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Google DeepMind agrees to sweeping partnership with U.K. government focused on science and clean energy
The collaboration will see the AI company collaborating with the British government on a robotic lab for new materials, fusion energy, and new research into AI safety and the societal impacts of AI
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AI’s reliance on patterns can lead to ‘somewhat mediocre’ results, warns CEO of design consultancy IDEO
AI can be a powerful tool for designers, but human creativity is still key, Mike Peng said at Fortune Brainstorm Design in Macau on Dec. 2.
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Young people are ‘growing up fluent in AI’ and that’s helping them stand apart from their older peers, says Gen Z founder Kiara Nirghin
Nirghin explained that young entrepreneurs see coding as something to be done alongside AI agents, rather than done alone and from scratch.
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Fed cuts rates to three-year low after fractious meeting
Three top US central bankers object to move in biggest revolt since 2019
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US central bank to launch $40bn debt-buying scheme after money market strains
Central bank will purchase short-term Treasuries just weeks after it stopped shrinking its balance sheet
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Rivian CEO says buying an EV isn’t a political choice, pointing out that R1 buyers are split evenly between Republicans and Democrats
“I think that’s extraordinarily powerful news for us to recognize—that this isn’t just left-leaning buyers,” said Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe.
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Top economist Diane Swonk: Jerome Powell risks losing the Fed’s credibility on a gamble over AI and immigration
It all comes down to the reason behind the weakness in unemployment and Powell’s diagnosis of the “low-hire, low-fire” economy of 2025.
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Singapore’s latest antisocial scourge is pickleball
Enthusiastic picklers are fighting a war against neighbours sick of the sport’s relentless ‘pock, pock, pock’ noise