Lucas Mearian

AI-optimized PCs are being announced by virtually every system maker and chip producer, but the functions they offer will vary depending on the hardware. And users face a learning curve trying to figure out the new features.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has signaled he might cut funding to efforts to re-shore semiconductor manufacturing in the US and instead penalize China and other nations with tariffs to kickstart things here.

Artificial intelligence has been used to help diagnose patient conditions for decades. But new generative AI tools are quickly being adopted by healthcare and used in a variety of ways, including treatment recommendations.

Agentic AI is the latest phase in the evolution of generative AI models; they can autonomously complete tasks, and even mimic the behavior of humans.

The use of AI tools in healthcare and by insurance providers has raised the question of whether high denial rates are a glitch — or a feature.

AI is either taking over routine tasks typically performed by younger employees or requiring them to learn how to use the tech to be more effective in their jobs.

AI data shaper Scale AI faces allegations of wage theft and exploitation in a lawsuit by a former worker which describes the company as the ‘sordid underbelly' of generative AI.

IT hiring has plateaued, and while unemployment remains low, those hoping to find work in 2025 will want to tailor their resumes to fit new needs.

A recent survey confirms slow adoption of AI services among smartphone users. Even iPhone users — usually the fastest adopters of cutting-edge tech — seem to want convincing that AI is all it’s cracked up to be.

Generative AI extensions like Claude for Sheets let you extract emails and phone numbers, categorize text, determine sentiment, and perform other tasks on your text right in Google Sheets — all without writing code.