Personal agents could return time and capability to their users. The next platform contest will decide who captures those gains, who controls access, and whether meaningful choice survives.
A persistent agent can carry work across devices and through time. Its value depends on whose intentions it serves, what authority it holds, and whether the user can leave.
Lightweight glasses could bring spatial computing into ordinary life. The contest turns on useful interfaces, sustained comfort and the consent of the people around us.
The most consequential promise in AI is that a better system will help build the system that succeeds it.
A missile-production agreement commits money that will be spent over several years.
An interceptor leaves its launcher in seconds.
DeepSeek announced new V4 API pricing on August 13, with rates taking effect August 17 and some increases reported at more than tenfold. The move turns cheap inference into a commercial stress test for developer loyalty, workload economics, and the competitive AI market.
IRS automation is accelerating across service, compliance, fraud detection, and case selection while complex taxpayers struggle to reach human help. This Special Report shows how a tax practice can automate routine work securely and move toward higher-value representation and advisory services.