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Anduril, founded by Palmer Luckey, is developing AI-powered drones for the military.Anduril says Trump’s promise to cut bureaucracy could make defense contracts simpler.Others in the defense industry are less optimistic.Tech billionaire Palmer Luckey’s bet on the defense industry is paying off at Anduril, the drone-making company he founded. Now, the…
Airbnb’s CEO doesn’t believe most people want complete autonomy at work.”I think they say they want autonomy. I think their actions don’t say the same thing,” he told Fortune.Chesky, who inspired the term “founder mode,” says those seeking full autonomy should be entrepreneurs. Brian Chesky doesn’t think workers want autonomy…
Salesforce has expanded its AI tools with Agentforce, a platform to help users automate tasks.Agentforce uses generative-AI models that build on Salesforce’s existing products.This article is part of “CXO AI Playbook” — straight talk from business leaders on how they’re testing and using AI. For “CXO AI Playbook,” Business Insider…
China’s luxury slump is spreading to more consumer brands.Companies like Starbucks, Estée Lauder, and Nike have reported falling sales in the region.Consumer confidence continues to be weak, leading to an overall tightening of belts. For the better part of this year, China has experienced a slump in the most opulent…
(Reuters) -Donald Trump has been elected U.S. president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House. Here is what companies in Asia have invested in the United States, what Trump has said about them and what potential U.S. business policy changes would mean…
AI companies have been adjusting their election offerings and guidelines ahead of Election Day.Perplexity launched an Election Information Hub with information on candidates, voting logistics, and results.Meanwhile, Google is limiting AI-generated election content to avoid the risks that come with it. Election week has finally arrived. This time around, it…
By Bernadette Hogg, Ananya Mariam Rajesh and Helen Reid GDANSK/BENGALURU/LONDON (Reuters) – Companies around the world are starting to cut prices and costs and scale back activity in China, as the world’s second-biggest economy continues to flag despite Beijing’s efforts to turn things around. Big names including Hermes, L’Oreal, Coca-Cola…
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s biggest group of retail distributors has asked the antitrust authority to investigate three quick commerce companies – Zomato’s Blinkit, Swiggy and Zepto – for alleged predatory pricing, a letter showed on Sunday. Quick commerce is a new shopping rage in India, with…
Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a Swiss biopharma firm, focuses on worker well-being and DEI.Purvi Tailor, head of human resources in its US business, is on BI’s Workforce Innovation board.This article is part of “Workforce Innovation,” a series exploring the forces shaping enterprise transformation. A lot of companies say they are like a…
By Shivansh Tiwary and Abhinav Parmar (Reuters) -Airlines, energy firms and a Universal Studios theme park were among the companies beginning to halt their Florida operations as they braced for disruptions with Hurricane Milton set to make landfall on Wednesday. The hurricane has rapidly intensified into one of the area’s…
