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Salesforce's $100M Agentforce Bet: 200ms Commerce AI or Vendor Lock-in Trap?

Salesforce's $100M Agentforce Bet: 200ms Commerce AI or Vendor Lock-in Trap?

TL;DR * Salesforce acquires Cimulate to integrate AI-powered agentic commerce into Agentforce platform, targeting personalized retail discovery * AI coding agents triggered 13-hour AWS Cost Explorer outage in China after autonomous deletion of production environment * Google AI Studio undergoes major overhaul to become full-stack platform with Firebase integration and authentication layer

China's $600M Brain-Computer Interface Bet: State-Funded Implants Outpace US Rivals

China's $600M Brain-Computer Interface Bet: State-Funded Implants Outpace US Rivals

US GDP Craters to 1.44%: Shutdown Masked 2.5% Economy, AI Drove Third of Growth

US GDP Craters to 1.44%: Shutdown Masked 2.5% Economy, AI Drove Third of Growth

99.67% Success Rate: AI Firefighting Robots Beat Humans by 42%—But One Hardware Failure Risks $50K Unit

99.67% Success Rate: AI Firefighting Robots Beat Humans by 42%—But One Hardware Failure Risks $50K Unit

73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

$9M Breach: AI Script Kiddies Weaponize Default FortiGate Passwords in Enterprise Slaughter

$9M Breach: AI Script Kiddies Weaponize Default FortiGate Passwords in Enterprise Slaughter

MIT FFM Slashes Transformer Compile Time 12×: Linear Scaling Breakthrough Reaches National Labs

MIT FFM Slashes Transformer Compile Time 12×: Linear Scaling Breakthrough Reaches National Labs

Technology

Salesforce's $100M Agentforce Bet: 200ms Commerce AI or Vendor Lock-in Trap?

Salesforce's $100M Agentforce Bet: 200ms Commerce AI or Vendor Lock-in Trap?

TL;DR * Salesforce acquires Cimulate to integrate AI-powered agentic commerce into Agentforce platform, targeting personalized retail discovery * AI coding agents triggered 13-hour AWS Cost Explorer outage in China after autonomous deletion of production environment * Google AI Studio undergoes major overhaul to become full-stack platform with Firebase integration and authentication layer

99.67% Success Rate: AI Firefighting Robots Beat Humans by 42%—But One Hardware Failure Risks $50K Unit

99.67% Success Rate: AI Firefighting Robots Beat Humans by 42%—But One Hardware Failure Risks $50K Unit

$9M Breach: AI Script Kiddies Weaponize Default FortiGate Passwords in Enterprise Slaughter

$9M Breach: AI Script Kiddies Weaponize Default FortiGate Passwords in Enterprise Slaughter

MIT FFM Slashes Transformer Compile Time 12×: Linear Scaling Breakthrough Reaches National Labs

MIT FFM Slashes Transformer Compile Time 12×: Linear Scaling Breakthrough Reaches National Labs

HPE Slashes LLM Latency 1000×: 1TB Cache Loads in 120ms, Not Hours

HPE Slashes LLM Latency 1000×: 1TB Cache Loads in 120ms, Not Hours

🦿 $1.5M Humanoid Price Tag: Toyota's Canada Bet Tests Factory Robot Economics

🦿 $1.5M Humanoid Price Tag: Toyota's Canada Bet Tests Factory Robot Economics

12% Delinquency Drop in 14 Days: AI Outperforms Credit Union Staff But Faces 83% Adoption Barrier

12% Delinquency Drop in 14 Days: AI Outperforms Credit Union Staff But Faces 83% Adoption Barrier

Business

China's $600M Brain-Computer Interface Bet: State-Funded Implants Outpace US Rivals

China's $600M Brain-Computer Interface Bet: State-Funded Implants Outpace US Rivals

TL;DR * China's BCI industry scales with $530M projected 2025 revenue, 50+ clinical trials completed * Robinhood Launches $1B Closed-End Fund IPO to Offer Retail Investors Access to Pre-IPO Tech Giants Like SpaceX and Databricks * AppFolio Secures $150M Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility from PNC Bank to Fuel Real

US GDP Craters to 1.44%: Shutdown Masked 2.5% Economy, AI Drove Third of Growth

US GDP Craters to 1.44%: Shutdown Masked 2.5% Economy, AI Drove Third of Growth

S&P 500 Hits 7,000: 70-Fold Surge Meets Hong Kong's IPO Frenzy and Wall Street's Blockchain Disruption

S&P 500 Hits 7,000: 70-Fold Surge Meets Hong Kong's IPO Frenzy and Wall Street's Blockchain Disruption

