MIT Technology Review’s The AI Hype Index cuts through the noise, ranking today’s most hyped AI trends—agentic systems that act autonomously, the risk of weaponized AI cyberattacks, humanoid robots stumbling through a half‑marathon, and music created by large models. This subjective roundup helps leaders separate genuine breakthroughs from overblown promises. 
Google is allegedly pay AI staff to do nothing for a year rather than join rivals
Google’s DeepMind is reportedly using aggressive noncompetes to sideline UK AI researchers.Read the article ontechcrunch.com
TechCrunch exposes Google’s latest noncompete strategy: DeepMind staff in the U.K. are reportedly being paid to sit out for up to a year rather than join rivals like OpenAI or Microsoft. While it keeps talent in‑house, many employees say the policy is isolating and may stifle innovation in an already competitive AI landscape. 
Teens Are Using ChatGPT to Invest in the Stock Market
A new wave of Gen Z investors is turning summer‑job earnings and AI tools like ChatGPT into early stock and crypto gains.Read the article onvice.com
Vice reports on a new wave of Gen Z investors using ChatGPT and other AI tools to inform stock and crypto trades—sometimes before they can even drive. Teen investors are turning summer‑job earnings into early portfolios, proving that financial literacy (and a bit of AI) can accelerate wealth‑building at any age. 
How IT leaders use agentic AI for business workflows
CIO explores how enterprises at ServiceNow, Salesforce, Shopify and others are deploying agentic AI.Read the article oncio.com
CIO explores how enterprises at Salesforce, ServiceNow, Shopify and beyond are deploying agentic AI—autonomous chains of AI‑powered actions—to automate lead qualification, support ticket resolution, data analysis and more. The result? Employees freed from routine tasks, empowered to focus on strategic initiatives rather than repetitive workflows.
