Microsoft says AI agents will kill off SaaS by 2030
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Lamanna reckons business software is already a walking corpse

Software King of the World, Microsoft has declared that traditional business software is as good as dead and is betting big that AI agents will have finished the job by 2030.

Meta’s AI rules allowed bots to flirt with kids and spew racist junk
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Company admits chatbot guidelines let dangerous content slide

Meta’s internal AI policies gave chatbots the green light to engage in flirty chats with children, dish out bogus medical advice and help users craft racist nonsense, according to a 200 page company document seen by Reuters.

OpenAI’s GPT-5 wins over enterprise despite user backlash
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Corporates chase speed, cost, and brainpower

OpenAI might be taking flak for GPT-5’s "less intuitive" feel, but the enterprise crowd is lapping it up. The chatbot’s newly launched brainchild is already getting jammed into products across the coding and productivity world.

Simply NUC becomes SNUC Systems
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Focus on AI-powered computing platforms built for the edge

Simply NUC has announced a shift in the company's focus, becoming SNUC Systems, and focusing on delivering AI-powered computing platforms purpose-built for the edge. This also means we won't see any more Simply NUC-built systems.

DeepSeek’s R2 model delayed
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Beijing’s homegrown chip dream still can’t train properly

Chinese AI outfit DeepSeek has been forced to eat humble pie after its shiny new model flopped on Huawei’s Ascend chips, dragging a planned May launch into the long grass and handing rivals the chance to surge ahead.