The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal Ukraine is pioneering AI-powered drone swarms, using software from local firm Swarmer to coordinate UAV attacks on Russian positions. Unlike traditional operations requiring multiple pilots, AI swarm technology lets drones map routes, adapt to conditions, and decide strike timing collaboratively, reducing manpower needs. Ukrainian forces have used the system more than […]

The Wall Street Journal A recent academic study found men are more likely than women to use generative AI, both professionally and in daily life. Women make up 42% of ChatGPT users, 42.4% of Perplexity users, and 31.2% of Anthropic’s Claude users, based on data from late 2022 to mid-2024. The gap is wider on […]

The Wall Street Journal Tech startups plan to hire U.S.-based engineers instead of outsourcing, citing 20–25% cost savings fueled by recent tax changes. Congress restored a tax deduction allowing U.S. companies to immediately expense domestic R&D costs, spurring startups and tech firms to expand U.S. hiring. The change applies only to U.S. spending; foreign R&D […]

The Wall Street Journal China is working to develop a self-sufficient AI ecosystem to counter U.S. export restrictions on advanced semiconductors. At Shanghai’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference, companies showcased AI systems designed for Chinese-made chips. “Project Spare Tire,” led by Huawei Technologies, is pushing for 70% semiconductor self-sufficiency by 2028 by clustering multiple domestic chips. […]

The Wall Street Journal Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Samsung have revised or retracted AI marketing claims following investigations by BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD). NAD found several misleading advertisements, including Apple’s promotion of unreleased iPhone AI features as “available now,” a YouTube video from Google showing sped-up Gemini assistant capabilities, Microsoft’s claim that […]

The Wall Street Journal AI increasingly is taking entry-level jobs from new college graduates, forcing companies to rethink how to develop the next generation of talent. The share of entry-level hires relative to total new hires has declined 50% among the 15 biggest tech companies by market capitalization since 2019, according to venture-capital firm SignalFire. […]

The Wall Street Journal At least a dozen chip startups, along with entrenched tech giants, are competing to develop chips that address AI’s massive energy consumption. These chips are focused on inference, the process by which AI responses are generated from user prompts and could collectively save companies tens of billions of dollars and a […]

The Wall Street Journal The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, founded by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, analyzes social media to track antisemitic trends. From a command center located next to Gillette Stadium, the Patriots’ home field in Foxborough, MA, staffers pore through a billion social-media posts daily using algorithms and AI, then create countermessaging […]

The Wall Street Journal Nvidia has received assurances from the White House that it can sell its H20 AI chip in China days after CEO Jensen Huang met with U.S. President Trump. The U.S. Department of Commerce restricted sales of the chip to China earlier this year. The H20 chip was designed for Chinese customers […]