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At Workday Rising, the company opened up MCP and SQL access for third-party AI agents in HR and finance and signed an agreement to acquire C1.ai, without disclosing the value.
Microsoft announced that its Maia family, led by Maia 300 at TSMC's 2nm node, will be its primary inference system, promising 40% more tokens per megawatt than GPU systems.
The Indian integrator established a global partnership with Anthropic, deploying engineers at client sites and integrating Claude into BigFix and AppScan, just four days after TCS reported $3.1 billion in AI revenue.
Amid protests in Visakhapatnam, Google told AFP that the 1 GW hub will use air cooling. The company previously changed technology in Chile after losing part of its permit in 2024.
DNB cuts 400 jobs citing AI, while HSBC plans UK layoffs; yet, leading AI banks continue hiring. The debate misses the point: the change is in function.
DNB cites AI for cutting 400 tech jobs, while HSBC considers advisor cuts up to 70% in the UK, targeting different layers of the bank.
According to the FT, HSBC plans to cut up to 70% of wealth advisers in the UK. In Australia, ANZ and Westpac denied to Parliament that AI will eliminate jobs. The debate is misdirected.
Accenture and Dell launched a joint unit to implement AI in banks, pharmaceuticals, and industries with 3,000 professionals to train. The equation changes with high memory costs and data regulations in the UK, EU, and Brazil.
According to the FT, HSBC could cut half of its managers and about 70% of wealth advisors in the UK. AI is moving to the forefront, yet the bank's own research shows affluent clients still prefer people.
Anthropic's new small model is 90% cheaper than Haiku 4.5 for prompts up to 100K tokens and matches GPT-6 Luna; the larger tokenizer reduces average savings to 75%, according to the company.
Bank confirms consultation on UK wealth management cuts; FT reports up to 70% of advisors and half of managers may exit, focusing on digital channels and AI.
Paid plans received GPT-6 Sol on October 7, and free users got Luna on the 8th; the new Intelligent UI enables interactive responses controlled by administrators in Enterprise.