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As companies race to deploy AI, Vercel says it has found a way to get ahead: They are training AI agents on how their best employees work.The $9.3 billion company, founded by coder Guillermo Rauch in 2015, is a cloud-based platform for developers to build and deploy websites and applications.It’s now using AI agents to automate the rote work of many of its entry-level roles, allowing it to reduce a once 10-person team down to just one person and a bot.Agents are commonly defined as virtual assistants that can complete tasks autonomously. They break down problems, outline plans, and take…
2025-10-27T16:09:33Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Trump said he believes he has a “good” relationship with Elon Musk. He also said he’s spoken “a little bit” with Musk since they met at Charlie Kirk’s memorial. “He had a bad moment,” Trump said. “It was a stupid moment in his life, very stupid.” The feud between…
Mercor, which connects AI labs with domain experts for training their foundational AI models, has raised $350 million at a $10 billion valuation, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Felicis Ventures, which led the company’s previous $100 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, is also leading this round. Existing investors Benchmark and General Catalyst, and new investor Robinhood Ventures also participated. TechCrunch reported in September that Mercor was in talks with investors to raise a Series C at a valuation of $10 billion, up from its target of $8 billion a few months prior. The company at the time…
Pinterest announced on Monday new AI-powered upgrades to its boards to make them more personalized for users. These features include an AI-driven collage, “Styled for you,” that helps users create outfits from saved fashion Pins, and “Boards made for you,” personalized boards curated with AI. “Styled for you” collages allow users to combine different clothing and accessories to create new outfits tailored to their individual style preferences. By tapping an item in the collage, users can swipe through AI-recommended saved pins for mixing and matching. Pinterest is also testing “Boards made for you,” personalized boards curated from a blend of…
Fall is in full swing, and that means daylight saving time will soon draw to a close.This year, the time change occurs on Sunday, Nov. 1.Daylight saving time was first established in the U.S. by Congress after the Calder Act, or the Standard Time Act of 1918, was passed more than 100 years ago and was more recently amended with the Energy Policy Act of 2005.In the U.S., daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday in March at 2 a.m., when clocks “spring forward” one hour, and ends the first Sunday in November at 2 a.m., when clocks “fall…
Today, Day 1, TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 goes full throttle — 10,000 founders, investors, and builders flooding Moscone West for a nonstop run of ideas, demos, and deals. The energy is electric, the conversations are everywhere, and the breakthroughs are only just beginning. From the Startup Battlefield to the AI Disruptors 60, from space entrepreneurs to the founders redefining how and when startups go public, this is where the next decade of tech is being written — live. Every hallway conversation, every roundtable, every coffee chat can spark a new partnership or the next big company. Check out the list of…
Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America “falls back” into standard time. But make sure to get outside for some morning sun, too — it’ll help your body clock reset faster.Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Standard time will last until March 8 when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time.There’s a lot of grumbling about the twice-a-year time changes. The spring switch tends to be harder, losing that hour of…
By Will Dunham(Reuters) -The retreat from Russia by Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Grande Armée in 1812 was a cataclysmic event that marked the beginning of the end for his empire and personal dominance in Europe, with about 300,000 soldiers perishing in a force that originally numbered roughly a half million.A new study involving DNA extracted from the teeth of 13 French soldiers who were buried in a mass grave in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius along the route of the retreat is offering a deeper understanding of the misery the Grande Armée experienced, detecting two pathogens not previously documented in this…
Tesla’s board is warning shareholders they risk losing Elon Musk as CEO if they don’t pass his $1 trillion pay package.In a letter to shareholders sent on Monday, Tesla chair Robyn Denholm said that Tesla was at a “critical inflection point,” adding that failing to pass the compensation package could lead to Musk stepping away and Tesla losing “significant value.””The fundamental question for shareholders at this year’s Annual Meeting is simple: Do you want to retain Elon as Tesla’s CEO and motivate him to drive Tesla to become the leading provider of autonomous solutions and the most valuable company in…
2025-10-27T12:40:38Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. AI is transforming the advertising and marketing industries. Startups developing tools such as AI agents and AI-generated video platforms are raising millions. Take a look at the pitch decks of 11 media and advertising AI startups shared with Business Insider. AI is reshaping the media and marketing industries at…