483. Weekly Pulse Check of Automation & AI News

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The episode discusses recent news headlines in automation and AI, including job cuts and business strategies.

In this episode, Transform NOW co-hosts Brad Hairston and Michael Marchuk banter about some interesting recent news headlines in the world of automation and AI. News stories covered in this episode: • SAP Is Blocking AI Agents. Salesforce Is Welcoming Them. One of These Strategies Will Win. https://www.mindstudio.ai/blog/sap-blocking-ai-agents-vs-salesforce-mcp-first-strategy • Companies name AI as top reason for job cuts for second straight month: Analysis https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5870898-ai-job-cuts-analysis-trump-admin/ • AI Automation ROI: The Hidden Costs Enterprises Miss https://www.cxtoday.com/ai-automation-in-cx/ai-automation-roi-the-hidden-costs-enterprises-miss/ • European wealth managers hit back after fears AI will make them obsolete - https://www.ft.com/content/5ee15149-3403-4cba-b67d-06af66ca9012?syn-25a6b1a6=1 • Elon Musk Announces xAI Will Become SpaceXAI Division https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4116/elon-musk-announces-xai-will-dissolve-form-spacexai-subdivision • Agentic AI: More Human Than Automation https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/05/12/agentic-ai-more-human-than-automation/ Visit us on our socials: 🦾 Get started with…

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Hosts: Brad Hairston, Michael Marchuk

Topics covered

• automation
• AI news
• job cuts
• business strategy
• technology

Keywords

• automation
• AI
• job cuts
• business news
• technology trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAP, Salesforce, AI, European wealth managers, xAI, SpaceXAI, Forbes

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