AI can increase productivity. It can’t increase human capacity

Anyone who has spent 10 minutes pressing “0” to escape a voice bot knows how the last automation wave ended. Call centres were promised dramatic savings from IVRs and chatbots. Customers got phone trees that went in circles, and companies got a fresh layer of complaints to manage. Sunny Rao sold that promise from the […] The post Tokens are the wrong yardstick for AI agents, says JFrog’s Sunny Rao appeared first on e27.

The interface change affects how information is presented and restores lost connections to its smart home appliances.

MANILA, Philippines – Google Philippines launched the Google AI Educator Series (GES), a free bite-sized learning initiative for AI and Gemini training on October 13, 2026. The tech giant partnered with the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to reach public school

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (DOST-PNRI) is exploring how to develop Carabao mango into food for long-duration space missions. The project is set to be featured at the National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) on November 25 to 29, 2026, in General Santos City, South Cotabato. The

A group of state attorneys general are suing the artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT-maker of illegally misleading users over the safety of its chatbot. Eight states filed lawsuits Wednesday, alleging OpenAI pushed forward with development of its AI products, despite knowing its products require safety guardrails. The bipartisan group of state leaders argue OpenAI...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said decisions to restrict the speed or usage of Starlink's Starshield are made by the U.S. military and, ultimately, the president, as confusion swirls over Ukraine's loss of military access to the systems. It is not clear at this point what caused Ukraine's military to lose access to Starshield,...

TOKYO, Japan – Konami is going back to Duel Academy with Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force GX, a remake of the 2008 PSP title Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 3. Yu-Gi-Oh! has been enjoying something of a resurgence in recent years, from new games to the remaster of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime.  Shown at Tokyo Game Show (TGS)

Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Tuesday released a video appearing to use artificial intelligence to have her resemble rapper Kendrick Lamar during his 2025 Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance. The video depicts Blackburn, who is running for governor, on a football field, backed up by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.),...

More than 80 percent of ransomware victims in a new survey reported their attackers had weaponized artificial intelligence as part of the scheme, according to data made public Wednesday. For its 2026 Ransomware Risk Report, cybersecurity company Semperis and research consultant Censuswide surveyed 1,200 IT and security professionals across nine countries and eight industry sectors....

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect Mykhailo Federov's current title. Ukraine's former defense minister said on Wednesday afternoon that SpaceX was working to restore satellite speeds in the country after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of dire consequences following reported slowdowns in Starlink services. Mykhailo Fedorov announced SpaceX was reinstating speeds of...

Japan is helping fund a $21 billion deal to build two new chip plants in upstate New York, President Trump announced Wednesday. The country will provide $10 billion to speed up construction of a semiconductor fabrication plant from GlobalFoundries that the company aims to bring online by 2029, while another $10 billion will go toward...

Netflix's product, tech, legal and human resources teams would be the most impacted, according to a memo from co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos.