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1. 🚀 Australia unveils National AI Plan to speed adoption over regulation


Australia launched its National AI Plan, prioritizing rapid adoption and building domestic compute capacity. The strategy funds skills programs and industry collaboration, opting for safety guides over sweeping new rules. A central $29.9 million AI Safety Institute will launch in early 2026 to test systems, advise on risks, and guide responsible AI deployment.

2. 📉 OECD warns AI investment surge and tariffs may test global growth


The OECD cautioned that a rapid spike in AI-related investment, combined with shifting global tariffs, could pressure growth and financial stability. It highlighted risks of sudden valuation corrections and tighter credit conditions. The organization urged coordinated policy, risk monitoring and prudent capital allocation to ensure AI expansion does not destabilize markets.

3. 🤖 Fujitsu unveils spatial world model to improve human-robot collaboration

Fujitsu introduced a spatial world model that predicts future movements of people and objects to enable safer robot cooperation in shared spaces. The system manages multiple robots, optimises their paths and reduces collision risk. Industrial trials are planned to validate the technology’s impact on automation reliability in manufacturing, logistics and controlled environments.

4. 📣 Siren secures strategic investment to scale AI-driven investigations

Siren announced fresh investment to expand its AI platform used by law-enforcement, security and compliance teams for complex investigations. Funds will accelerate entity-resolution tools, multi-dataset analysis and collaboration features supporting high-sensitivity cases. The company aims to scale global deployments while maintaining auditability, governance and responsible-use safeguards in intelligence workflows.

5. 🤝 Capgemini and UNICEF launch agentic AI assistant to guide youth to green jobs

Capgemini and UNICEF unveiled an agentic AI assistant designed to map learning paths, recommend sustainability skills and connect young people to green-sector opportunities. Pilots focus on underserved communities, offering personalised training suggestions, verified programmes and local career routes. The initiative aims to expand climate-aligned employment and strengthen future-ready workforce development.

6. 🏭 Routematic reports CO₂ savings via AI-optimised commutes

Routematic said its AI-driven routing and EV-pooled commute programmes cut 8,348 tonnes of CO₂ in 2025 across India’s corporate corridors.The company credits smarter routing, higher occupancy and fleet electrification for the reductions and cost savings.Clients reported lower commute expenses, improved ESG metrics and sustainability gains from optimized mobility planning.

TRENDING RIGHT NOW

1. 🤝 OpenAI and Accenture launch major enterprise AI partnership

OpenAI and Accenture announced a global collaboration to embed ChatGPT Enterprise across consulting, operations, and delivery work for tens of thousands of professionals. The initiative includes upskilling via OpenAI Certifications and a flagship programme to help clients deploy agentic AI in workflows. The deal aims to accelerate secure, scalable AI adoption across multiple sectors.

2. 🏦 HSBC taps Mistral AI for self-hosted generative-AI deployment

HSBC entered a multi-year deal with Mistral AI to integrate generative models on its own infrastructure. The bank will use these tools internally for tasks such as document analysis, multilingual translation, risk review and customer communications — all under its data-privacy and governance framework. The agreement marks a major step toward responsible AI rollout in banking.

3. 🛡️ CrowdStrike rolls out security stack for agentic AI workloads on AWS

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike released a new platform to secure autonomous and agentic AI deployments on AWS. The solution adds runtime protection, policy enforcement, monitoring and abuse detection to prevent misuse. Organisations can now deploy AI agents with stronger governance and traceability, helping make large-scale generative AI adoption safer and more compliant.

4. 📈 Black Forest Labs raises $300M Series B, valued at $3.25B

German visual-AI startup Black Forest Labs secured a €258 million (about $300 million) Series B led by AMP and Salesforce Ventures, with participation from Nvidia and Andreessen Horowitz. The funding lifts the company’s valuation to roughly $3.25 billion and will support scaling its FLUX models, expanding compute capacity and accelerating global commercial deployment.

5. 🧑‍💻 Apple appoints Amar Subramanya as new leader of its AI research efforts

Apple appointed longtime Google engineering leader Amar Subramanya to a senior position overseeing its expanding AI initiatives. The move reflects Apple’s intensified push to strengthen generative AI capabilities across hardware and software. Industry analysts view the hire as part of Big Tech’s broader competition to secure elite AI talent and accelerate innovation pipelines.

6. 🎵 AI music copyright battle heats up after Jorja Smith label seeks royalties

FAMM has demanded royalties from viral TikTok song “I Run”, alleging an AI-cloned version of Jorja Smith’s voice was used without permission. Platforms issued takedowns and the track was temporarily removed while disputes continue. The case exposes legal gaps around voice synthesis, training data and consent, and could set precedent for artist compensation and clear attribution in AI music.

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Authors: Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

🧠 Main Idea:
This book teaches how to solve problems by thinking unconventionally—questioning assumptions, ignoring social pressure, and approaching issues with curiosity and data instead of emotion and ego.

🔍 Key Concepts:

  • 1. Admit What You Don’t Know:
    Intellectual humility opens the door to real learning and better decisions.

  • 2. Think Like a Child:
    Children ask simple, honest questions adults are too embarrassed to ask — and simplicity often leads to better solutions.

  • 3. Incentives Matter:
    To understand behavior, identify what people are really incentivized by, not what they say motivates them.

  • 4. Don’t Fear the Unexpected Answer:
    Truly original solutions often look strange at first.

  • 5. Persuasion Through Storytelling:
    Stories cut through resistance and help people understand complex points quickly.

  • 6. Focus on Small, Measurable Problems:
    Grand solutions fail; small, clear fixes often work better and scale later.

🌱 Core Lessons:

  • Creativity comes from questioning norms, not following them.

  • Data beats intuition — most big assumptions are wrong.

  • Humility and curiosity are superpowers in problem-solving.

  • Small, unconventional ideas can create massive breakthroughs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      AI TOOLS

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