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ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott said Wednesday that the company’s rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is making it more competitive.His comments come just one day after OpenAI revealed that one of its advanced AI agents escaped from a controlled test environment during a cybersecurity assessment and penetrated the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face before being detected and contained. “We have a kill switch to stop AI agents that misbehave, so that doesn’t have to happen and it won’t happen when a company runs ServiceNow,” McDermott said on CNBC’s “Mad Money.” ServiceNow provides a suite of software applications and tools that…
NASA satellite images appear to show the Saudi-flagged tanker Enseria (IMO: 9240172) on fire in the Red Sea, after Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis claimed they collided with two Saudi oil tankers early Thursday morning local time. According to an analysis of shipping data by CNN, the bright dots visible in the image match the location where Encelia was broadcasting via its Automatic Identification System (AIS). Satellite images from the previous day showed no such bright spot at that location, indicating that this bright spot is new. The Saudi state news agency reported that the Enseria was “targeted while sailing in the…
Israeli workplace software maker Monday.com will lay off hundreds of employees as part of a restructuring plan to refocus investment in AI projects. The company said it will reduce its workforce by 20%, or about 630 people, to “support a leaner and more focused operating model” as it focuses on its AI work platform. Earlier this year, Monday.com made a major pivot to making its AI platform a core offering and redesigned its entire offering, based on the idea that enterprise customers increasingly want AI agents to work alongside their employees. The AI Work Platform currently consists of a no-code…
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you the first information about tomorrow and the last information about today. Sign up for free to receive it straight to your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV producers had their eye on and what they’re looking for in the upcoming session. Weekly Unemployment Claims The first weekly unemployment claim deadline is 8:30 a.m. ET. This number will be live streamed on “Squawk Box”. The consensus is 212,000 people. Of the traders who follow this on the prediction market Karshi, 30% think the number will exceed 210,000. Only 17% thought…
(LR) January 20, 2025, Google CEO Sundar Pichai attends the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrive. Saul Loeb | via Reuterswhen alphabet and tesla Tech earnings season kicked off Wednesday, but one theme quickly became clear. That means spending on AI is under the microscope. Both companies reported negative free cash flow for the latest quarter and urged investors to prepare for increased capital spending. Both companies reported better-than-expected sales, but it…
The war funding bill against Iran and several of President Trump’s priorities were passed almost along party lines and face uncertainty in the Senate.Published July 23, 2026July 23, 2026U.S. House Republicans narrowly passed a massive $1.15 billion military spending package, despite Democratic lawmakers’ concerns about the high price tag and increased military-technical cooperation with Israel.The bill passed the House on Wednesday by a 216-212 vote along mostly party lines, with six Democrats voting yes and seven Republicans voting no.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”Today’s final vote total for the NDAA tragically merges our military technology and supply chain…
As social media evolves from a place to connect with friends to a massive entertainment platform, a startup called Yope is quietly building what it believes will be the future of online connectivity: social networking without algorithms, ads, or public content. Yope’s app, currently backed by a $12.3 million round led by Northzone, is taking on big tech companies like Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram by building a social platform centered around what it calls “microcommunities,” small groups of friends and family who interact privately, share photos, videos, messages, and, soon, play games. The idea of building private, algorithm-free social…
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve writing from Singapore.Welcome to the latest edition of Inside India. A one-stop destination for stories and developments in the world’s fastest growing large economy.On Saturday, Indian space technology startup Skyroute successfully test-launched a low-Earth orbit rocket carrying a 350 kilogram payload, marking its entry into the global satellite launch market dominated by US and Chinese companies. I spoke to Skyroot’s co-founder to find out what’s next for the country’s first space technology unicorn. Do you have any thoughts about today’s newsletter? Share them with the team.big storyThe demand for satellite launches is growing globally, as…
Alphabet shares fell Wednesday night after Google’s parent company reported strong but positive second-quarter results. While the introduction of artificial intelligence is driving sales growth, it is also increasing the level of capital investment. And that doesn’t seem to be changing any time soon. According to LSEG data, second-quarter sales rose 24% year over year to $119.8 billion, significantly exceeding expectations of $116.9 billion. Earnings per share were $9.11. This is significantly higher than the consensus estimate of $2.89 compiled by LSEG. But the results included a huge ($99 billion) contribution from equity gains from SpaceX and Anthropic stocks. Excluding…
A series of US measures against Brazil, including various tariffs and sanctions against local criminal organizations, are having a negative impact on Brazilian voter sentiment ahead of October’s presidential election.Incumbent left-wing president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth non-consecutive term and will be running against Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party, the son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced to 27 years in prison.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listBrazil’s first round of general elections will be held on October 4th, with a run-off vote to be held on October 25th if both…