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The AI vibe shift is real: Why the backlash is growing

The AI vibe shift is real: Why the backlash is growing

Published by skeptic

You’ve heard of AI vibe coding, one dictionary’s phrase of the year for 2025. As of this week, 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the AI vibe shift. You wouldn’t know the shift existed from the tech world’s top pronouncements of late; it is, after all, always sunny in Silicon Valley. Microsoft’s Build conference, like Google I/O in May, featured tons of techies talking about tokens, the metric by which AI prompts and answers are measured (a token, weirdly, is about three-quarters of a word on average). Both conferences also centered claims about frontier AI that are dubious to say the least. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis at Google I/O: “Artificial General Intelligence is just a few years away… we are standing in the foothills of the Singularity.” Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman: “scaling laws are holding… we are building towards what we call Humanist Superintelligence.” Investors, too, showed little sign of losing their AI optimism this week. Nvidia stock tumbled for a few days, but rallied after CEO Jensen Huang insisted AI …

Beyond a New Title: The Quiet Reinvention of a Career Shift

Beyond a New Title: The Quiet Reinvention of a Career Shift

Published by Jenni Sidey

Do I have what it takes for this job? What does “you’re not the right fit for this position” even mean? Time is running out; I may have to just take the next soul-crushing job because I’ve got to pay the bills. Each of these questions are thoughts that may have run through your mind during a career transition. Career transitions are often framed as moments of opportunity, growth, reinvention, and uncertainty. Whether you are transitioning because of downsizing, growing out of your current role, or just needing a change, there is invisible work that comes with pivoting to something new. The mental load required to move from one professional identity to another is often underestimated. We also can’t forget the cognitive, emotional, and relational labor experienced in making the transition. With the prevalence of career transitions, scholars have taken note. Most recently, research from the Journal of Vocational Behavior and the International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology reveals three factors that shape the career transition experience the most: the type of transition you’re …

Meghan makes noticeable shift as she utilises Lilibet for ‘credibility’ | Royal | News

Meghan makes noticeable shift as she utilises Lilibet for ‘credibility’ | Royal | News

Published by Sam Flores

Meghan Markle is increasingly featuring Princess Lilibet in public posts, with branding experts suggesting the appearances help reinforce the authenticity of her growing lifestyle brand. The Duchess of Sussex has again put family life front and centre while promoting her As Ever business, revealing that each member of her household has a different favourite jam from her latest collection. The comments came in a social media post that highlighted Prince Archie, seven, and Lilibet, who turns five next week, as Meghan continues to share more glimpses of her children than at any point since stepping back from royal duties. Observers have noted a marked increase in the number of photographs and videos featuring Lilibet over the past year. The youngster has appeared in family celebrations, behind-the-scenes clips from the Sussexes’ California home and promotional material. One recent post showed Lilibet sitting on the floor of Meghan’s walk-in wardrobe while the Duchess selected outfits, while another promotional video for the brand’s Mother’s Day collection offered followers a rare glimpse of the young princess. The shift has …

Peter Phillips’ wedding guest list reveals massive shift in royal family’s inner circle

Peter Phillips’ wedding guest list reveals massive shift in royal family’s inner circle

Published by Daniella Wilson

We all love a royal wedding, and despite them coming along like buses a few years ago (three within a year), we have had a bit of a drought of late. But next weekend, royal watchers can rejoice as the family’s senior members regroup in celebration once again when the King’s nephew Peter Phillips marries paediatric nurse Harriet Sperling. Peter’s big day on 6 June won’t be on the same scale as previous royal weddings – only 150 guests will watch the happy couple say their vows in the pretty Cotswolds village of Kemble. Nevertheless, the guest list is as regal as it gets. The King and Queen Camilla are expected to attend, as are Prince William and Catherine, and of course Peter’s proud mother Princess Anne will be there too, as will his sister Zara Tindall, her husband Mike, and his cousins Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. It’s certainly a right royal turnout, but perhaps even more interesting than who is on the guest list is who has been left off it – and what …

“I Think It Will Reduce Our Jobs”: Jamie Dimon Predicts AI-Driven Workforce Shift At JPMorgan

“I Think It Will Reduce Our Jobs”: Jamie Dimon Predicts AI-Driven Workforce Shift At JPMorgan

Published by Jenni Sidey

Artificial intelligence is set to significantly alter hiring patterns at JPMorgan Chase & Co., according to CEO Jamie Dimon, who said the bank expects to recruit more AI-focused talent while reducing reliance on some conventional banking roles over time, according to Bloomberg. During a Bloomberg Television interview at the firm’s China Summit in Shanghai, Dimon acknowledged the long-term impact AI is likely to have on employment across the industry. “I think it will reduce our jobs down the road,” he said. “There will be all different types of jobs, and I think we will be hiring more AI people and fewer bankers in certain categories, and it will make them more productive.” The shift reflects a broader transformation underway on Wall Street, where major banks are accelerating investments in automation and generative AI to streamline operations and improve efficiency. Executives across the sector have increasingly spoken about the technology’s ability to replace repetitive work while reshaping how financial institutions operate. Bloomberg writes that unlike some peers who have framed the transition more bluntly, Dimon emphasized …

The NAACP Is Proposing a Radical Shift to College Sports. Will It Work?

