In recent years, AI subscriptions have proliferated, with many professionals paying for multiple tools without knowing if their investment yields results. While an individual plan typically costs just a few dozen dollars per month—a seemingly small amount—it can become significant…
The Fraudulent Scheme and Its Scale David J. Rush, a former senior CIA officer from Virginia, has admitted to a wire‑fraud conspiracy that siphoned nearly $200 million—approximately $190 million—from the U.S. government. The stolen assets included hundreds of gold bars valued at…
In the first half of 2026, 34.2% of priority scenarios in China’s manufacturing industry were already using artificial intelligence, marking a 5.5 percentage point increase compared to the previous year. These findings were presented in a report at the World…
Artificial intelligence is at the heart of discussions about the future of work and the economy. Anthropic, the company behind the Claude model, has developed three projections for the United States by 2030, ranging from a moderate impact to a…
Training artificial intelligence models and operating AI systems requires a huge number of computers, which are installed in data centers that need a constant supply of electricity. Although the impact is still small compared to the country’s total consumption, the…
Salary and demand: the numbers on AI A PwC study analyzed nearly one billion job postings across six continents and found that professionals with AI skills earned, on average, a 56% salary premium in 2024 compared to colleagues without these…
A report by consultancy Gavekal, authored by analyst Will Denyer, warns that rising US interest rates have become the primary threat to the current cycle of investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. After the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate on…
How does payment for results work? In traditional software models, customers pay for access to a tool, typically through subscriptions or usage-based fees. However, AI agents operate on a different logic. An agent is a system capable of performing tasks…
Private sector loses jobs in 81 professions A recent survey by the National Confederation of Commerce in Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC) analyzed 500 of the main private sector occupations and found that 81 of them recorded a loss of…
How the tool works McDonald’s uses artificial intelligence algorithms to suggest prices in its US restaurants and some international markets. The system analyses millions of daily transactions, competitor prices and consumer behaviour to generate a recommended price for each item…
