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US Big Tech companies have been on an energy-related hiring spree; Workforce.AI says Microsoft has hired 570 people with energy-related expertise since 2022 (Tasmin Lockwood/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/14/big-tech-google-microsoft-energy-hiring-ai.html…

Big Tech is poaching energy talent to fuel its AI ambitions
Hires of energy-related talent by Big Tech was 30% higher in 2025 than pre-AI levels.

Universal scaling of shear thickening suspensions under acoustic perturbation
Anna R. Barth, Navneet Singh, Stephen J. Thornton, Pranav Kakhandiki, Edward Y. X. Ong, Meera Ramaswamy, Abhishek M. Shetty, Bulbul Chakraborty, James P. Sethna, Itai Cohen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11820

Universal scaling of shear thickening suspensions under acoustic perturbation
Tuning shear thickening behavior is a longstanding problem in the field of dense suspensions. Acoustic perturbations offer a convenient way to control shear thickening in real time, opening the door to a new class of smart materials. However, complete control over shear thickening requires a quantitative description for how suspension viscosity varies under acoustic perturbation. Here, we achieve this goal by experimentally probing suspensions with acoustic perturbations and incorporating their…

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On the Design and Evaluation of Human-centered Explainable AI Systems: A Systematic Review and Taxonomy
Aline Mangold, Juliane Zietz, Susanne Weinhold, Sebastian Pannasch
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.12201

On the Design and Evaluation of Human-centered Explainable AI Systems: A Systematic Review and Taxonomy
As AI becomes more common in everyday living, there is an increasing demand for intelligent systems that are both performant and understandable. Explainable AI (XAI) systems aim to provide comprehensible explanations of decisions and predictions. At present, however, evaluation processes are rather technical and not sufficiently focused on the needs of human users. Consequently, evaluation studies involving human users can serve as a valuable guide for conducting user studies. This paper presen…

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Google introduces Veo 3.1, with improved audio output and stronger prompt adherence, and rolls out new updates to its AI video editor Flow (The Keyword)
https://blog.google/technology/ai/veo-updates-flow/

Introducing Veo 3.1 and advanced capabilities in Flow
Today, we’re introducing new and enhanced creative capabilities to edit your clips.

Anthropic says Haiku 4.5 can serve as a subagent for Sonnet 4.5, which can break down problems into multistep plans and orchestrate a team of Haiku 4.5 agents (Anthropic)
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-haiku-4-5

Introducing Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5, our latest small model, is available today to all users.

How smuggled Starlink receivers and customized software let some Iranians evade a near-total internet blackout as the regime brutally cracked down on protesters (Financial Times)

To build more powerful AI systems, some AI leaders are focusing on pursuing an approach called continual learning, which mimics how people learn over time (Shirin Ghaffary/Bloomberg)

How David Sacks and AI adviser Sriram Krishnan overcame the opposition to Trump's AI EO, reaching out to lawmakers and finally modifying the text of the order (Washington Post)

How Trump’s tech advisers overcame a MAGA rebellion over AI
President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting states’ power to regulate AI split his supporters and highlighted Silicon Valley’s growing influence over his agenda.