434. Weekly Pulse Check of Automation & AI News

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.

News stories covered in this episode:

More than half of Brits would accept AI shopping assistants’ recommendations, new survey finds - https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/37345746/brits-accept-ai-shopping-assistant-recommendations/

• AI-Powered Hacking: Anthropic Reports First Largely Automated Cyberattack Linked To China - https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ai-powered-hacking-anthropic-reports-143047042.html

• AI will slash headcount by two-thirds - retail boss - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98n28k9nz1o

• ‘Trust is at an all-time low for both job seekers and recruiters’: Hiring platform CEO says talent acquisition is in an ‘AI doom loop’ - https://fortune.com/2025/11/18/hiring-job-seekers-recruiters-talent-acquisition-ai-doom-loop-application-technology/

• Introduced miniature drone Tornyol that destroys mosquitoes… with propellers - https://aeronaut.media/news-en/uavs-drones-news-en/en-omt-tornyol-micro-drones-that-kill-mosquitoes/

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