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AI headshots are gaining popularity, offering an affordable alternative to professional photography for LinkedIn profiles. Services like InstaHeadshots and Canva enable users to generate polished images by uploading selfies. While a professional-looking headshot enhances visibility and attracts recruiters, concerns arise regarding authenticity and potential deception. Recruiters are wary of artificial-looking images, urging users to maintain a genuine representation. LinkedIn permits AI-enhanced photos, emphasizing likeness accuracy. AI headshot usage is prevalent among younger job seekers, and AI is being leveraged across the entire job application process.

Credo, a semiconductor company specializing in high-speed connectivity, has seen its stock surge due to increasing demand for its active electrical cables (AECs) in AI infrastructure. Its AECs are crucial for connecting AI servers in data centers, with major clients like Amazon and Microsoft utilizing Credo’s signature purple cables. The company’s revenue doubled in fiscal year 2025, driven by the AI boom and hyperscalers’ data center expansions. While facing competition, Credo is expanding its product portfolio and collaborating with hyperscalers to meet the insatiable demand for AI connectivity solutions.

ISS recommends Tesla shareholders vote against Elon Musk’s proposed compensation package, a “mega performance equity award” valued near $1 trillion but raising concerns about its magnitude and alignment with long-term shareholder interests. Tesla’s board defends the package as crucial for retaining Musk and incentivizing growth. The firm also suggests voting against investing in xAI and reinstating a board member due to governance concerns. Musk, owning a substantial stake, could still secure approval despite the recommendations. The vote is pivotal for Tesla’s future leadership and governance.

AI is transforming healthcare by improving efficiency and alleviating burdens on professionals. While AI enhances diagnostics and drug discovery, a major focus is administrative streamlining through systems like Epic and startups like Abridge, reducing paperwork and documentation time. Venture capital strongly supports AI solutions for efficiency. However, a skills gap exists, prompting initiatives like Adtalem’s AI credentials program to equip clinicians. The goal is not replacement, but to empower clinicians to focus on patient care.

Oracle’s stock fell 7% Friday after unveiling ambitious long-term, AI-driven financial projections at its AI World conference. While initial reactions were positive, analysts are scrutinizing the plausibility of Oracle’s forecast of $166B in cloud infrastructure revenue by fiscal year 2030. Despite securing significant AI chip deals, including with OpenAI, and reporting strong RPO growth, concerns remain about concentrating business and scaling infrastructure. Analysts are weighing the potential reward against risks, with some suggesting a “wait-and-see” approach.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologized after suggesting the National Guard for San Francisco security, a proposal sparked by concerns raised by President Trump and amplified by a *New York Times* article. The initial comments drew criticism from local officials, Governor Newsom, and led to Ron Conway’s resignation from the Salesforce Foundation board, citing value misalignment. This ignited debate about federal intervention and San Francisco’s progressive values, intensified by comments from David Sacks and Elon Musk, highlighting Silicon Valley’s intersection with national politics. Benioff now affirms safety is the city’s responsibility.

US electricity providers face escalating demand projections driven by the AI boom, creating forecasting challenges due to tech companies’ competitive utility negotiations and duplicated project proposals. This strains grid reliability and potentially raises electricity prices, while regulatory pressures to decarbonize add complexity. Experts debate the accuracy of demand forecasts, with some fearing overvaluation in the stock market. While infrastructure investment surges, concerns remain about supply chain constraints and the pace of new generation capacity, pushing focus towards renewables and alternative solutions like on-site power generation.

A Russian envoy proposed a Russia-U.S. undersea rail tunnel, dubbed the ‘Putin-Trump tunnel,’ potentially involving Elon Musk’s Boring Company. Trump expressed interest, while Zelenskyy was reportedly displeased. The project faces skepticism due to enormous engineering challenges in the Bering Strait’s harsh conditions and The Boring Company’s limited experience in such environments. Geopolitical concerns arise from Musk’s existing ties with Russia, including Tesla’s aluminum supply and reported discussions with Putin.

Meta is launching new parental controls for its platforms, allowing parents to oversee their teens’ interactions with AI characters. These tools will enable parents to disable AI chats, block specific characters, and view activity reports. The move follows increased scrutiny and an FTC inquiry into the potential risks of AI chatbots to young users, stemming from reports of inappropriate AI interactions with minors. Meta aims for a phased rollout of the controls starting early next year, following refinements to AI safety protocols already underway. OpenAI is also bolstering teen safety measures.

OpenAI has temporarily suspended the generation of videos depicting Martin Luther King Jr. on its Sora platform after users created “disrespectful depictions.” The company cites concerns about the misuse of AI to portray historical figures and is enhancing its platform’s “guardrails.” Public figures can request exclusion from Sora-generated videos. This incident highlights the ethical challenges of AI-generated content, following similar concerns raised by Zelda Williams and Scarlett Johansson. This event underscores the need for robust safeguards in AI content creation tools.