Agentic AI promises a future where intelligent digital agents handle complex tasks across industries, but significant barriers stand in the way.

There are almost countless AI chatbots you can pick up and start using for free, with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot remaining the typical go-to options. For most people, the free options are good enough for general text and image queries, though there are limits, like only having more basic models, or not being able to generate many images.

Figure AI said it had raised more than $1 billion in a funding round that valued the company at $39 billion, making it one of the leaders in a heated race to make humanoid robots.

The highly profitable software giant is expected to burn cash for the next three years, but its odds of success are good.

Artificial intelligence could boost the value of trade in goods and services by nearly 40% by 2040, but without adequate policies it could also exacerbate economic divides, a new World Trade Organization report warned on Wednesday.

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AI-driven interviews have become an increasingly popular tool for early-stage talent assessment across multiple sectors this past year.

On its 20th birthday, YouTube is unrecognizable as the scrappy video site that began as the domain of young amateur users publishing unpolished, low-budget clips.

Chinese tech giant Baidu saw its shares jump 16% amid signs the company is ramping up its artificial intelligence plans and partnerships.

Jorn van Dijk cofounded Framer, an AI website builder. He said designers should continue to refine their taste even with the rise of AI-powered tools.

Agent Payment Protocol, a new open source standard from Google and 60 other payment players, aims to make transactions made by AI agents safe and secure.