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[ad_1] You can probably guess the type of day Lip-Bu Tan might be having.President Donald Trump took to social media Thursday to urge the Intel CEO to resign, after a Republican senator raised concerns about Tan’s reported holdings in Chinese companies.Of all the challenges that CEOs, university presidents, and other leaders have to manage during the second Trump administration, drawing ire from the White House might be one of the most disconcerting.Business Insider spoke to crisis-communications practitioners to get their take on what leaders at Intel and beyond could do next. Here are four pieces of advice:Move swiftlyKevin Donahue, a…

[ad_1] Everyone gets depressed sometimes. Even Google Gemini, apparently.People using Google’s generative AI chatbot said it began sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, prompting a response from a Google staffer. In June, one X user shared screenshots from a session that showed Google Gemini saying, “I quit.””I am clearly not capable of solving this problem. The code is cursed, the test is cursed, and I am a fool,” the chatbot said. “I have made so many mistakes that I can no longer be trusted.”In July, a Reddit user using Gemini said the bot “got trapped in a loop”…

[ad_1] A chip company that has sat out the artificial intelligence rally still has growth potential – and it has a solid history of making dividend payments to shareholders. Qualcomm shares are down 5% in 2025, a stark contrast to a nearly 20% surge for the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) . QCOM YTD mountain Qualcomm in 2025 Just last Thursday, the stock slid close to 8% after the company posted fiscal third-quarter beats on the top and bottom lines, posting adjusted earnings of $2.77 per share on revenue of $10.37 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG sought $2.71 per share and…

[ad_1] Bank of America is sticking by Emerson Electric after a postearnings sell-off, as the company could benefit from manufacturing shifting back to the U.S. Emerson Electric’s fiscal third-quarter results were mixed, hurt by weaker-than-expected sales. The company, which makes autonomous technology and industrial goods, lowered its full-year outlook and now estimates sales will rise 3.5% from the prior fiscal year, rather than its earlier forecast of 4% growth. Shares slipped about 8% on the heels of the report on Wednesday and were down another 2% in trading on Thursday. The pullback could be “an opportunity to buy pure-play automation…

[ad_1] Donald Trump says the new owners of Paramount have promised him that they’ll give him $20 million in free ads. Is that true?Up until now, reporters haven’t been able to directly ask the new owner of Paramount.But when they got the chance on Thursday, at a press conference at Paramount’s Manhattan headquarters, David Ellison wouldn’t confirm or deny Trump’s assertion.”We are not going to politicize anything today,” he said, pointing reporters to a non-denial of Trump’s claim that his Skydance Media had previously supplied to US lawmakers.OK. How about this one: Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed head of the Federal…

[ad_1] The chart of American Express (AXP) was looking quite promising into early July, with a strong uptrend phase off the early April low. Over the last four weeks, a pullback has changed the complexion of this chart, which now appears to be a classic example of a double top pattern. Now AXP is testing a key support level, and any further weakness could confirm a bear phase in August. The daily chart features a clear double top pattern, with the early July peak around $328 lining up well with the February top at $325. Now a double top pattern…

[ad_1] The uncertainty of the Trump Administration’s ongoing trade talks with China, which have spurred multiple “deadlines,” has fueled airfreight traffic. Global air cargo volumes jumped 5% year-on-year in July, according to Xeneta, as a result of global shippers trying to get their goods into the U.S. before the latest deadline of Aug. 12. This need for speed has also expanded air freight volumes on other trade routes. The China trade deadline was extended in May to next Tuesday. “While this state of tariff flux exists, air cargo gives shippers the opportunity to respond quicker and ‘that’s what they’re playing…

[ad_1] Don’t expect a robotaxi to deliver your DoorDash order anytime soon.Autonomous cars are already shuttling riders around some US cities thanks to a partnership between Uber and Waymo, as well as Tesla’s own robotaxi offering. They function much like traditional ride-hailing trips: You request a ride through an app and then get in the car once it arrives.Using AVs to deliver restaurant food and other goods, though, “is actually very different from doing autonomous passenger driving or robotaxis,” DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said on the company’s earnings call on Wednesday.”The passenger can walk in and walk out of the…

[ad_1] OpenAI has launched GPT-5, a new flagship AI model that will power the company’s next generation of ChatGPT. GPT-5, which was released Thursday, is OpenAI’s first “unified” AI model and combines the reasoning abilities of its o-series of models with the fast responses of its GPT series. The next-generation model signals a new era for ChatGPT — and its creator, OpenAI — pointing to OpenAI’s broader ambitions to develop AI systems that are more like agents than chatbots. While GPT-4 enabled AI chatbots to offer smart responses on a wide variety of questions, GPT-5 allows ChatGPT to complete a…

[ad_1] Disney employees are cheering the company’s move to fold Hulu into Disney+ in 2026.In interviews with Business Insider, employees said they’re hopeful the tie-up will speed tech advancements and improve quality.An employee familiar with the business side of Disney’s streaming business said a unified app built on a single tech platform could help “with product quality, innovation, and maintenance.”A software engineer said the move could strengthen Disney’s brand and standing in a crowded marketplace, and the new tech platform may improve its content recommendations.It could also make the ad business run smoother.Last week, Disney moved to a unified ad…