Predictions about the economic impact of artificial intelligence swing from increased productivity to the complete annihilation of industries. Clearly, nobody really knows how the introduction of autonomous decision-making software is going to shape our world. But there are some early reasons for optimism: new jobs are already being created due to the AI boom, according to Nov. 16 research from Glassdoor Economic Research, a website that analyzes the labor market. The most common new AI-related job is AI software engineer, comprising 11% of Glassdoor's 512 AI-related job postings. However, new professions are also emerging, some less technical and more AI-adjacent.

How best to upgrade your lighting and electric devices to save money and cut your electric bill. From LED lights and Wi-Fi thermostats to water sensors and voice-controller personal assistants, the latest in-home tech could save you money. While buying the latest technology can cost a pretty penny, choosing the right gadgets could save you money. If you want evidence of this, look no further than your home. Between LED lights (that sip rather than gulp electricity) and smart thermostats (that can automate temperature when you're home or not), as well as many other "connected home" gizmos, you can reduce your monthly energy bills and reduce the odds of an expensive emergency situation, such as water damage.

The following post highlights how Venture Scanner categorizes the Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup landscape, and presents our Innovation Quadrant showing how those categories compare to one another. The data for this post is through July 2017. The above sector map organizes the sector into 13 categories and shows a sampling of companies in each category. Our Innovation Quadrant provides a snapshot of the average funding and average age for the different AI categories and how they compare with one another. Heavyweights: These categories are comprised of companies that have reached maturity with significant financing.

A lot of people have been doing light therapy during the winter to keep their mood up while the Sun is hiding. There was even an episode of Broad City about it. Well, Llana could have used the Luminette 2 light therapy glasses, because they let you get some much-needed light while you're on the go instead of dashing into a room for light therapy every time your mood goes down. These are for the person who has issues with seasonal depression who doesn't have a lot of time. There are so many different headphone options out there that it's hard to know which ones to get, so we'll save you some time.

In Yana Welinder's house, her son will say "Papa' to either her or her husband. But her child, who just turned 1, does have a name for another prominent figure in the household: "Aga." Or, as the rest of us know her, Alexa -- Amazon's voice assistant. Welinder's son can't summon the assistant from the Echo speaker in their San Francisco home on his own. But he knows what he's trying to do.

Displays for the echo dot and echo are seen inside the Amazon Books store in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in New York City, New York, U.S., May 25, 2017. The smart speaker is the newest home consumer electronics product category. And this year, the technology is more advanced with features like built-in displays. Fox News spoke with DealNews, a comparison shopping website, for recommendations on the best deals for smart speakers, based on a voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant such as Amazon's Alexa. Here are five of the best deals for this holiday shopping season.

Just as the Amazon Echo appears poised to maintain its dominance of the voice-activated connected intelligence device category, it's now ready to make another leap in that space by adding a screen to the mix. Pre-orders for the $299 Echo Show began less than a week ago, but it already is a top-selling electronics device (on Amazon, naturally). Promising consumers "everything you love about Alexa," Amazon says "now she can show you things: Watch video flash briefings and YouTube, see music lyrics, security cameras, photos, weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, and more. The influence of voice-activation and connected intelligence is already threatening to up-end traditional advertising and even calls into question the value of a website, as Birchbox CEO Katia Beauchamp has opined. Does Amazon Echo Show's video and touchscreen device further alter expectations among consumers and brands?

This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter, reviews for the real world. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, they may earn affiliate commissions that support their work. Read their continuously updated list of deals here. The first sale we've seen on the upgraded model of the Echo.The 2nd Generation Amazon Echo is our pick in our guide to the best Alexa-compatible smart-home devices for Amazon Echo. We wrote, "An Amazon Echo offers a convenient interface for your smart home and provides functionality that an app on your phone can't. If you already have some Alexa-compatible devices or one of the three major smart-home hubs (SmartThings, Wink, or Insteon), adding an Echo can make accessing those devices more interesting and convenient."

Amazon Echo and Google Home--and other devices that have Alexa and Google Assistant built in--are some of the most promising new technologies to come along in years. And they're genuinely useful to have around, whether it's to settle a bet or help out with a recipe. But it can also feel a little creepy to have a speaker in your house that's always listening. What exactly is it doing with that info? While their microphones are always on, Google Home and Alexa don't actually do anything with your voice until you say their "wake word," which is usually just'OK Google' or'Alexa'.

While we don't celebrate Thanksgiving, we're now fully onboard with the sale frenzy that accompanies it (even if we don't like to admit it to ourselves). If you're in the market for a new piece of tech but don't fancy wading out onto the High Street, we've got you covered. As always, if you spot anything that we might have missed, drop us a note in the comments below and we'll add it to our list as soon as possible. Some will be daily deals, so move quickly. They are targeted at Brits mind you, so we're avoiding anything that forces you to pay in dollars (you can find that here), Euros or any other (probably stronger) currency.