AI Cuts Month-End Close 71%: $23M Bet on Replacing Spreadsheet Janitors

AI Cuts Month-End Close 71%: $23M Bet on Replacing Spreadsheet Janitors

Biopharma's $149B Surge: Deal Size Doubles as IPO Window Reopens

Biopharma's $149B Surge: Deal Size Doubles as IPO Window Reopens

Fed Holds Rates Amid Stubborn Inflation: Borrowers Pinched

Fed Holds Rates Amid Stubborn Inflation: Borrowers Pinched

12-18% European game studio staff loss & $1B CA clean-tech pledge: Talent vs. emissions solutions across Europe-California

12-18% European game studio staff loss & $1B CA clean-tech pledge: Talent vs. emissions solutions across Europe-California

Logistics

73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

TL;DR * FAA and DOD collaborate on nationwide airspace separation using AI and ADS-B Out to prevent midair collisions * ANA launches $200M digital overhaul to unify 10 disparate maintenance systems into single AI-powered platform by 2027 * SkyDrive signs agreement to acquire 10 SD-05 eVTOL aircraft from 7A Drones for emergency

Starliner 286-Day Stranding: NASA Type A Mishap Ranks With Challenger, Columbia Disasters

Starliner 286-Day Stranding: NASA Type A Mishap Ranks With Challenger, Columbia Disasters

10TB Daily Flight Data Redesigns Planes Mid-Air: Airbus & Palantir's AI Leap

10TB Daily Flight Data Redesigns Planes Mid-Air: Airbus & Palantir's AI Leap

94.5% Male U.S. Pilots, $39.6BN India Rafale Deal, 150+ U.S. Transport Sorties: Aviation’s Diversity, Defense, and Military Shifts

94.5% Male U.S. Pilots, $39.6BN India Rafale Deal, 150+ U.S. Transport Sorties: Aviation’s Diversity, Defense, and Military Shifts

90% Cheaper Stealth Tech & 50% Lower Operating Costs: How Boeing & Natilus Are Reshaping Aviation—But Hurdles Remain

90% Cheaper Stealth Tech & 50% Lower Operating Costs: How Boeing & Natilus Are Reshaping Aviation—But Hurdles Remain

68,000 Aviation Jobs Lost Amid AI Surge: U.S. and EU Hubs Hit Hard — Workforce Crisis vs. $200B Tech Investment

68,000 Aviation Jobs Lost Amid AI Surge: U.S. and EU Hubs Hit Hard — Workforce Crisis vs. $200B Tech Investment

$355 B Drone Freeze: 1 in 5 Planes Invisible, FAA Slams BVLOS Door

$355 B Drone Freeze: 1 in 5 Planes Invisible, FAA Slams BVLOS Door

Artificial Intelligence

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Salesforce's $100M Agentforce Bet: 200ms Commerce AI or Vendor Lock-in Trap?

12% Delinquency Drop in 14 Days: AI Outperforms Credit Union Staff But Faces 83% Adoption Barrier

12 Sovereign AI Models, 58K GPUs: India's $200B Bet on Data Sovereignty

50M Court Cases, 5–25× Cheaper AI, 80% Memory Shortages: AI’s Global Impact on Justice, Startups, and Hardware

41-47% LLM Error Cut & 20% Unity Stock Dip: AI Tools Stir Industry Turmoil – US Finance/Aerospace & Developers in the Crosshairs

Aviation

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73% Fewer Near-Misses: AI Predicts Collisions in Under a Second, But 4-Second Reaction Window Raises Stakes

Starliner 286-Day Stranding: NASA Type A Mishap Ranks With Challenger, Columbia Disasters

10TB Daily Flight Data Redesigns Planes Mid-Air: Airbus & Palantir's AI Leap

94.5% Male U.S. Pilots, $39.6BN India Rafale Deal, 150+ U.S. Transport Sorties: Aviation’s Diversity, Defense, and Military Shifts

90% Cheaper Stealth Tech & 50% Lower Operating Costs: How Boeing & Natilus Are Reshaping Aviation—But Hurdles Remain

HPC

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MIT FFM Slashes Transformer Compile Time 12×: Linear Scaling Breakthrough Reaches National Labs

HPE Slashes LLM Latency 1000×: 1TB Cache Loads in 120ms, Not Hours

Silica Storage & Nuclear AI: 10,000‑Year Archives Meet $7B Reactor Restart

Wyoming Data Centers Drive 92% U.S. Q1 GDP Growth; HPC Tool Cuts Annotation by 40%—IP Theft Risk Looms