Tech is now betting on AI ‘agents.’ Will they boost stocks or take your job?

• Oracle, Nvidia and other Big Tech stocks jump as Trump rolls out Stargate AI initiative

  President Trump announced a major AI infrastructure investment of “at least $500 billion,” signaling a willingness to work alongside large tech companies.
  
  MarketWatch - 5h
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  Why OpenAI’s Agent Tool May be the First AI Gizmo to Improve Your Workplace

  AI is exciting, powerful and controversial, and some critics doubt the tech delivers on its promise. But the next big wave of AI ‘agents’ may prove genuinely helpful.
  
  Inc. - 9h
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  Microsoft’s AutoGen update boosts AI agents with cross-language interoperability and observability

  Microsoft's AutoGen for AI agents is popular among agent developers, and a new update addresses observability and flexibility issues.
  
  VentureBeat - 6d
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  Microsoft launches Copilot Chat with AI agents; take that, Gemini!

  Microsoft wants to make using Copilot a daily habit and take on Google's aggressive push of Gemini for Workspace.
  
  VentureBeat - 6d
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  Stay on top of tech: five ways to take back control, from emails to AI

  Is tech calling the shots in your life? From making AI work smarter to tracking stolen phones, our expert explains how to get ahead. Asking ChatGPT to write your emails is so two years ago. ...
  
  The Guardian - Jan. 13
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  Tech Employers: Please Get Smarter With Your Job Titles

  Vague job descriptions and titles are making hiring even harder.
  
  Inc. - Jan. 10
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  Agentic AI can help you to get a new software engineering job in 2025

  Thanks to a widening skills shortage, software engineers don’t generally have to look too far for a new role on better money.
  
  VentureBeat - Jan. 7
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  Microsoft Says AI Will Lead To Job Losses, Invests $80 Billion In The Tech

  Microsoft has doubled down on its plan to invest $80 billion into artificial technologies in 2025, while at the same time admitting that advancements to the technology will lead to job losses. This ...
  
  GameSpot - Jan. 6

• These stock-trading moves can boost your portfolio if the ‘Santa Claus rally’ fails

  Despite year-end selling, market conditions look promising for 2025.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 4

More from MarketWatch

• Tesla’s ‘Trump bump’ fades as stock falls alongside rest of EV sector

  Investors still expect Musk to benefit more broadly from Trump 2.0.
  
  MarketWatch - 3h

• United Airlines stock rallies on results, as growing demand wasn’t just about premium seats

  Shares of United Airlines rallied in after-hours trading Tuesday, as a record number of travelers lifted fourth-quarter results and the company offered an upbeat forecast for the first quarter.
  
  MarketWatch - 3h

• Netflix’s stock surges as huge subscriber beat goes beyond traction with sports

  Analysts predicted live sports might power a Netflix subscriber beat. But as the company trounced the expectations, management said sports drove only a “small minority” of additions.
  
  MarketWatch - 4h

• The rich and famous don’t fear a stock market bubble. That’s why you should.

  Elites at Davos believe ‘asset bubble bursts’ is a low risk over the next two years.
  
  MarketWatch - 4h

• Netflix is raising prices. Here’s how much more your plan will cost.

  Netflix is raising the price of its standard ad-free plan for the first time in three years, though it will still cost less than the comparable version of Hulu,
  
  MarketWatch - 4h

More in Business

• Kevin O'Leary says he would 'love to do a TikTok deal,' but the law prevents it

  Kevin O’Leary says that he’s still interested in deal for TikTok, but that it’s no longer legally viable, even after Trump extended a ban on the platform.
  
  CNBC - 7m

• Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht

  President Trump grants full pardon to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, early bitcoin advocate.
  
  CNBC - 56m
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  SoftBank and OpenAI back sweeping AI infrastructure project in US

  Donald Trump calls $100bn initiative a ‘declaration of confidence in America’
  
  Financial Times - 1h
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  2 Families, in Business 50 Years, Fight for Control of Korea Zinc

  Control of Korea Zinc, the world’s largest producer of zinc, is at stake in a battle challenging the country’s entrenched chaebol system of powerful conglomerates.
  
  The New York Times - 1h

• Trump says he's considering a 10% tariff on China beginning as soon as Feb. 1

  On Tuesday, President Donald Trump floated a 10% duty on China, with an expected start date of Feb. 1.
  
  CNBC - 2h