S&P 500 AI Breadth Test: Can Hardware Optimism Support the Rally?

Record S&P 500 close and a 4–5% oil slide set sector winners and losers as Iran risks linger and OFAC targets a Hormuz authority. Why cheaper crude still matters.

A research project examining AI-driven recruitment hires across the US has revealed a systemic racial bias. Researchers from Stanford University found a startling pattern of racial disparities when looking at the interview offers resulting from 4 million job applications submitted to 156 employers. The situation is aggravated by the “monoculture” in AI hiring software: More than 90% of US employers are screening job applicants with software, with 60% of Fortune 500 companies using the same tool, HireVue, the researchers found. Applicants who applied to multiple companies using AI had all their applications rejected more often than would be expected if each company’s screening methods were independent. They calculated that Black and Asian candidates were rejected in greater numbers than baseline figures would suggest. According to the survey, 29,000 more Asians would have been interviewed if AI had not been deployed. The researchers are concerned about the way in which AI is being used.

I will sit right down (waiting for the gift of sound and vision) And I will sing (waiting for the gift of sound and vision) — David Bowie Apple is planning to sponsor and present 14 AI research papers at the annual IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) in Denver next week, just days before it introduces major new AI features at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). The fresh research explores topics such as using LLMs in image generation, quality testing, and user interface prototyping. For months, supply chain rumors have hinted at a radical evolution for the ubiquitous AirPods in the form of built-in ambient cameras. With this in mind, it’s noteworthy that one of the research papers, “From Where Things Are to What They’re For: Benchmarking Spatial–Functional Intelligence for Multimodal LLMs,” specifically seems to cater for such use cases.  Accessibility for the people In application, this tech promises profound potential for accessibility. It sug

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Pope Leo XIV may not be able to disarm AI, but he’s got the attention of the industry.

Government and industry experts say by placing governance and security controls around data will help make implementing AI tools easier in the end.

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