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Amazon is introducing a new “Recaps” feature for Kindle users to help them recall plot points and character arcs before picking up the latest book in a series. While the company’s press release for the new feature doesn’t mention AI, Amazon confirmed to TechCrunch that recaps are AI-generated. “We use technology, including GenAI and Amazon moderators, to create short recaps of books that accurately reflect book content,” Amazon spokesperson Ale Iraheta said in an emailed statement. Users have taken to Reddit to share their concerns about the use of AI for the feature, with some questioning how accurate recaps will…

This story was originally published on CIO Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CIO Dive newsletter. Expectations of developer output are on the rise as businesses embrace AI coding tools, according to a HackerRank report published Thursday. The company surveyed more than 13,000 developers across 102 countries.  More than two-thirds of those surveyed said the adoption of AI tools has increased pressure to deliver on projects faster. Nearly one-third of code is AI generated, according to the report. The report also highlighted an increase in hiring for lead developer roles in 2024, up 22%…

Tech giant IBM is set to cut around 9,000 jobs in the US in 2025, with a significant portion of the affected roles expected to shift to India, The Register reported citing sources familiar with the matter. While exact figures remain undisclosed, the layoffs will impact several divisions, including the company’s Cloud Classic unit the news publication said citing sources. The Cloud Classic division, built on IBM’s 2013 acquisition of SoftLayer, is reportedly seeing around a quarter of its team affected by the cuts. Employees from consulting, corporate social responsibility, cloud infrastructure, sales, and internal systems teams reporting to IBM’s…

The first days of the second Trump administration offered the newly elected president a chance to share the spotlight with some of his most important allies. While some of the featured leaders were ones you’d expect—cabinet nominees, congressional leaders, megadonor Elon Musk—at least one was a surprise: Masayoshi Son, the Japanese billionaire tech investor. The occasion for Son’s star turn in the White House Roosevelt Room on Jan. 21 was an announcement that SoftBank Group, Son’s Tokyo-based conglomerate, would put up most of the funding for Stargate, an ambitious partnership with OpenAI and Oracle that aims to turbocharge American leadership…

On March 27, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google introduced several new features across Search, Maps, and Gemini to enhance vacation planning, BofA Securities noted Monday. In Search, users can generate detailed travel itineraries with AI Overviews, which can be saved as custom lists in Google Maps. Google has also expanded hotel price tracking globally, letting users know when rates change. Also Read: Anthropic Gains Big With Google Backing, Aims for $60 Billion Valuation and Surging AI Revenue A new screenshot-powered feature on Google Maps uses Gemini AI to identify places saved through screenshots, enabling users to organize and visualize their…

Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. In this edition: LinkedIn chief product officer Tomer Cohen talks about the future of work and how the Microsoft-owned professional sbocial network is using AI to make the lives of recruiters and job seekers, hopefully, better…OpenAI closes the largest venture capital funding round ever…Big Pharma learns to share data…and London startup Synthesia grants actors equity in exchange for their likeness. Is it a model for solving AI’s IP conundrum?If you want to know how AI is changing the nature of work, LinkedIn offers a good vantage point. The Microsoft-owned professional social network is…

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — The head of Meta’s artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology. Joelle Pineau, Meta’s vice president for AI research, said Tuesday she is leaving at the end of May after eight years with the company. “Today, as the world undergoes significant change, as the race for AI accelerates, and as Meta prepares for its next chapter, it is time to create space for others to pursue the work,” she wrote in a social media post. Meta…

(Bloomberg) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s customers who used to rely on their Galaxy Watches to find misplaced phones, can now also locate the devices with the company’s latest fridges. Most Read from Bloomberg The latest Bespoke AI-powered refrigerator lineup features a 9-inch home screen that allows users to simply say, “Hi Bixby, find my phone,” and the enhanced assistant, capable of recognizing the voice of individual family members, will ring the correct device. Customers can also activate the home air conditioners or window blinds with voice commands, while the system will automatically make adjustments using real-time weather data. These are…

HOLLY RIDGE, La.—Manufacturers have passed over this patch of farmland for nearly two decades, a string of setbacks that left this one of the poorest corners of Louisiana. A quarter of the 20,000 residents in Richland Parish live in poverty. Farm jobs dwindled when agriculture became more efficient, forcing people to move away for work. Hopes for an auto manufacturing plant later went bust. Now, the community is hoping for a new savior: AI. Meta Platforms scooped up 2,700 acres of farmland last year for what would be its largest-ever data center, built over flat rice fields 45 minutes west…

(Bloomberg) — Gains in Chinese stocks have typically filtered through to bolster their emerging-market counterparts — not this time. Most Read from Bloomberg Mainland equities have surged over the past six months, breaking free of a multi-year slump, while broader developing-nation equities have largely flat-lined. The divergence is being put down to the fact Chinese gains are being driven by a tech frenzy, rather than an improving economy that would filter through to other economies via the nation’s extensive trade links. China’s outperformance is “driven by a specific tech-driven boost to spending more towards the consumer away from investment, and…