Sep 03, 2025

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Comic showing tech interviews: 2022 asks “Can you code FizzBuzz?” vs 2025 asks “Can you build an e-commerce platform?”
Sep 03, 2025

AI Skills Are Redefining What Makes a Great Developer: The job market for software developers requires knowing how to use AI

There is significant unmet demand for developers who understand AI.
Comic showing tech interviews: 2022 asks “Can you code FizzBuzz?” vs 2025 asks “Can you build an e-commerce platform?”
Sep 03, 2025

Gemini’s Environmental Impact, China’s Emerging AI Hub, Chatbot Job Interviews, Security For Agents

The Batch AI News and Insights: There is significant unmet demand for developers who understand AI.
Charts showing PromptGuard 2 blocking attacks, AlignmentCheck detecting goal hijacking, and CodeShield finding insecure code.
Sep 03, 2025

Cybersecurity for Agents: Meta releases LlamaFirewall, an open-source defense against AI hijacking

Autonomous agents built on large language models introduce distinct security concerns. Researchers designed a system to protect agents from common vulnerabilities.
Google study chart comparing energy use of AI accelerators for Gemini, including chip power, CPU, and idle machines.
Sep 03, 2025

Gemini’s Environmental Impact Measured: Google study directly measures electricity, water use, and greenhouse emissions of its models

Google determined that its large language models have a smaller environmental footprint than previous estimates had led it to expect.
Hangzhou skyline with modern skyscrapers, the golden sphere of Intercontinental Hotel, and the silver dome of Qianjiang complex.
Sep 03, 2025

China’s Emerging AI Hub: Inside DeepSeek and the other "little dragons" transforming Hangzhou into China's Silicon Valley

Hangzhou, a longtime manufacturing hub in eastern China, is blossoming into a center of AI innovation.
Bar charts comparing AI and human interviewers show higher rates for AI across job offers, job starts, and one-month retention.
Sep 03, 2025

Chatbot Interviewers Fill More Jobs: Study shows AI agent interviewers improve hiring, retention in customer service jobs

Large language models may have advantages over human recruiters when conducting job interviews, a study shows.

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