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Jeff Dean spent nearly three decades inside Google. He shaped the company’s search engine, built foundational systems for its advertising empire and steered its artificial intelligence efforts through the rise of deep learning. On August 5, he walked away. Along with three longtime collaborators, Dean launched Discovery Loop, a startup that wants to turn AI into an autonomous researcher capable of running thousands of experiments in parallel.
Robert Brownstein once built software for Boston Dynamics robots. Now he runs a 10-person studio called Gnarled Helix. His latest project started as an idea mixing chess with resource management from the factory game Satisfactory. Thanks to large language models and careful human oversight, his team turned that concept into a working prototype in days. Not months. Days.
Microsoft’s push into agentic AI has hit a wall of reality. An internal email viewed by Yahoo Finance reveals the company telling employees to curb excessive AI usage. “Tokenmaxxing is not what we are optimizing for,” wrote Jay Parikh, executive vice president. Focus on outcomes. Make sure every call justifies itself.
A top Australian central banker delivered a measured verdict this week. The three interest rate increases delivered by the Reserve Bank of Australia so far in 2026 are achieving their goals. Consumer spending has begun to cool. Broader economic momentum is easing. Yet stubborn price pressures remain. And the central bank stands ready to tighten further if needed.
Souderton, Pa. — JBS USA told workers in June it would shutter its beef-processing plant here on Aug. 14. Nearly 1,500 jobs would vanish. Cattle producers across the Northeast braced for longer hauls and thinner margins. Then, two months later, the company changed its mind.
Apple has spent years promising a smarter Siri. The voice assistant that once set the standard now trails rivals in handling real-time information. That gap explains why the company has spent recent months quietly approaching news organizations with an unusual offer.
Apple must now lay out exactly what it plans to charge developers who steer iPhone users toward outside payment systems. A federal judge gave the company 24 hours. No extensions. The order came after the tech giant tried once more to hit pause on a long-running battle with Epic Games.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers denied Apple’s request to wait for the Supreme Court’s input. Proceedings move forward. The stakes remain high for how billions in app revenue flow. And the clock is ticking.
Prada finds itself in court again. This time, a Hong Kong-based designer accuses the Italian fashion house of walking away from a high-profile collaboration that promised to blend luxury cars with exclusive accessories. The claim seeks at least $5 million. And it arrives at a moment when the industry wrestles with artificial intelligence in advertising.