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New survey data cited in the report shows AI has become routine at work: Gallup found 52% of U.S. employees and 68% of professional services workers were using AI by February 2026, while Thomson Reuters found 74% of professionals use AI several times a week. The report examines how this rapid adoption raises questions about professional judgment and legal accountability when AI tools make errors.
An Entrepreneur contributor's video essay examines how Lovable grew into a business with a reported $400 million in annual recurring revenue by February 2026 by solving the problem of people who had app ideas but couldn't code. The piece also cites an Adobe Express survey of 1,010 gig workers showing 46% said they earn income from AI side hustles, and recalls Dropbox's early struggles paying $233-$388 to acquire customers for a $99 product before a referral program lifted signups 60%.
A new survey from data removal service Incogni, covering 1,517 U.S. adults, found that 45% say they aren't concerned about their online privacy. Despite this, among those who claimed to have 'nothing to hide,' 58% would refuse to let a stranger unlock their phone for any amount of money, 39% cover their device cameras, and nearly half wouldn't share text messages with the government or 'Big Tech' even for three months' income.
A new national survey shows rising public interest in Medicare for All, a single-payer healthcare system, even as opinions remain divided along political lines. Despite the disagreement over solutions, respondents broadly agreed that healthcare costs in the United States have become unsustainable.
Nathaniel H. Bishop's book 'Voyage of the Paper Canoe,' published by Lee and Shepard in 1878, describes a journey he began on July 4, 1874, starting in Quebec with one assistant in an 18-foot wooden canoe. After about 400 miles he reached Troy, New York, where he switched to a 58-pound paper canoe made by E. Waters & Sons, dismissed his companion, and paddled roughly 2,000 more miles alone to finish the trip to the Gulf of Mexico by 1875.
A robotics project has secured $9 million in funding to develop a small robot designed to survey sewage infrastructure. The device is intended to inspect pipes and detect problems in underground sewer systems without extensive excavation.
Data for Progress surveyed 1,098 U.S. adults, replicating questions from the 1975-1999 DDB Needham Life Style surveys, and compared results with 1995 data. The firm found double-digit percentage-point declines in activities such as attending a class or seminar, entertaining people at home, and attending church, with participation in several activities falling by more than 20 points.
A PwC 2025 Customer Experience Survey found that 52% of consumers stopped buying from a brand following a poor product or service experience. Separately, an Idea Grove survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers found only 2% would purchase from an unfamiliar brand based solely on an AI recommendation without further research.
KPMG's 2025 American Worker Survey found 87% of U.S. employees use AI at least weekly and 51% daily. A separate KPMG and University of Melbourne study of over 48,000 people across 47 countries found 44% had used AI in ways that violated company policy, and 66% relied on AI output without checking its accuracy.
Nature's 2026 job satisfaction survey of nearly 4,000 scientists across 133 countries found 61% at least moderately satisfied with their jobs, with about 75% optimistic or neutral about career prospects and 65% willing to recommend research careers to students. Salary ranked seventh of eight satisfaction factors, behind meaningful work, work-life balance, job security and research funding. The survey also found men more optimistic than women (56% versus 44%) and no significant satisfaction gap between industry and academic scientists, despite industry pay being 66% higher on average.
A Morning Consult survey of roughly 2,000 U.S. adults conducted for Business Insider found that 61% of people earning over $100,000 a year trust influencers' product recommendations, compared with about half of those earning less. High earners were also more likely to say their trust in influencers has grown in recent years and to express interest in becoming influencers themselves.
A survey of 1,000 full-time US employees by business intelligence firm Visier found that 48% admitted to overstating their use or expertise with generative AI tools to coworkers or managers. Nearly half said they feel pressured to use AI without confidence they can do so effectively, citing insufficient training and unclear guidance from employers.