Faculty Say AI Is Impactful, but Not In a Good Way

Faculty Say AI Is Impactful, but Not In a Good Way

About a quarter of faculty don’t use any AI tools at all, and about a third don’t use them in teaching, according to the survey. Oleh Stefaniak/iStock/Getty Images Plus Faculty overwhelmingly agree that generative artificial intelligence will have an impact on teaching and learning in higher education, but whether that impact is positive or negative…

The WWE’s leap into generative AI is already proving embarrassing

The WWE’s leap into generative AI is already proving embarrassing

The WWE’s turn into AI has not been fruitful so far. The company recently pulled an AI-altered video offline that showed one of its champions wearing a belt from a rival promotion, including the rival’s logo. It has failed to use AI recently in writing as the software is unable to understand certain intricacies in…

MechStyle Blends Generative AI with Mechanical Simulation to Make Stronger 3D Models

MechStyle Blends Generative AI with Mechanical Simulation to Make Stronger 3D Models

Published on January 20, 2026 by Julia S. If you’ve ever tried printing an AI-generated 3D model, you know that the experience can come with some obstacles: the 3D model may have an undesirable “AI bumps” (small, irregular imperfections or protrusions), details that are not feasible for your 3D printer to achieve, and, critically, mechanical…

China’s AI scene explodes as DeepSeek adoption and job demand hit record highs

China’s AI scene explodes as DeepSeek adoption and job demand hit record highs

BEIJING, Jan 21 — Before DeepSeek shook up the tech world and put Chinese artificial intelligence on the map, Wu Chenglin’s own startup had nearly folded three times—but in the past year it has raised $30 million. The January 2025 release of a low-cost generative AI model from DeepSeek that performed at a similar level to…

Why AI Adoption Is Failing To Deliver The Returns Businesses Expect

Why AI Adoption Is Failing To Deliver The Returns Businesses Expect

AI adoption is delivering mixed results for businesses, with clear evidence showing the gap between hype and measurable return. According to a recent MIT “State of AI in Business 2025” study, only about 5% of enterprise generative AI pilots achieve rapid revenue acceleration, while roughly 95% fail to deliver meaningful business impact. This sobering statistic…

BeatStars Acquires Lemonaide AI, Integrating Generative Music Into Rights-First Creator Platform

BeatStars Acquires Lemonaide AI, Integrating Generative Music Into Rights-First Creator Platform

BeatStars and Lemonaide AI leadership announce acquisition aimed at integrating ethical music generation into rights-first creator platform, January 20, 2025 BeatStars and Lemonaide AI photo For much of the past two years, the music industry has debated what ethical artificial intelligence should look like. The discussion has revolved around familiar concepts: consent, attribution, compensation, transparency….

Here are the 55 US AI startups that raised $100M or more in 2025

Here are the 55 US AI startups that raised $100M or more in 2025

The AI industry entered 2025 with strong momentum.  There were 49 startups that raised funding rounds worth $100 million or more in 2024, per our count at TechCrunch; three companies raised more than one “mega-round,” and seven companies raised rounds that were $1 billion in size or larger.  The industry didn’t slow down in 2025. While less companies raised rounds larger than $1 billion, four — Anthropic raised…

How Generative AI Restores and Colorizes Old Photos Instantly

How Generative AI Restores and Colorizes Old Photos Instantly

1. How does generative AI restore old photos? Generative AI analyzes damaged areas, predicts missing details, and reconstructs textures, faces, and backgrounds using trained models from millions of image samples. 2. Can generative AI accurately colorize black-and-white photos? Generative AI studies objects, skin tones, clothing, and environments to apply realistic colors based on historical data…

Saudi Aramco Expects Up to $5 Billion Gains from AI in 2025

Saudi Aramco Expects Up to $5 Billion Gains from AI in 2025

Saudi oil giant Aramco expects AI and other advanced technology to have helped it achieve in 2025 a technology realized value of between $3 billion and $5 billion, chief executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday.  The world’s biggest oil firm in both production and market capitalization had total realized technology value of $6 billion in…