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  • This company uses AI to make workers AI-savvy — and keep their jobs
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    Ujjwal Singh, chief product and technology officer at Multiverse, says the company’s AI coach can keep workers’ skills up to date. Otherwise, they could be nudged aside by those who know their way around a chatbot.

  • Mobile apps are failing users with disabilities
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    Many apps are falling short of being accessible to disabled users, according to a recent report from software developer ArcTouch and the online platform Fable. Ben Ogilvie, head of accessibility at ArcTouch, explains how mobile app developers can improve on their accessibility features.

  • The first model of the ALIA aircraft has a conventional take-off method, which means it still goes down a runway. A second version in testing will have vertical take-off.
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    The state is betting big on its future with investments in air taxi infrastructure and a possible space port.

  • Is crypto becoming the new gold?
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    Bitcoin backers argue that the cryptocurrency should be immune from the inflationary impacts of tariffs or eroding faith in the U.S. dollar. Others are skeptical.

  • A factory in Ukraine that refines benzene, among other chemicals.
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    The stated purpose of Trump’s import levies is to draw production back to the U.S. from around the world. Benzene illustrates that it won’t work with all products.

  • Shopify's CEO has told employees that teams must show that a new hire's work couldn't be done by AI before upping head count.
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    Employees are figuring out what tasks they can use artificial intelligence to perform. What does that mean for their work?

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