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Podcast: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on AI, Microsoft, Seattle tech, and the future of humanity

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff in 2020. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Our guest this week on the GeekWire Podcast is Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who says he has never been as excited about anything in his career as he is about the latest developments in artificial intelligence — AI agents that can autonomously reason, plan, and take action on behalf of businesses. “We’re going to do this in a large-scale way and give customers a level of success with AI that they’ve really

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New optical storage breakthrough could make CDs relevant again

TechSpot

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Lab have developed a new type of optical memory that stores data by transferring light from rare-earth element atoms embedded in a solid material to nearby quantum defects. They published their study in Physical Review Research.

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Space shots: A tangled web of speculation surrounds Boeing, Blue Origin and Bezos

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Arm vs Qualcomm: mutually assured destruction

TechSpot

Does Arm's latest move – canceling a Qualcomm license – imply they're willing to take the very risky step of pushing this lawsuit all the way to a jury trial? At the most basic level, this lawsuit is essentially a contract dispute: Qualcomm pays one rate, and Arm thinks Qualcomm.

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How AI Is Transforming IT in 2025: A Playbook for Smarter IT Ops

IT teams are under pressure to do more with less. AI isn’t just hype—it’s already helping lean IT teams cut support volume by up to 60%, reduce cloud waste, and eliminate risk from their stack. In this executive playbook, you'll learn how mid-sized companies are deploying AI to automate tier-1 tickets, predict outages, optimize SaaS spend, and secure infrastructure without hiring a bigger team.

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Elon Musk is Trump’s biggest booster — and patron. Why?

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SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks at a town hall on October 20, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Musk awarded an attendee $1 million during the event. | Michael Swensen/Getty Images It’s not an overstatement to say that Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, is former President Donald Trump’s biggest fanboy — and patron — in the 2024 election.

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Elon Musk admits full self-driving likely won't be possible on older Tesla vehicles

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During a conference call following Tesla's Q3 2024 financial results, CEO Elon Musk acknowledged that the company's older self-driving hardware may not achieve full autonomy. The admission comes after years of promises that all Tesla vehicles would soon be able to drive themselves.

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Scientists unlock a faster, cheaper way to store data on DNA

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Conventional methods for encoding data into DNA strands involve making custom DNA sequences from scratch. Scientists call this process "de novo synthesis." This technique is labor-intensive, slow, expensive, and error-prone.

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The PlayStation 4 is the latest console to receive a handheld makeover

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YouTuber modding channel Restore Technique recently unveiled a custom portable PlayStation 4. The device shrinks all of the console's essential functionality into a package just a few centimeters thick with a battery life of around 90 minutes.

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Former Intel CEO tried to buy Nvidia back in 2005 for $20 billion

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Intel missed a significant opportunity a few years ago. The company could have purchased Nvidia at a fraction of its current value, but its focus on x86 architecture and resistance from the board worked against the acquisition.

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Musk's conversations with Putin raise concerns over tech, diplomacy, and national security

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A Wall Street Journal investigation revealed that Elon Musk, the world's wealthiest individual and a key figure in US space endeavors, has had regular discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022. These conversations, confirmed through multiple sources, including current and former US, European, and Russian officials, cover various.

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Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence

“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.