🤖 OpenAI launches hiring platform to challenge LinkedIn 🤖
OpenAI announces comprehensive hiring ecosystem targeting 10 million American workers by 2030.

OpenAI launches hiring platform to challenge LinkedIn with the OpenAI Jobs Platform set for mid-2026, using AI to match candidates with employers across small businesses and local governments. The initiative includes the OpenAI Academy starting pilots in late 2025, targeting 10 million Americans for AI certification by 2030, with Walmart as the first major partner. This represents OpenAI's boldest expansion beyond core AI models into the recruitment industry, directly challenging LinkedIn's dominance. The platform will offer separate tracks for different business segments while providing fluency certifications to validate workers' AI skills.

🚀 DeepSeek developing self-improving AI agent 🚀
Chinese AI startup targets Q4 2025 release of autonomous agent with continuous learning capabilities.

DeepSeek developing self-improving AI agent designed to execute multi-step workflows independently while learning from past actions, with founder Liang Wenfeng targeting a Q4 2025 release. The system represents China's entry into the competitive agent market, joining ChatGPT Agent and Anthropic's Claude for Chrome in the race for autonomous AI assistants. DeepSeek's agent aims to handle complex tasks with minimal user intervention, continuously improving through experience and feedback loops. This development comes as the company's R1 successor faces delays, but expectations remain high following R1's surprise market impact last year.

💼 Atlassian acquires Browser Company for $610M 💼
Major consolidation in productivity software aims to create AI-powered browser for knowledge workers.

Atlassian acquires Browser Company for $610M in an all-cash deal that signals major consolidation in productivity software, targeting creator of the innovative Arc browser and upcoming Dia browser. The acquisition aims to create an AI-powered browser specifically optimized for knowledge workers, building on Atlassian's existing suite of collaboration tools like Jira and Confluence. The Browser Company will maintain independent operations while continuing development of Dia, their next-generation browser designed for AI-native workflows. This deal represents Atlassian's strategic push into the browser space to control the entire knowledge work experience from project management to web browsing.

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🎓 Perplexity launches student program with free access 🎓

Perplexity launches student program offering free Pro access to college students, providing enhanced research capabilities with unlimited queries and advanced AI models for academic work. The program targets students seeking powerful research tools for coursework and projects, expanding Perplexity's user base in the education sector.

📹 NotebookLM expands Video Overviews to 80 languages 📹

Google NotebookLM expands Video Overviews to 80 languages globally while upgrading all Audio Overviews to full-length, comprehensive discussions. The updates provide equal depth and quality across all supported languages, helping users understand complex sources through video presentations and detailed audio summaries in their preferred language.

H-FARM EVENTS ON AI

H-FARM CLUB Artificial Intelligence
Beyond the buzz: understanding AI’s real impact

Join us for the first AI Club of the season to explore the latest developments in AI. We’ll discuss how increasingly sophisticated human-like interactions are shaping our perception of reality, the psychological and ethical challenges they raise, and the opportunities they create for business and innovation.

📅 September 18, 6:00 PM

📍 H-FARM Campus

Be part of a conversation that moves past the hype to focus on what’s actually changing today.

Our guests:

• Diego Pizzocaro, CEO of H-FARM AI, with the latest AI news and insights

• Luca Pezzullo (President of the Order of Psychologists of Veneto) presenting "AI and Consciousness: Illusion, Reality, and Risks"

• CISCO discussing AI Voice Agents in the Enterprise and Corporate Case Studies