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[ad_1] Google is rolling out an agentic AI-powered business calling feature to all users in the United States, the company announced on Wednesday. The tech giant is also enhancing Google Search’s AI Mode by bringing its Gemini 2.5 Pro model to the search experience and introducing deep research capabilities. The new business calling feature uses AI to call local businesses on your behalf to collect information about availability and pricing. The idea behind the feature is to help you access information without having to actually pick up the phone and talk to someone. Google first began testing the feature back…

[ad_1] Serial entrepreneur Uri Levine helped build two navigation companies that achieved roughly billion-dollar exits.But he predicts kids born today, known as Generation Beta, won’t end up behind the wheel.”They will not drive,” the Waze cofounder told Business Insider. “A generation after that, if you will tell them that you used to drive cars yourself, they will not believe you.”Levine’s comments come in the wake of Tesla launching its robotaxi service in Austin to a small group of users. Elon Musk has said that the vehicles will be in “many other cities” in the country by the end of 2025…

[ad_1] Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldShares in an online gun retailer backed by Donald Trump Jr slid in a volatile market debut as investors assessed the latest push by the US president’s son into the so-called anti-woke economy.GrabAGun, a marketplace “built for the next generation of firearms enthusiasts and sportsmen,” merged with a special purpose acquisition company earlier this week and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday under the ticker PEW — “a little take off of ‘pew pew,’ like…

[ad_1] ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership with Apple for its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, the release of GPT-4o with voice capabilities, and the highly-anticipated launch of its text-to-video model Sora. OpenAI also faced its share of internal drama, including the notable exits of high-level execs like co-founder and longtime…

[ad_1] Rockwell Automation could still be an attractive turnaround story for investors, even after its latest run, according to Bank of America. BofA upgraded the industrial automation stock to buy from neutral in a Wednesday note, raising its price target 14%, to $410 per share from $360. BofA’s forecast implies about 18% upside from Tuesday’s $346.49 close. Rockwell helps businesses update their operations while improving productivity, through what are called both “smart manufacturing” and “process solutions.” Analyst Andrew Obin said that Rockwell is “starting to see the impact of its operational turnaround strategy,” adding that the company’s Logix platform is…

[ad_1] Elon Musk is right to worry about America’s debt problem — and bitcoin is no more valuable than a flower, author Nassim Nicholas Taleb said in a wide-ranging interview with Business Insider.Taleb popularized the term “Black Swan” to refer to rare, extreme, unexpected events that are seen as less surprising in hindsight. He’s a distinguished scientific advisor to Universa Investments, a “Black Swan” hedge fund that manages over $20 billion in client assets and specializes in hedging against “tail risks” — rare and extreme market events.Taleb spoke about Donald Trump’s tariff fights, Musk’s deficit angst, declining trust in the…

[ad_1] Tesla (TSLA) is facing significant challenges that present a compelling bearish outlook. Despite industry-leading growth metrics, Tesla faces declining deliveries, increasing competition and significant executive turnover. With recent price action suggesting that investors are concerned, this presents an optimal opportunity to seek bearish exposure using options with limited risk heading into next week’s earnings. Trade timing If we look at the chart, TSLA has continued to trend lower and recently was rejected at its $360 resistance level and more recently again at its $330 resistance level. Couple this with the stock underperforming the S & P 500, it suggests…

[ad_1] Stocks with durable growth and rising forecasts could outperform this earnings season, according to Wolfe Research. Financial results will be pouring in this week, with 35 stocks in the S & P 500 — or about 7% of the benchmark — on the schedule to report their latest earnings. Big banks including JPMorgan Chase , Wells Fargo , Citigroup , BlackRock , Bank of New York Mellon and State Street commenced the season on Tuesday morning. Other headliners reporting this week include PepsiCo , Netflix , United Airlines , 3M and Johnson & Johnson . In a Monday note, Wolfe…

[ad_1] OpenAI researcher Jason Wei will join Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab, reports Wired, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Another team member, Hyung Won Chung, may also join Meta.  Sources told Wired that both the researchers’ internal OpenAI Slack profiles are currently deactivated.  Wei and Chung would be Meta’s latest grab as CEO Mark Zuckerberg works to catch up in the race to AGI, or superintelligence, by luring top tech talent with astounding compensation packages. Wei’s main focus at OpenAI was o3 and deep research models. He came to the ChatGPT-maker after working on chain-of-thought research at Google. Chung,…

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