Workers at three major publishing houses told WIRED that language models are being used for publicity, cover art, back-cover copy and emails. Some executives are pushing junior staff to champion the technology.
Flock Safety, which makes AI-powered surveillance cameras and licence-plate readers, plans to cut about 18% of its staff, roughly 270 people, according to sources. The company faces growing opposition from communities and lawmakers over privacy.
McKinsey is using a knowledge graph to give enterprise AI applications context, linking company data with the business relationships behind decisions.
TypeSafe, maker of the Jev AI model, is valued at $7.5 billion only weeks after launch. The company claims Jev runs much faster and uses far fewer tokens than large language models.
As companies move beyond experiments, running AI agents across existing data, applications and infrastructure raises questions of access, oversight and control. These issues will shape IBM's TechXchange 2026 conference in Atlanta on Oct. 26–29.
Olivia Moore of venture firm a16z sees a large opportunity in consumer AI. She says it depends on finding revenue beyond subscriptions and API fees.