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ToplineBusinesses implementing artificial intelligence was blamed for more layoffs than any other reason for the second month in a row in April, new data shows but some experts have said they think technology companies, which use the excuse more than any other sector, are using AI as a smokescreen to hide larger internal struggles. Open…

There’s a lot going on at Salesforce, the company that put the sales tools market on lock in the early days of the 21st century. The new model is Salesforce headless 360, where a sophisticated API and connectivity system means that the software never has to go through the browser. The ‘agentification’ of Salesforce has

As we approach the Convergence Age, the physical, digital, biological, and even cosmic realms are merging into a hyperconnected environment. Our understanding of risk and danger is blurring. Dissolution provides fresh opportunities and problems beyond grasp. It’s not speculation. It’s inevitable due to exponential technology. It’s unlike anything humanity has ever experienced. I have spent

0:01 | Apr 29, 2026, 02:53PM EDT Automate The Mundane, Elevate The Human: Inside Publicis Sapient’s AI Strategy Are you implementing AI to solve a problem, or just adding technology to a broken workflow? Forbes’ Maggie McGrath sits down with Teresa Barreira, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Publicis Sapient, to discuss the dangers of

The rise of generative and agentic AI is the most consequential technology innovation to materialize in decades, and it is arguably bigger than the advent of the public internet and cloud computing. As enterprises scramble to evaluate and deploy AI tech stacks and agentic frameworks that are evolving rapidly over weeks and months, traditional data

Hoppers (2026)Courtesy of Disney UKThe wait is over. Disney and Pixar’s latest animated film, Hoppers, is now available to stream on digital platforms after debuting on the big screen in March. Directed by Daniel Chong, Piper Curda voices Mabel, an animal lover who gets the chance to use new technology that lets her “hop” her…

What do Meta’s New AI model and Meta’s Layoff tell us? (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThis week, Meta cut 8,000 employees and launched the new AI Muse model on the same day. Microsoft offered voluntary retirement to thousands of long-tenured staff. Twenty thousand jobs gone in seven days, from two…

Anti-Virus software in 2003 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Getty ImagesWelcome to The Main Street Tech Report, your weekly roundup of the most important small business technology news. Here are five key developments in AI, automation, and digital tools that emerged this week-and what they mean for your business. Microsoft Officially Says You Don’t Need Extra…