This starts a series of curated articles that I find interesting.
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AI
- Doctor AI and your prescriptions: if you live in Utah, AI may handle your refills (Politico) and AI Personal Assistants are taking shape: Anthropic’s Claude can now access medical databases and health records, paving the way to handle all kinds of very personal data (Business Insider and Anthropic)
- The AI ads are coming: it was just a matter of time; OpenAI will start testing ads (CNBC)
- AI vs. SaaS: will AI enhance existing SaaS software or replace it? (Business Insider)
Innovation
- Simple ideas that save us time: an automobile invention that makes life a little easier (WSJ)
- Autofocus glasses: maybe this leads to bionic vision in the future (CNN)
Jobs
- The future for some tech workers? With tech job seekers sending hundreds of resumes and getting few replies, is blue collar the way to go? (WSJ and Wired)
Numbers
45%
Percentage of people in the United States that consider themselves Independents. See how political affiliation has shifted over time (Gallup)