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Sentelabs.ai has launched Open Executive, an open-source AI system designed to act as a virtual executive suite for companies. It coordinates eight specialist AI agents—covering strategy, finance, HR, legal, operations, marketing, product, and board communications—through an orchestrator built on Claude Sonnet, presenting all responses through a single unified executive voice.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff dismissed concerns that AI would erode demand for traditional software subscriptions, telling CNBC's Jim Cramer that top AI firms actually rely heavily on Salesforce tools. He cited a 435% year-over-year jump in usage of Salesforce and Slack among nine of the ten leading AI companies, framing this as proof that AI complements rather than replaces CRM software. The comments came after Salesforce posted strong quarterly results and guidance, sending shares up more than 12%.
Apple has scheduled its annual product launch for Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. PT in Cupertino, streamed live from the Steve Jobs Theater. The event is expected to introduce a new foldable iPhone alongside updated Pro and Pro Max models, new Apple Watches, and AirPods, with cheaper iPhone variants reportedly pushed to a spring release.
Apple has set a launch event for Sept. 9 at its Cupertino campus, inviting media with the tagline 'Surprise and shine.' The event is expected to unveil new iPhones and Apple Watches, including Apple's first foldable phone, alongside a fresh version of Siri built on large language model technology.
John Ternus will officially become Apple's CEO next week, taking over from Tim Cook, who moves into the role of executive chairman. Cook led Apple for 15 years, during which its market value grew from $349 billion to over $5 trillion, with shares up roughly 2,205% versus the S&P 500's 560% gain.
Zach Witkoff, CEO of Trump-linked World Liberty Financial, said USD1's trading volume and adoption prove the stablecoin has genuine utility unrelated to political favoritism. He cited over $4 billion in circulation and daily trading volumes exceeding $1 billion, dismissing suggestions the token could be used to funnel money to the Trump family.
A contributor to Entrepreneur argues that growth-stage CEOs who attribute weak Q3 numbers to a seasonal 'summer slump' are masking deeper flaws in their scaling systems. The piece calls on leaders to use the quieter summer months to audit sales funnels, delivery processes and leadership workflows rather than waiting passively for business to pick up in Q4. It also cites Alex Hormozi's '$100M Leads' as a reference point for building predictable lead-generation systems.
BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo told CNBC that robotics has become one of the fastest-growing segments within its QNX software division, which is already embedded in 275 million vehicles for safety-critical automotive functions. He said QNX is increasingly powering industrial robots, warehouse forklifts and medical devices rather than humanoid robots, and that a portion of QNX's $950 million order backlog comes from robotics customers.
Amjad Masad, CEO and co-founder of Replit, will appear on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, held October 13-15 at San Francisco's Moscone West. He'll discuss the future of programming and how AI is letting more people turn ideas into software products.
Reporting summarized by Futurism shows AI industry leaders responding to growing public frustration over AI products and data centers not by addressing underlying harms, but by launching messaging campaigns framing the backlash as a 'trust' problem. Mark Zuckerberg published a lengthy essay defending AI's promise and criticizing industry pessimists, even as Meta's own internal practices reportedly contradict his optimistic claims.
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley used a Fox News interview to urge critics to find a middle ground between privacy and public safety, as opposition to his company's AI camera network intensifies. The remarks follow a Washington Post investigation that uncovered dozens of cases of police misusing Flock's surveillance tools, including to track women, prompting Langley to issue a public apology earlier this month.
Carla Vernón, chief executive of Honest Company, is running the smaller, independent consumer brand using management practices typical of large consumer packaged goods corporations. The approach is highlighted in Fast Company's Modern CEO newsletter, which examines inclusive leadership strategies from executives across industries.