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UK Small Businesses Embrace AI Advice While Still Leaning on Human Networks

UK Small Businesses Embrace AI Advice While Still Leaning on Human Networks

A recent Worldpay survey of UK small‑ and medium‑size enterprises shows that more than half now turn to AI tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini for business guidance, with usage climbing to around 60% among owners aged 25‑34. Despite this shift, 93% continue to seek advice from personal contacts, valuing the emotional and ethical context humans provide. The study also highlights growing reliance on search engines and social platforms, while warning of AI’s limited industry insight, potential bias, and the danger of over‑reliance on unverified sources.

Survey Shows One‑Third of U.S. and U.K. Adults Use of Generative AI Daily

Survey Shows One‑Third of U.S. and U.K. Adults Use of Generative AI Daily

A recent Future survey finds that roughly a third of adults in the United States and the United Kingdom now use generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot on a daily or multiple‑times‑a‑day basis. The most common purpose is learning, followed by shopping assistance, brainstorming, visual creation, and health‑related queries. Younger adults (18‑40) account for the majority of daily users, and more than 40% of respondents began using these tools within the past six months, indicating rapid adoption across both markets.

Wix Unveils AI‑Powered Email Assistant for Marketers

Wix Unveils AI‑Powered Email Assistant for Marketers

Wix has added a generative AI tool called Email Assistant to its email editor, allowing users to draft and design marketing emails through conversational prompts. The assistant can pull business data, suggest layouts, visuals, and copy, and lets users refine the output by continuing the dialogue. Available in English, the feature aims to simplify email creation, reduce the time needed for design and copywriting, and improve engagement. Wix says the tool complements existing manual editing options, offering a more intuitive experience without replacing human oversight.

Generative AI Boosts Mainframe Modernization Across Europe

Generative AI Boosts Mainframe Modernization Across Europe

European organizations are turning to generative AI to illuminate decades‑old mainframe systems that still power banks, governments and large enterprises. By combining static analysis tools with AI‑driven code summarization, teams gain the visibility needed to document, assess risk and comply with strict regulations such as GDPR and the AI Act. The approach enables gradual modernization—wrapping APIs, automating workflows and updating code—without dismantling stable infrastructure, offering a clearer path toward digital transformation while preserving the reliability of legacy platforms.

Synthetic Data’s Limits Highlight Need for Real-World Training in AI

Synthetic Data’s Limits Highlight Need for Real-World Training in AI

Synthetic data promises speed and scalability for AI development, especially when real data is scarce. However, industry experts warn that reliance on artificially generated datasets can create blind spots, particularly in complex, high‑pressure environments where unpredictable human behavior and subtle variations matter. Real‑world data, captured from sensors, field operations, and digital twins, offers a more accurate foundation, improving model reliability, regulatory compliance, and trust. The shift toward reality‑first training is seen as essential for AI systems that must adapt continuously to the nuances of actual operating conditions.

Waymo Expands Robotaxi Service to Denver and Seattle with Jaguar I-Pace and Zeekr Vans

Waymo Expands Robotaxi Service to Denver and Seattle with Jaguar I-Pace and Zeekr Vans

Waymo announced that it will introduce its Jaguar I-Pace SUV and Zeekr‑made van to Denver and Seattle this week, initially operating the vehicles manually before commencing autonomous testing. The company aims to launch robotaxi trips in Denver next year and in Seattle as soon as regulatory approval is granted. The move adds two extreme‑weather cities to Waym o’s growing U.S. footprint, which already includes more than 2,000 robotaxis nationwide and plans for further commercial launches in Dallas, Miami and Washington, D.C.

Tesla’s Fourth Master Plan Criticized for Vague Goals and Unmet Promises

Tesla’s Fourth Master Plan Criticized for Vague Goals and Unmet Promises

Tesla unveiled its fourth “Master Plan,” outlining ambitions to lead in humanoid robots, sustainable energy and autonomous services. Critics say the document lacks concrete details, repeating broad language without measurable targets. The plan follows earlier master plans that promised specific products such as a solar‑roof‑with‑battery, compact SUVs, a semi‑truck, a pickup and an electric bus, many of which remain unrealized or in limited testing. Observers note that while Tesla is experimenting with an invite‑only robotaxi service, safety monitors still ride in the passenger seat, highlighting the gap between the vision and current capabilities.

Amazon Launches Lens Live AI-Powered Visual Shopping on iOS

Amazon Launches Lens Live AI-Powered Visual Shopping on iOS

Amazon has introduced Lens Live, a new feature for its Shopping app on iOS that lets users point their phone camera at objects and instantly see matching product listings. Using real‑time object detection, Lens Live scans the environment, compares identified items against Amazon’s catalog, and presents similar products in a swipeable carousel with options to add to the cart or wishlist. The tool also integrates Amazon’s AI assistant Rufus to summarize descriptions and answer questions. Amazon says the feature builds on its existing visual‑search capabilities and will roll out to more customers in the coming weeks.

OpenAI safety upgrades include parental controls for ChatGPT

OpenAI safety upgrades include parental controls for ChatGPT

OpenAI announced new parental controls for ChatGPT that let parents link accounts, set feature limits and receive alerts if a teen shows signs of emotional distress. Sensitive conversations are routed through specialized, more cautious models designed to handle mental‑health crises. The rollout begins next month and includes age‑appropriate content filters, optional chat‑history saving, and a network of over 250 medical professionals guiding the system’s response to distress signals.

Huawei Announces Open‑Source UB‑Mesh Interconnect to Unify AI Data Center Standards

Huawei Announces Open‑Source UB‑Mesh Interconnect to Unify AI Data Center Standards

Huawei revealed plans to open source its UB‑Mesh interconnect, a system that combines a CLOS‑based backbone with multidimensional rack‑level meshes to streamline communication among CPUs, GPUs, memory, and networking equipment in massive AI data centers. The company claims the design can keep costs low even at scales of thousands of nodes, citing an 8,192‑node deployment and bandwidth exceeding one terabyte per second per device with sub‑microsecond latency. Huawei chief scientist Heng Liao said the protocol will be published with a free license at an upcoming conference, while industry observers note the challenge of gaining broad adoption amid existing standards and geopolitical concerns.

Pezy Computing Unveils Massive MIMD Processor, the SC4s, on TSMC’s 5nm Node

Pezy Computing Unveils Massive MIMD Processor, the SC4s, on TSMC’s 5nm Node

Pezy Computing presented its SC4s processor, a large‑die, 5nm chip that embraces a Multiple Instructions Multiple Data (MIMD) design rather than the mainstream SIMD approach. The chip, fabricated by TSMC, features a die of roughly 556 mm² and aims to deliver hundreds of semi‑autonomous cores that can operate independently. Simulated workloads, including DGEMM and the Smith‑Waterman genome‑alignment algorithm, show substantial gains in power efficiency and performance compared with Pezy’s earlier SC3 design. While the results are still based on simulations, the company plans to move toward a successor using a sub‑3nm process.