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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are seen ahead of a launch at Launch Complex 39A at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 14, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesElon Musk on Thursday said that his company SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft “immediately” because of threats by President Donald Trump to cancel government contracts with Musk’s businesses.Musk’s announcement, on his social media site X, came amid an escalating war of words with Trump that began after the Tesla CEO criticized the major tax bill being pushed by the Republican president.”In light of…

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Cybersecurity powerhouse CrowdStrike sees big business in helping companies safeguard their AI agents, which by design have access to vast amounts of their sensitive data. These artificial intelligence applications with human-like reasoning and problem-solving abilities are quickly becoming all the rage in corporate America. They are being used in a variety of ways — from customer support to task automation. In fact, a new survey of IT leaders by data firm Cloudera showed that 96% of them said they plan to expand their use of AI agents in the next 12 months. During a “Mad Money” interview Wednesday, CrowdStrike CEO George…

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Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty ImagesWhile Elon Musk has ended his government cost-cutting initiative that resulted in thousands of federal job cuts, mass layoffs are still roiling corporate America.Companies are under increasing pressure to trim costs against the backdrop of global economic uncertainty brought on by President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Several companies have announced price hikes. Layoffs mark another way to pull back.Trade tensions have also raised concerns about the general health of the U.S. economy and the job market. While the April jobs reading was better than expected, a separate reading from ADP this week showed private…

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