<p>In this episode, Transform NOW co-hosts Brad Hairston and Michael Marchuk banter about some interesting recent news headlines in the world of automation and AI. </p><p><br></p><p>News stories covered in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p>• SAP Is Blocking AI Agents. Salesforce Is Welcoming Them. One of These Strategies Will Win. https://www.mindstudio.ai/blog/sap-blocking-ai-agents-vs-salesforce-mcp-first-strategy </p><p>• Companies name AI as top reason for job cuts for second straight month: Analysis https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5870898-ai-job-cuts-analysis-trump-admin/ </p><p>• AI Automation ROI: The Hidden Costs Enterprises Miss https://www.cxtoday.com/ai-automation-in-cx/ai-automation-roi-the-hidden-costs-enterprises-miss/ </p><p>• European wealth managers hit back after fears AI will make them obsolete - https://www.ft.com/content/5ee15149-3403-4cba-b67d-06af66ca9012?syn-25a6b1a6=1 </p><p>• Elon Musk Announces xAI Will Become SpaceXAI Division https://www.notateslaapp.com/news/4116/elon-musk-announces-xai-will-dissolve-form-spacexai-subdivision </p><p>• Agentic AI: More Human Than Automation https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2026/05/12/agentic-ai-more-human-than-automation/</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Visit us on our socials:</p><p>🦾 Get started with SS&amp;C Blue Prism: https://okt.to/JcMLdU</p><p>🧑‍💻LinkedIn: https://okt.to/k8zIdp</p><p>✖️Twitter: https://okt.to/fHyd9G</p><p>🙋‍♀️Facebook: https://okt.to/Vyjfiz</p><p>📸Instagram: https://okt.to/5nYvIf</p><p>💭Blog: https://okt.to/QuGqVP</p><p>🤩Case studies: https://okt.to/ft1AMX</p><p>.</p><p>To ensure that you never miss an episode of Transform NOW, be sure to subscribe!</p>