FEB 17
Amazon announced additional layoffs reallocating workforce towards AI-focused positions amid broader industry shifts in work processes as emphasized by Meta CEO Zuckerberg.
A global survey showed companies expect to spend 1.7% of revenue on AI in 2026, up from 0.8% in 2025. 72% of CEOs now lead AI decisions, signaling deep enterprise adoption.
Meta finalized its acquisition of Manus, valued at over $2 billion, and plans to integrate Manus’s autonomous agents into its advertising and shopping platforms to offer enhanced agentic tools.
Meta and OpenAI are in acquisition talks for OpenClaw, a top autonomous AI agent GitHub project used for automating email, browsing, and file management tasks.
