As AI takes on more routine work, professional services firms are shifting their value toward human judgment and trusted outcomes. They are redesigning how they structure projects, manage knowledge and measure success.
Apple has disclosed a deal to hire the team of Huxe, a personalized podcast startup, and license its technology. TechCrunch asks whether Apple is looking at AI-generated podcasts.
Retailers are adopting AI tools to streamline operations. Experts warn that gathering more detailed consumer data raises the risk of personalized pricing.
In its latest Top 100 AI list, Andreessen Horowitz tracks actual US consumer spending for the first time. Nearly half of US consumers use AI but only 4.5% pay for a subscription, and the top 1% of payers spend about $900 a month, mostly on professional tools.
ChatGPT Pro usage limits will be halved at the end of the month as a new $500 tier arrives. Meanwhile, an independent analysis has measured how generous rival Claude's subscriptions are.
Satya Nadella now says 'super intelligence' instead of artificial intelligence, in line with President Trump's preferred term. In a blog post he frames AI models as insider security threats, which The Decoder reads as a swipe at OpenAI and Anthropic driven by Microsoft's fear of falling behind.