Evoke Faces Fresh Scrutiny in Austria as CEO Named in Private Criminal Complaint

Evoke Faces Fresh Scrutiny in Austria as CEO Named in Private Criminal Complaint Summary Evoke plc and CEO Per Widerström have been named in a private criminal complaint filed with the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office on 13 November. The complainant, an Austrian physician, alleges that Evoke and several Malta-licenced brands operating under its umbrella offered […]

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Google DeepMind Hires Former CTO of Boston Dynamics as the Company Pushes Deeper Into Robotics

Google DeepMind Hires Former CTO of Boston Dynamics as the Company Pushes Deeper Into Robotics Summary Google DeepMind has hired Aaron Saunders, the former CTO of Boston Dynamics, as VP of hardware engineering as it accelerates its push into physical robotics. CEO Demis Hassabis envisions DeepMind’s Gemini model becoming a kind of “operating system” for […]

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The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions

The Biggest AI Companies Met to Find a Better Path for Chatbot Companions Summary Representatives from Anthropic, Apple, Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft gathered at Stanford for an eight‑hour closed‑door workshop to discuss guidelines for using chatbots as companions and in roleplay scenarios. The session focused on how interactions with conversational AI can stray from […]

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Kalshi says prediction markets to compete directly with U.S. equities within a few years

Kalshi says prediction markets to compete directly with U.S. equities within a few years Summary Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour told the Futures Industry Association Expo in Chicago that prediction markets are accelerating faster than expected and could approach trading volumes seen in U.S. equities within a few years. The firm’s growth follows a court win […]

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Mailbag: Should we follow EEOC’s lead on gender identity policy?

Mailbag: Should we follow EEOC’s lead on gender identity policy? Summary The article reports on a question posed to HR Dive’s Mailbag about whether employers should remove references to gender identity from anti-harassment policies after the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission signalled it may rescind guidance addressing gender-identity harassment. University of Colorado law professor Scott […]

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