AI News Roundup: Jul 21, 2026
AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring
AI is more likely than humans to form biases when hiring
Schools are making opposite bets on the same technology, and the stakes are higher than anyone's admitting. West Virginia is training every student to master AI. Other colleges are banning AI and laptops entirely. Both claim they're protecting the future. So which side got it catastrophically wrong?
Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features
Police departments are adopting artificial intelligence faster than lawmakers can write the rules. This isn’t about machines taking over streets like RoboCop. It is about how everyday tools are beginning to change community safety, and why clear boundaries matter more than ever.
People Who Will Thrive in the AI Age
The only AI glossary you’ll need this year
My wife is a retiree who loves researching travel, following favorite chefs, and walking our two dogs. She has a good life. So when I talk to her about AI, her question isn't theoretical - it's personal: Why would she want this thing messing with the parts of her day she actually enjoys?
Tencent tests Xiaowei, an AI assistant inside WeChat
I gave my AI one instruction. She came back with four new ways to use my own app that I never imagined. This is what human-AI creation really looks like.
I refused to pay a service to transfer my Spotify playlist so I used Claude and ChatGPT instead
You already trust AI with your safety and health every single day. The real problem? A branding disaster from 1956 that makes people fear the tools they need most.
Apple Intelligence brings powerful AI capabilities into everyday experiences
I Vibe-Coded the App of My Dreams and Only Lost My Mind Twice
Writing With AI is Harder Than You Think
Bosses say AI boosts productivity – workers say they’re drowning in ‘workslop’
Gen Z’s Use of AI is Plateauing
Ever heard a term called "Surprisal"?
OpenAI Unexpectedly Shuts Down Sora
AI Computing's Big Shift: Inference Overtakes Training
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Using AI to Detect Breast Cancer