Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said his company will likely spend $300M on Anthropic tokens

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said AI coding agents have brought "unprecedented" levels of productivity for his company.

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  • Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff had high praise for AI coding agents and Anthropic.
  • The CEO said agents have allowed him to be more efficient and faster with product iteration.
  • He said Salesforce will also be introducing tech that makes coding
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Andrew Left's defense plays offense, asking why the government targeted him instead of the company he called a fraud

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Andrew Left, pictured right, leaving court in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

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  • Andrew Left's defense argued he exposed fraud at Namaste Technologies during his trial.
  • Left's lawyer suggested the government went after him for being a "whistleblower of the fraud."
  • Left is accused of market manipulation. The defense says he shared his honest opinions.

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Kevin O'Leary pushes back on Tucker Carlson's data center concerns: 'Welcome to America, buddy!'

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Tucker Carlson and Kevin O'Leary sparred over the future of AI and whether it will benefit Americans.

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  • Tucker Carlson challenged Kevin O'Leary on taxpayer funding for his Utah data center project.
  • In an interview, O'Leary said the data center will create new jobs that benefit the community.
  • O'Leary views the AI race as a
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Berkshire Hathaway triples Alphabet stake — and reveals new bet on Delta

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Warren Buffett and Greg Abel revealed a fresh bet on Delta Air Lines.
Warren Buffett and Greg Abel, pictured as Squishmallows here, placed a fresh bet on Delta Air Lines last quarter.

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  • Berkshire Hathaway tripled its Alphabet stake and placed a new bet on Delta Air Lines last quarter.
  • The company appears to have sold many of the departed Todd Combs' stock picks.
  • Warren Buffett's successor as CEO, Greg Abel, exited bets including Amazon
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