AI is forcing consulting firms to shift from hourly billing to fixed-fee or outcome-based pricing, a transition proving slow and difficult for the industry (Mark Maurer/Wall Street Journal)

AI is forcing consulting firms to shift from hourly billing to fixed-fee or outcome-based pricing, a transition proving slow and…

South Korea unveils $1tn chip and AI investment plan

South Korea unveils $1tn chip and AI investment plan https://bit.ly/4xPOJXn It comes as regional rivals like Taiwan, China and J…

Australian government says it plans to double the maximum penalty for any social media company breaking its minimum age law and grant more powers to enforcers (Jackson Chen/Engadget)

Australian government says it plans to double the maximum penalty for any social media company breaking its minimum age law and …

Australia-based Firmus partners with Nvidia to build its first data center in Batam, Indonesia; the 360 MW Nvidia DSX AI factory campus is developed with DayOne (Bloomberg)

Australia-based Firmus partners with Nvidia to build its first data center in Batam, Indonesia; the 360 MW Nvidia DSX AI factory…

An analysis of US payroll data across 730+ occupations: employment among workers ages 22 to 25 in highly AI-exposed jobs is now shrinking by 3.8% per year (Nick Lichtenberg/Fortune)

An analysis of US payroll data across 730+ occupations: employment among workers ages 22 to 25 in highly AI-exposed jobs is now …

Brazil, which has struggled to standardize soccer talent scouting, is embracing AI-powered scouting apps that assess players by analyzing video clips and more (New York Times)

Brazil, which has struggled to standardize soccer talent scouting, is embracing AI-powered scouting apps that assess players by …

A look at South Korea's four vocational "meister" schools that train students to work in semiconductor manufacturing, leading to jobs at Samsung and SK Hynix (Max Kim/New York Times)

A look at South Korea's four vocational "meister" schools that train students to work in semiconductor manufacturi…

Source: the Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to Fable 5; limits could be lifted as soon as this coming week (Axios)

Source: the Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to Fable 5; limits could be lifted as soon as …

Polymarket says its annualized revenue is now $1B+; Dune Analytics: daily volume on Polymarket's US platform rose from ~$50M in mid-May to $200M+ by June 20 (Davis Giangiulio/CNBC)

Polymarket says its annualized revenue is now $1B+; Dune Analytics: daily volume on Polymarket's US platform rose from ~$50M…

Streaming services must comply with a California law that bans playing ads louder than the content being watched from July 1, but its implementation is unclear (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica)

Streaming services must comply with a California law that bans playing ads louder than the content being watched from July 1, bu…

A study of 408 teens in Australia finds 80%+ were still using social media three months after a ban came into force, citing inadequate age verification checks (Anna Bawden/The Guardian)

A study of 408 teens in Australia finds 80%+ were still using social media three months after a ban came into force, citing inad…