Updates

21 Aug 2025

CBA reverses AI-driven job cuts after union pressure

CBA admits error in redundancy assessment, offers affected staff options to stay or move.

21 Aug 2025

Google to replace Assistant with Gemini in smart home devices

Google will replace Assistant with Gemini in Home devices from October, starting with an early preview.

21 Aug 2025

Rapper Bot dismantled after 370,000 global cyberattacks

Ethan Foltz, accused of running Rapper Bot as a DDoS-for-hire service, faces a possible 10-year prison sentence if found guilty.

21 Aug 2025

DeepSeek launches upgraded AI system with stronger agent capability

With the V3.1 upgrade now live and the R1 label missing, observers are debating whether DeepSeek has postponed or abandoned its R2 reasoning model entirely.

21 Aug 2025

Meta freezes hiring as AI costs spark investor concern

After months of aggressive recruitment, Meta has frozen AI hiring, citing organisational planning, as analysts warn about rising labour expenses and stock-based compensation risks.

21 Aug 2025

Grok chatbot leaks spark major AI privacy concerns

Thousands of Grok chats are now publicly searchable, revealing harmful queries and fuelling debate over chatbot safety and user trust.

21 Aug 2025

Rethinking ‘soft skills’ as core drivers of transformation

Redefining ‘soft skills’ as measurable behaviours embeds them at the core of leadership.

21 Aug 2025

Microsoft executive Mustafa Suleyman highlights risks of seemingly conscious AI

Suleyman highlights dangers of Seemingly Conscious AI and potential advocacy for AI rights.

21 Aug 2025

Study warns of AI browser assistants collecting sensitive data

It is possible that AI-driven browser assistants may gather sensitive user information without consent.

21 Aug 2025

AI helps match ad emotion to content mood for better engagement

Instead of targeting what people look at, emotional AI asks why they are engaging, helping brands tailor message tone to mood.