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OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT

OpenAI launches a general purpose agent in ChatGPT

OpenAI is launching a new general purpose AI agent in ChatGPT, which the company says can complete a wide variety of computer-based tasks on behalf of users. OpenAI says the agent can automatically navigate a user’s calendar, generate editable presentations and slideshows, and run code. The tool, called ChatGPT agent, combines several capabilities from OpenAI’s previous agentic tools, including Operator’s …

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Trump tariffs affect Walmart prices

Trump tariffs affect Walmart prices

A family shops in a Walmart Supercenter on May 15, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images SECAUCUS, N.J. — As customers walk the aisles of Walmart stores, there are some early signs that higher tariffs are changing pricing. The nation’s largest retailer warned in May that it would have to raise prices for its shoppers as President …

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Banks are thriving so far in Trump’s economy. Here’s what that means

Banks are thriving so far in Trump’s economy. Here’s what that means

(L-R) Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; testify during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6, 2023. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Nearly everywhere you look in the world of finance, …

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Gates Foundation, Stand Together to give $1 billion to help develop AI tools

Gates Foundation, Stand Together to give  billion to help develop AI tools

A coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help develop artificial intelligence tools for public defenders, parole officers, social workers and others who help Americans in precarious situations. The funders announced Thursday that they will create a new entity, NextLadder Ventures, to offer grants and investments to nonprofits and …

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Why the Gen Z stare has every generation talking – The Washington Post

Why the Gen Z stare has every generation talking  The Washington Post The ‘Gen Z stare’ is more than a TikTok trend — it’s a real problem in the workplace and the job market  Fortune The ‘Gen Z Stare’: What It Means And Why Employers Can’t Afford To Ignore It  Forbes Yes, Gen Z Is Staring at You. The Question Is Why.  The New …

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Sarepta Stock Soars. Why Layoffs and a ‘Black-Box’ Warning Are Good News. – Barron's

Sarepta Stock Soars. Why Layoffs and a ‘Black-Box’ Warning Are Good News.  Barron’s Sarepta Therapeutics lays off one-third of workforce in drastic cost-cutting  The Boston Globe Sarepta Soars as Gene Therapy Stays on Market With Warning  Bloomberg Sarepta to lay off about 500 employees after Duchenne gene therapy setbacks  BioPharma Dive Sarepta pivots to siRNA and lays off 500 staffers as Elevidys gets box …

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Lucid Stock Soars 45% on Robotaxi Partnership With Uber, Nuro

Lucid Stock Soars 45% on Robotaxi Partnership With Uber, Nuro

Key Takeaways Uber, EV startup Lucid, and self-driving software maker Nuro are partnering to bring a new group of robotaxis to Uber’s platform. The companies plan to bring at least 20,000 Lucid vehicles with Nuro’s software to the Uber platform over the next six years. Uber has partnered with a number of other robotaxi makers including Google parent Alphabet’s Waymo …

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Exclusive: Amazon's AWS cloud computing unit cuts at least hundreds of jobs, sources say – Reuters

Exclusive: Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit cuts at least hundreds of jobs, sources say  Reuters Amazon cuts some jobs in cloud computing unit as layoffs continue  CNBC Exclusive-Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit cuts jobs  Yahoo Finance Amazon workers are piecing together cloud division layoffs in internal messages  Business Insider Amazon Cuts Jobs in Cloud Services Arm Amid Spiraling AI Costs  Bloomberg Source link

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