Author: Daniel snow

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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President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (R) speak before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 14, 2025.Roberto Schmidt | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Thursday called Tesla CEO Elon Musk “CRAZY” and threatened to cut his companies’ government contracts as the two men feuded over a major tax bill.”Go ahead, make my day,” Musk promptly responded.In addition to leading the electric-vehicle maker Tesla, Musk’s businesses include the space exploration and satellite-communication company SpaceX, artificial-intelligence company xAI, tunnel-digger The Boring Company, tech company Neuralink and the social…

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