OpenAI just gave software stocks a beating with its latest push into enterprise work. After the company on Wednesday unveiled a new product aimed at making AI agents more effective for customers, software stocks like Workday, Atlassian and HubSpot plunged. The product, called Presence, increases OpenAI’s competition with established software providers. As first reported by
Mobileye founder and CEO Amnon Shashua plans to step down from the top leadership role after nearly three decades, just as the company moves toward robotaxis and humanoid robots. Shashua will remain CEO until Mobileye hires a replacement, according to a regulatory filing Thursday. Mobileye began manufacturing computer vision chips based on Shashua’s academic research
Nicaragua’s government-controlled National Assembly is debating whether to ban opposition parties from running in elections and will vote on the matter in the first week of August. The measure comes a few days after President Daniel Ortega said that “there will be no more elections for them.” [the opposition] to try to take over the
Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, in full Ebenezer Scrooge gear. Depp plays Scrooge in Paramount’s upcoming film, “Ebenezer,” directed by Ti West, which hits theaters in November. The actor appeared outside a store called “Scrooge and Marley” in San Diego’s Gaslamp District around 2:30 p.m., but fans began
Patreon is laying off 20% of its workforce, or 93 people, CEO Jack Conte told employees Thursday. In a memo to staff that the company shared online, Conte said Patreon’s core business is strong, but the platform has to respond to market changes and adjust its cost structure to remain stable, which is why it
Djouma Bah, who was a social sciences student, was reportedly caught using his phone during Guinea’s national baccalaureate on July 15, when he was arrested with other students, also suspected of exam fraud. Two days later, he was found guilty of cheating and sentenced to six months in prison, five of which were suspended. He