The NAACP Is Proposing a Radical Shift to College Sports. Will It Work?

Published by José Betancourt

Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s recently redrawn congressional map was unconstitutional. The decision effectively dismantled a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act allowing for the creation of majority-minority districts, in order to ensure that nonwhite voters would be fairly represented in national politics. Since the ruling, elected officials in several southern states have moved to break up predominantly Black voting districts. Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District, for example, which encompasses most of the majority-Black city of Memphis—and has elected a Democratic representative to Congress since 1983—has been reshaped to form three Republican-leaning districts. The gerrymandering rush has been speedy, calculated, and legal, prompting no shortage of concern from politicians and voters. On Tuesday, the NAACP announced an effort to do something about it. In a press conference, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson urged Black athletes and fans to boycott state-funded universities in the Deep South, in an effort to exploit one of the region’s biggest weaknesses: its passion for college sports. Flanked by members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), …

The Typo Vibe Shift – The Atlantic

The Typo Vibe Shift – The Atlantic

Published by Sam Flores

Toward the beginning of the 2002 film Secretary, a domineering lawyer (played by James Spader) barges into the office of his assistant (Maggie Gyllenhaal) with evidence of a work infraction: a memo she has written that has “three typing errors.” Spader’s character spits out a reprimand. “Do you know what this makes me look like to the people who receive these letters?” Setting aside that his screed turns out to be foreplay, Spader’s character was channeling a widespread cultural revulsion: Typos were the ultimate shorthand for careless work. A spelling mistake was proof that the writer hadn’t bothered putting much effort into a piece of correspondence, that their instructions or advice shouldn’t be taken seriously—and perhaps that the recipient shouldn’t invest time in reading their note at all. More than two decades later, as AI-generated writing has flooded workplaces, social media, and dating apps, old hallmarks of sloppiness—typos chief among them—are getting a new gloss. Read: The problem with using AI in your personal life Some job applicants are intentionally adding typos to their cover …

Commentary: Few deals from Trump-Xi summit, but it’s the underlying shift that matters

Commentary: Few deals from Trump-Xi summit, but it’s the underlying shift that matters

Published by Sam Flores

A PROJECTION OF STRENGTH For those seeking further evidence of China’s projection of strength, they needed only to look at the diplomatic calendar immediately following Mr Trump’s departure. Beijing confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would arrive for a state visit on Tuesday (May 19).  While the proximity of the two visits was technically coincidental – Mr Trump’s trip having been delayed from March due to the US-Israeli war against Iran – the sequencing was anything but.  It was an astute showcase of Beijing as an indispensable geopolitical pivot point, hosting the American president one week and cementing its strategic partnership with Moscow the next. With Mr Xi and Mr Trump scheduled to meet at least three more times this year, more hard bargaining will define the coming months. But for now, Beijing has the advantage of setting the tone for future meetings. In 2010, under President Hu Jintao, China first floated the concept of “a new model of great power relations” to promote mutual respect, an initiative Xi Jinping renewed in 2013.  For over …

Neuroscience Says Quantum Jumping Timelines Can Genuinely Change Your Life

Neuroscience Says Quantum Jumping Timelines Can Genuinely Change Your Life

Published by Jenni Sidey

A social media trend has people convinced that they can switch between different timelines and realities. But is it legit? The theory, known as quantum jumping, basically says that we all actually exist in more than one timeline at a time, and that we can switch between those timelines if we want to. It sounds a lot like something out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but with so many people claiming to do it themselves through a form of manifestation, it makes you wonder if there is some truth to it. Quantum jumping refers to shifting between different timelines at will. The actual definition of the term quantum jump, as it relates to science, has to do with something moving from one state of energy to another. That’s obviously not what TikTokers are talking about, though. Instead, the trend is basically being able to shift between timelines to make your reality what you wish it to be.  It’s like if a sci-fi movie and manifestation had a baby, and it’s called shifting. Shifting is using quantum jumping …