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Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie doesn’t think AI agents will replace enterprise SaaS (software-as-a-service) companies. Rather, he believes the more likely future is a hybrid combination of SaaS and agents, he said, speaking on stage at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference on Wednesday. “Typically, once you create a business process, you want to be able to effectively define that process in business logic with a deterministic system, because there is a very high risk that that process will change on the same day,” Levie explained. “If you’re doing something mission-critical, we’ve already seen great examples where data is leaked…
Bill McDermott, CEO of ServiceNow Inc., at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesServiceNow reported third-quarter results Wednesday that far exceeded Wall Street expectations, and the company also approved a 5-for-1 stock split.After the bell, the stock rose 4%.The company’s results and LSEG estimates are as follows:Earnings per share: $4.82 adjusted vs. $4.27 expected Revenue: $3.41 billion vs. $3.35 billion expectedSubscription revenue, which makes up the bulk of the enterprise software company’s revenue, totaled $3.3 billion in the third quarter, beating…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald TrumpSergei Bobylev | Kent Nishimura | ReutersA high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping could bring about a breakthrough in the fraught trade relationship between the two economic powers.But while both the Trump administration and Beijing have expressed optimism ahead of the sit-in, details of the summit remain murky and some experts are questioning the White House’s confidence.Phil Luck, director of the economics program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said he expected an outcome that would be “relatively minor, relatively ambiguous” and “not awe-inspiring.””I think,…
The Lucid display will be seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Daniel DeVries | CNBClucid group The company announced Tuesday that it is aiming for a new goal: to become the first automaker to equip its vehicles with advanced self-driving features in the coming years.The all-electric car maker expects to launch what it calls “mind-off” driving. This basically allows the car to drive itself under normal circumstances without human supervision or intervention, unless there are changes in conditions such as bad weather. This is like having a passenger play a card game or watch…
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, wears Meta Ray-Ban Display AI glasses during the MetaConnect event on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 in Menlo Park, California, USA.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta continues to pour money into the Metaverse, building on virtual reality and augmented reality technology.The company reported third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, saying its Reality Labs division posted revenue of $470 million in the period, but an operating loss of $4.4 billion.Wall Street had expected Reality Labs to post an operating loss of $5.1 billion on revenue of $316 million.The Reality Labs division is responsible for developing the…
The United States and South Korea have advanced in trade negotiations, with talks and ceremonies that included the presentation of a gold medal and crown to U.S. President Donald Trump, detailing the $350 billion that will be invested in the U.S. economy.Both were gifts from President Lee Jae-myung, the last stop on Trump’s recent Asian tour, where he called for flattery as Washington and South Korea work to flesh out economic commitments.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listBoth sides say they have made progress (Mr. Trump said things are “almost final”), but no agreement has yet been signed. According…
US President Donald Trump has insisted that a Washington-brokered ceasefire in Gaza remains in place despite Israeli forces killing more than 100 Palestinians, including 46 children.At least 104 Palestinians were killed and 253 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza in about 12 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of list”These documented crimes join a long list of ongoing violations against our people,” the Palestinian Civil Defense Organization in the Gaza Strip said in a statement, calling for an “immediate and comprehensive ceasefire” across the entire Gaza Strip.One of the recent…
Iran appears to be ramping up its rebuilding of its ballistic missile program, despite last month reintroducing UN sanctions banning arms sales and ballistic missile activity to the country. European sources said that since the so-called “snapback” mechanism was activated at the end of September, several ships of sodium perchlorate, the main precursor for producing solid propellants that power Iran’s medium-range conventional missiles, have arrived from China at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port. The sources said the shipment, which began arriving on September 29, contains 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate, which Iran purchased from a Chinese supplier following a 12-day conflict…
Former F1 manager Bernie Ecclestone’s lawyer said Felipe Massa’s High Court claim was a “misguided attempt” to reopen the 2008 Drivers’ Championship result in which he finished second to Lewis Hamilton.Hamilton’s first F1 world championship is the subject of a lawsuit, with Brazilian Massa suing Formula One Management (FOM), the sport’s governing body the FIA and Ecclestone for £64 million in a London court. Ecclestone, the FIA and FOM are defending the claims and on Wednesday applied to have the case dismissed.Massa insists he is the rightful winner of the 2008 title, which he lost by one point to a…
Welcome to the third and final day of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 at Moscone West in San Francisco! The excitement here is still at its peak and shows no signs of slowing down. If you thought it was too late to join, think again. There’s still time to sign up and get in on the action with a 50% discount. You don’t have to wait a year to be in the tech capital of the year. Today’s agenda features some of the most anticipated on-stage sessions and highlights insights from pioneers such as Rohit Patel, director of the MetaSuperintelligence Institute. Kirsten…