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TechCrunch Marc Benioff warns that AI, while useful, is overhyped and partly blames Microsoft One of the tech industry's biggest hype men, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, wants you to know that he is psyched about generative AI, but even he doesn't think it can do what its biggest proponents say it will do. A month after Salesforce's enormous tech conference, Dreamforce, during which Benioff endlessly pitched, pumped, and lauded AI — at least as it's used in Salesforce's own products – he's now on a setting-expectations tour. Talking about AI's potential, he said, "I've never been more excited about anything at Salesforce, maybe in my career."

Hyperspectral imagery startup Wyvern looks to raise US presence with $6M raise The Alberta-based company, which collects what it says is the highest-resolution hyperspectral imagery on the market, has raised $6 million to, among other things, expand into U.S. commercial and defense markets. The new funding was led by Squadra Ventures, a firm squarely focused on investing in companies in the cyber and national security spaces. Wyvern has already established an American subsidiary, and co-founder Kurtis Broda told TechCrunch that working with Squadra was a "natural fit" for growing in that market.

Yahoo Finance Donald Trump is set for a McDonald's stop in latest 2024 campaign effort to claim the Golden Arches The glare of the presidential campaign trail is shining more brightly on McDonald's than almost any other company this year. And it's clearly not abating.

Google wants to put the consequences of its Epic antitrust ruling on pause during appeal Google is asking the court to put a pause on the proposed changes to the Play Store that would open it to competitors as it appeals the decision on the Epic antitrust lawsuit ruling.

Glovo adds a side of social stickiness to its food delivery app Do you want a side of socials with your fast food? Spain's Glovo, a food delivery and quick commerce service where the bulk of orders are for ready-to-eat food, is experimenting with adding a bundle of social features to drive more in-app activity. It's also letting restaurant partners upload food preparation videos to spice up the user experience by being able to push a feed of rich media at its users.

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