Zoom abandons its video-based identity, rebranding as an AI-first company

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Zoom is doubling down on its AI strategy.
Zoom is doubling down on its AI strategy.

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Ransomware attack leaves Starbucks using pens and paper to track employee hours

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A Starbucks barista handing off a reusable cup drink
Starbucks' payment and scheduling system has been hit with a ransomware attack, causing disruptions in employee pay, Business Insider has learned.

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Marc Benioff thinks we've reached the 'upper limits' of LLMs — the future, he says, is AI agents

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
In a podcast appearance, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he thinks the future of AI lies in agents that do tasks autonomously.

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7-Eleven is at the center of a multibillion-dollar bidding war

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7-Eleven stores are at the center of a multibillion-dollar bidding war.

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Jon Stewart dismisses the idea that Democrats need their own Joe Rogan: 'It's all these people that have never really listened to him'

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Jon Stewart is back.
Jon Stewart dismissed the idea that Democrats need their own Joe Rogan-like media personality.

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The founder of Xiaomi is taking a leaf out of Elon Musk's playbook, posting a picture of himself napping on the factory floor

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Lei Jun, the founder and CEO of Xiaomi, speaking on stage while launching the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said in an X post on Tuesday that the company had produced 100,000 Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicles in 230 days.

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Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says Brian Niccol's back-to-basics plan will fix slumping sales at the coffee giant

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Headshots of Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol (left) and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz
In an interview with Fortune, Howard Schultz (right) said there's no chance he'll return to his role as CEO of Starbucks. Instead, he emphasized faith in his successor, Brian Niccol (left).

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What needs to go right for Intel, and what happens if it doesn't

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Intel in an eye
Intel.

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Inside Trump and Putin's first phone call since the election

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President-elect Donald Trump speaking to his supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida; Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during a plenary session of the Valdai Club.
President-elect Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine during a phone call on Thursday, The Washington Post reported.

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Elon Musk has backed Rick Scott for Senate majority leader

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Elon Musk speaking at a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden; Sen. Rick Scott of Florida speaking at the Trump National Doral Miami resort in Miami, Florida.
"Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader!" Elon Musk wrote on X on Sunday.

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