Author: lethuha

The US is considering building a highly secure AI base in Israel’s Negev desert to protect advanced AI technology from Chinese espionage risks and maintain its edge in the global AI race. The project, named Project Spire, was discussed between US and Israeli officials, aiming to combine the security standards of a US military base with Israel’s high-tech ecosystem. The plan focuses on three locations in the western Negev, where Israel will lease land long-term to the US to develop research centers, large-scale server systems, independent energy infrastructure, chip design, and AI model training. The project could also include advanced…

Despite AI agents being promoted to replace customer service staff, the number of offshore call center workers has still grown significantly over the past several years. Marc Benioff once stated that Salesforce cut 4,000 customer support positions in 2025 to deploy AI agents. However, data from the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines shows that call center jobs in the Philippines nearly doubled between 2016 and 2025, reaching around 2 million workers. The unemployment rate in the Philippines dropped from about 9% in 2021 to nearly 4% in March 2026, indicating that AI has not yet caused a…

Anthropic has just introduced “Claude for Small Business,” an AI agent package integrated directly into tools that small businesses use daily. According to Anthropic, small businesses account for 44% of US GDP and employ nearly half of the private sector workforce, yet their AI adoption remains significantly lower than that of large corporations. Claude for Small Business operates as a “toggle install” within Claude Cowork and connects with platforms like Intuit QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Canva, DocuSign, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365. The AI agents can autonomously perform various operational tasks such as payroll planning, accounting reconciliation, cash flow tracking, running…