According to a Forbes contributor, Harvard’s study blaming AI for entry-level job losses misses the bigger picture. The real driver appears to be aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes that began in March 2022. Here’s why economic policy, not AI, likely caused the junior hiring crash.
Microsoft is replacing Azure Vision with generative AI for automatic alt text in Word and PowerPoint. The new system creates much more detailed and contextual image descriptions. However, it’s now an opt-in feature rather than automatic.
The Consumer Technology Association has announced CES 2026 will feature keynote addresses from AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su and Caterpillar CEO Joe Creed. The event promises cutting-edge technology demonstrations and global collaboration opportunities across multiple industries.
The retail industry faces a profitability crisis in 2026 according to new predictions. Three US chains are expected to declare bankruptcy while AI chatbots and stricter return policies reshape shopping. Retailers must adapt or face extinction.
America’s electricity grid faces unprecedented strain from EVs, data centers, and extreme weather. With transmission infrastructure dating back 60+ years and an ASCE report card grade of D-plus, the system needs urgent modernization to prevent widespread outages and enable clean energy growth.
Amateur radio astronomer Scott Tilley discovered that SpaceX’s Starshield satellites are emitting signals in the wrong direction. The satellites, operated by the NRO, could interfere with ground station communications across Canada, the US, and Mexico. The signals are using frequency bands reserved
Microsoft announced new AI agents for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that generate content from scratch rather than just refining existing work. The agents are currently available through Microsoft’s Frontier early access program for commercial customers, with broader access coming soon. This represent
A major Cloudflare outage took down crypto exchanges, retail brokers, and financial data firms. The incident reveals critical vulnerabilities in Wall Street’s reliance on single infrastructure providers for essential services.
Microsoft just announced software to manage AI agents like human employees. The company expects 1.3 billion autonomous AI workers by 2028. This reflects growing enterprise adoption of agent technology.
Cloudflare experienced significant service disruptions Tuesday that impacted multiple customers and caused internet-wide connectivity issues. The cybersecurity company’s shares fell as investors feared a repeat of last month’s AWS outage that disrupted global internet services.
