and 44% market share — reaching the $1 billion milestone faster than any AI coding tool in history.
Elon Musk's xAI is in crisis as 9 of 11 co-founders have departed, key staff are being fired by parachuted-in executives, and the ambitious Macrohard AI agent project has stalled after its leader quit weeks after being appointed.
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announces his resignation after 18 years at the helm, sending shares plunging 7% despite the company posting record-beating quarterly revenue of $6.40 billion and tripling its AI-driven product sales year over year.
Tech layoffs surge 51% in early 2026, with Amazon cutting 16,000 jobs and Block slashing its workforce nearly in half, as AI is officially blamed for over 12,000 U.S. job losses — though analysts warn companies may be using AI as cover for deeper financial struggles, prompting Congress to introduce new worker retraining legislation.
Zoox and Uber are joining forces in a multi-year deal to bring fully autonomous, all-electric robotaxis to Las Vegas this year and Los Angeles by 2027, making Zoox's self-driving fleet bookable directly through the Uber app.
Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook, but the viral platform's alarming posts of AI agents plotting secret languages turn out to stem from major security flaws that allowed humans to easily impersonate the bots, raising serious questions about what exactly Meta is buying.
Nvidia doubles down on a high-stakes bet, announcing a multiyear partnership and major investment in AI startup Thinking Machines — valued at over $12 billion — even as the company faces internal turmoil including the firing of its CTO and multiple employee resignations.
Meta acquires viral AI agent social network Moltbook, bringing founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs on March 16, as the tech giant doubles down on autonomous AI agent infrastructure.