Study: Firms often use automation to control certain workers’ wages
MIT economists found US companies tend to target employees earning a “wage premium,” which increases inequality but not necessarily productivity.
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Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology today announced the launch of the MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab, advancing their long-standing collaboration to shape the next era of computing. The new lab expands its scope to include quantum computing, alongside foundational artificial intelligence research, with the goal of unlocking new […]
Read full articleMIT economists found US companies tend to target employees earning a “wage premium,” which increases inequality but not necessarily productivity.
Insider Brief ORCA Computing, a leading quantum computing company, and SiC Systems, a leader in physics-informed multi-agent AI for industrial process systems, today announced a strategic partnership to apply hybrid quantum–classical computing to industrial agentic AI for chemical and biomanufacturing process design, control and maintenance. This collaboration represents the first-time quantum computing is being integrated into industrial agentic […]
QyTw0, the Finnish AI lab founded by former AMD Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin, is now valued at €325 million (approximately $380 million) after raising a €25 million angel round ($29 million). It's a sign of enduring tailwinds for AI, quantum computing, and sovereign tech, especially for Europe-made companies.
For the long-established tech vendor, the software development lifecycle platform is an accessible entry point for enterprises into the realm of AI coding.
BOSTON, May 5, 2026 — At Think 2026, IBM today announced the general availability of IBM Sovereign Core, a new software platform designed to help organizations build and operate AI-ready […] The post IBM Makes Digital Sovereignty Operational with General Availability of IBM Sovereign Core appeared first on AIwire.
BOSTON, May 5, 2026 — Today, at its annual Think conference, IBM announced its most comprehensive expansion of enterprise AI and hybrid cloud management capabilities to date. Products and capabilities […] The post IBM Delivers the Blueprint for the AI Operating Model as the AI Divide Widens appeared first on AIwire.
eleQtron raises €57M Series A to scale trapped-ion quantum computers for industrial use, led by Schwarz Digits with EIC Fund and Earlybird.
The long-established tech vendor is retaining its multi-model strategy while fortifying its on-premises AI offerings and the Watsonx Orchestrate system for agents.