Another Monday, another batch of recent news stories. 🧵1/11.

Which Workers Will A.I. Hurt Most: The Young or the Experienced?. Check out this @nytimes piece on a pivotal time for AI in the workplace, featuring Lab Digital Fellow Sarah Bana and Postdoctoral Fellow @RuyuChen!.

And finally, a case of not reading the room: Xbox producer tells laid-off workers to manage emotions with AI. 11/11.

The SEC took a big step toward rules governing crypto ETFs. 10/11.

From the Gossip Column, folks are letting AI do their talking for them on dating apps. 9/11.

Grok is perpetuating antisemitic stereotypes (according to… Grok). 8/11.

Credit scores are going to start factoring in “Buy Now Pay Later” purchases. 7/11.

Big Tech’s salary divide widens….6/11.

From @TechCrunch, a look at how the data industry is consolidating. 5/11.

In TikTok news, a new app is coming in September as long as the Chinese government agrees to the deal. 4/11.

AI chatbots as psychedelic trip sitters?.3/11.

Remote work and AI have thrown a wrench in the gears of on-the-job training. 2/11.

You’re on your second coffee, you’ve asked Anita about her weekend, time to take a break from work and check out some recent news….🧵 1/11.

is headed to Washington! DC will be the first US city to use this AI tool from the MIT Governance Lab & Stanford Digital Economy Lab that facilitates large-scale dialogues to strengthen collective decision-making.

The 2025 Compendium also features interviews with @reidhoffman, Co-Founder of @LinkedIn, Craig Mundie, former Chief Research and Strategy Officer at @Microsoft, and Sandra Metz, Associate Profesor of Business at @Columbia_Biz.

Check out Lab Faculty Lead Professor Sandy Pentland's interview in the 2025 @StarlingTrust Compendium on AI, financial markets, and networked human behavior!. Available to Members and those who register for a free Observer account.

And from the Sports desk: how generative AI can help robots jump better. 11/11.

Not everyone likes how the “Big, Beautiful Bill” handles AI (and it’s not necessarily who you think). 10/11.

For your listening pleasure, here’s a conversation about the Disney & Universal v. Midjourney lawsuit. 9/11.

For 18+ eyes only: LLMs are optimizing the adult industry. 8/11.

In News news, ChatGPT is pointing potential AI tipsters toward its “preferred” journalists. 7/11.