AI Spending, CPU Waits, UX Trends, AI Feuds, and Happiness
Your Weekly Review of News in Technology, UX and AI
Here’s the latest news, resources, and use cases from the world of product, UX, AI and technology. Let’s go:
📊 AI in Healthcare
💸 Tech AI spending
👩💻 CPU Waits
🤖 Product Management in Age of AI
🎛️ UX Trends
🤼♂️ AI Feud
👥 Google Protest
🎨 Happiness
🦴 The Femur
Podcast
Harnessing AI in Healthcare: Insights from RJ Kedziora
In this episode of Product by Design, Kyle Evans interviews RJ Kedziora, co-founder of Estenda, a company specializing in custom software and data analysis for healthcare. We discuss RJ’s journey in technology and entrepreneurship, the importance of energy management over time management, and the role of AI in healthcare. RJ shares insights into the challenges and future of AI applications, the need for ethical considerations, and the potential for personalized healthcare solutions. He also offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs looking to make a difference in the industry.
News and Useful Reads
Tech AI spending may approach $700 billion this year, but the blow to cash raises red flags
Tech companies continue to spend massive amounts on AI. It’s a huge upfront investment, which raises significant concerns for me about how (and if) the payoff will come.
Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon are expected to spend nearly $700 billion combined this year to fuel their AI build-outs.
Intel, AMD notify customers in China of lengthy waits for CPUs
It doesn’t seem like the demand for CPUs is waning at all.
Booming investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure has created a frantic rush not only for AI-specific chips, but also other parts of the supply chain - most acutely in memory chips, prices of which continue to soar.
What product management looks like in the era of AI
The product management role and responsibilities are being significantly reshaped. We’ve been grappling with this for a while, but change will only continue to accelerate.
The days of leaving AI to the engineers are fading. PMs who want to stay relevant must build fluency, embrace experimentation, and treat AI as both a product feature and a design material.
The top UX design trends in 2026 (and how to leverage them)
UX is heading into one of its most transformative phases yet. AI continues to reshape how we interact with digital products, bringing both major opportunities and challenges for designers. At the same time, new regulations and guidelines are raising the bar for accessibility and sustainability. And, in amongst it all, users are craving calmer, clearer and more human-centred experiences.
Two of the biggest AI companies are feuding over a Super Bowl ad. It’s bigger than you think
I think these Superbowl ads are outstanding. Anthropic and OpenAI have taken aim at each other, and aren’t pulling their punches.
More Than 800 Google Workers Urge Company to Cancel Any Contracts With ICE and CBP
It’s good to see employees at large companies standing up to their leaders and to horrific actions of the American government. We’ll need a lot more of this to stem the current tide.
More Than 880 employees and contractors working for Google signed a petition this week calling on the company to disclose and cancel any contracts it may have with US immigration authorities.
Other Interesting Finds
An Overlooked Prescription for Happiness
As someone who is deep into too many hobbies, I can attest that they are critical for my happiness and mental health. Hopefully counteracting at least some of the stress from day-to-day working and life.
Research suggests that experiencing art and creativity, even for a few minutes a day, has tangible effects on our mental and physical health. Doing so helps slow cognitive decline, reduces the risk of heart disease and increases well-being as we age. Reading books, for example, is linked with living longer.
Your femur can support 30 times the weight of your body.
Most of us know that the femur is the biggest bone in our body. But I did not know just how strong it was.
The femur is more than up for its job, as it’s capable of holding up to 30 times your body weight, or roughly 6,000 pounds (though the exact weight depends on the person and age).