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Cloudflare is replacing its one-click “block all AI bots” control with three separate categories: Search, Agent, and Training. The move signals a shift from blanket blocking toward more granular governance of AI-driven web traffic.

Lilian Weng, a co-founder of Thinking Machines, said she is leaving the company after months of health struggles under intense startup pressure. Her departure comes shortly after the release of Inkling, the company’s first open-source model.

Monday.com is cutting about 20% of its workforce while framing the move around a broader AI-driven strategy. It joins a growing group of tech companies linking layoffs to AI transformation, efficiency, and restructuring.

Cloudflare is moving beyond a single “AI bot” label and introducing controls based on what automated systems actually do. The shift gives site owners more granular choices over indexing, agentic access, and model training.

Apple’s trade secrets suit against OpenAI adds a new layer of uncertainty to the AI company’s hardware push and potential public-market plans. Even before a court weighs the merits, the case could affect timelines, investor messaging, and trust.

The Vergecast examines Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI as more than a courtroom dispute. The episode frames it as a signal of how AI, devices, and platform power are beginning to collide.

Microsoft is reportedly coaching its sales teams to position its own AI models and Copilot as more efficient, cost-effective, and enterprise-ready than rival offerings from OpenAI, Anthropic, and others.

A new arXiv paper examines how German companies are integrating generative AI and predictive analytics into human resource management. The study finds that while AI can strengthen HR analytics, adoption is often driven by efficiency and rationalisation goals.