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AI is killing teen jobs faster

Sure, adults are at risk ... maybe 12% over the next few years. But almost 30% of teen jobs are at risk of AI deletion too.

Dec 15 • John Koetsier

20:01

Terminator: this humanoid robot is literally built for war (and more)

Most humanoid robot makers shy away from military uses. This upstart Silicon Valley manufacturer is looking to build 40,000 robots within 2 years …

Dec 10 • John Koetsier

32:33

Paypal for agents

Welcome to agentic commerce. The world is changing again.

Dec 4 • John Koetsier

23:57

Paypal for agents: welcome to agentic commerce

AI agents can already write code, build websites, and manage workflows ...

Dec 4 • John Koetsier

23:57

Watching Netflix for an hour makes more CO2 than 1,000 ChatGPT questions

AI is the environmental boogeyman, right, forcing us to boost power generation and kill the environment? Maybe that's not the full story ...

Dec 2 • John Koetsier

When robots deliver our stuff, we buy 10% more

I'll bet you 100 Substack subscribers you've never heard of the top robot delivery company in the world ...

Dec 1 • John Koetsier

November 2025

Giving AI a body is now cheap

Welcome to the sentient world. Robots are getting cheaper. And so is everything else you need to instantiate AI in a physical container.

Nov 29 • John Koetsier

Giving AI a body is now cheap

Are we ready for a world where everything is smart?

Nov 28 • John Koetsier

29:31

China, USA, rest of world: winning the humanoid robot race (or just the robot race)

Countries that succeed will own the future. Others will beg for scraps.

Nov 26 • John Koetsier

Humanoid robots: USA vs China

Are humanoid robots going to decide which countries get rich and which fall behind?

Nov 25 • John Koetsier

57:16

Fixing AI’s massive suicide problem

Turns out, AI empathy is a life-or-death matter

Nov 22 • John Koetsier

Fixing AI's suicide problem

Is AI empathy a life-or-death issue?

Nov 20 • John Koetsier

16:38

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