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• 🚨 IBM cuts 8,000 jobs as AI takes over HR

• 🗺️ Google Maps adds AI as your new copilot

• 🤝 Apple to pay Google $1B yearly for Gemini AI

• 🎬 OpenAI's Sora app is now available on Android

• ❤️ Tinder taps AI to learn from your photos

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⚙️ IBM cuts 8,000 jobs as AI takes over HR ↗️LINK

• What: IBM plans to replace up to 30% of its 26,000 back-office roles—around 8,000 jobs—with AI tools, mainly in HR tasks like verifying employment and managing internal workflows. At the same time, it’s hiring thousands in AI and technical positions to fuel its new partnership with CoreWeave for an AI supercomputer.

• Why: IBM aims to become an AI-first company, reallocating resources from administrative work to high-value innovation.

• Impact: The layoffs highlight a growing industry trend—AI is creating new roles but also displacing many workers, with most companies seeing little to no financial return from AI investments so far.

🗺️ Google Maps adds AI as your new copilot ↗️LINK

• What: Google Maps now uses Gemini AI to make navigation more conversational and useful. You can ask questions like “Where can I stop for coffee on my route?” or “What’s happening nearby?” Gemini can plan routes, give restaurant tips, summarize news or emails, and even update your Calendar—all inside Maps.

• Why: Google wants Maps to feel like a helpful friend who knows the area. Gemini combines Maps’ location data, Street View images, and community reviews to give clear, real-world answers instead of generic info.

• Impact: These upgrades turn Maps into a true travel assistant—offering smarter routes, real-time alerts, and AI-powered help that keeps drivers and travelers informed on the go.

🤝 Apple to pay Google $1B yearly for Gemini AI ↗️LINK

• What: Apple is close to a deal to pay Google about $1 billion a year to use a customized version of Gemini AI to power the next generation of Siri. The new model, with 1.2 trillion parameters, is far more powerful than Apple’s current 150-billion-parameter system.

• Why: Apple sees Google’s technology as a temporary boost while it works on its own AI tools. The partnership follows tests with OpenAI and Anthropic before Apple chose Google’s model for better performance.

• Impact: The revamped Siri, expected next spring, could finally make Apple’s voice assistant smarter and more useful—but also deepens Apple’s reliance on a major rival in AI.

🎬 OpenAI's Sora app is now available on Android ↗️LINK

• What: OpenAI’s AI video app Sora is now available for Android users in the U.S., Canada, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The app mirrors its iOS version, offering features like “Cameos,” which generate videos using users’ likenesses.

• Why: After 1M+ iOS downloads in a week, OpenAI aims to expand Sora’s reach and challenge TikTok, Meta’s Vibes, and Instagram in short-form AI video.

• Impact: Despite growth, Sora faces scrutiny over deepfakes and copyright use, prompting stricter guardrails and policy shifts to protect rights holders.

❤️ Tinder taps AI to learn from your photos ↗️LINK

• What: Tinder is testing an AI feature called Chemistry that learns about users through questions and, with permission, scans their Camera Roll to identify hobbies and interests for better match recommendations. The pilot is live in New Zealand and Australia and will be key to Tinder’s 2026 revamp.

• Why: With nine straight quarters of subscriber declines, Tinder hopes AI-driven personalization can attract and retain users amid weak spending and competition.

• Impact: Privacy concerns loom as benefits seem minor, while Match forecasts a $14M hit to revenue during testing.

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Yesterday’s Poll Result:

Do you believe students are losing key learning skills due to AI reliance?

• A) Yes – It’s weakening education - 71% 🏆

• B) No – It’s just evolving how we learn - 29%

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