Why AI will create more engineers, not fewer

Insider Brief Kawasaki Heavy Industries has launched a development hub in San Jose, Calif., “for the social deployment of physical AI” while expanding collaboration in AI and semicondictors between Japanese and U.S. technology firms. The facility will initially focus on healthcare and elder care applications before expanding into sectors including semiconductors, mobility and manufacturing, according […]

We're in the transition period -- all of us.

The post Russell 1000 Value Index Shakeup: Alphabet (GOOGL) and AMD (AMD) Exit in Major Rebalancing appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways FTSE Russell is removing Alphabet and AMD from the Russell 1000 Value Index, reclassifying them as exclusively growth-oriented companies. In a contrasting move, Apple and Microsoft are being added to the value index, transitioning from pure growth to a hybrid growth-value classification. The preliminary changes will be finalized on June 18, with implementation scheduled for June 29 after market close. Approximately $12.2 trillion in investment capital is tied to Russell U.S. Indexes, making this rebalancing significant for market flows. The Russell 3000’s aggregate market capitalization surged 29% to reach $75.6 trillion, with Nvidia claiming the top spot among U.S. companies by market value. FTSE Russell unveiled its preliminary index reconstitution list on May 22, initiating the semi-annual rebalancing cycle for its U.S. equity benchma

The government’s A.I. Security Institute, staffed by alumni from OpenAI and Google, is becoming a model for countries grappling with A.I.’s emerging risks.

Google's AI-driven search overhaul may boost decentralized alternatives, impacting web traffic, SEO, and content creators' revenue models. The post Google overhauls search bar, marking end of internet’s golden age appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is allocating billions of dollars to load up on Microsoft (MSFT), while selling Uber (UBER) and two hyperscaler names. The latest 13F filing of Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital shows that the fund poured $2.092 billion into buying 5,654,078 MSFT shares in Q1 of 2026. Pershing’s fresh position in Microsoft is the […] The post Billionaire Bill Ackman Pours $2,092,970,000 Into One Asset, Dumps Uber and Two Mag 7 Stocks appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Google's Gemini Omni could revolutionize video content creation, impacting decentralized platforms and intensifying AI competition in media. The post Google unveils Gemini Omni, a new AI model family built for video generation appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Just a stuffed deer having the time of his life. | Image: Gemini / The Verge Last year I deepfaked my kid's stuffed animal to make it look like his plush deer was on vacation. It was an experiment to see if I could re-create the events depicted in a Gemini ad Google was running, and I never showed the videos of Buddy the deer on his adventures to my four-year-old. But it was a revealing exercise that made me think a lot about the difference between some harmless fun with generative AI and full-on slop. Maybe that Venn diagram is a perfect circle! Maybe not. But what I know for sure is that the tools to make realistic videos are surprisingly good, requiring surprisingly little effort and know-how. And that trend is c … Read the full story at The Verge.