A study by economists from HEC Paris, the Banque de France and INSEAD found that about 600 French firms reporting heavy AI use hired 17% to 25% fewer 21-to-29-year-olds on permanent contracts in 2025 than peers in their sector. The researchers saw no clear difference in total headcount.
CNBC's pre-market briefing notes that the AI stock rally is fading while a small IPO draws attention.
Ahead of the Mastercard Innovation Forum on 5 November, Lemrock co-founder and CEO Roxane Laigle discusses the challenges of agentic commerce and what it means for online retailers.
MIT Technology Review argues that the tech sector is simply the first in line for AI adoption rather than an exception. The changes now reshaping software engineering and product management are expected to reach other industries as tools mature.
Meeting note-taker Otter.ai raised $320 million from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund, which provides non-dilutive capital repaid from marketing results. The company plans to spend it on enterprise growth, international expansion and product work.
Vectorial AI raised $3 million in seed funding to launch a platform that uses AI to simulate human behaviour for consumer research, a task the company sees as slow and poorly done today.