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Russia and Saudi Arabia are rethinking their economies. Alexey Nikolsky/Pool/AFPOil prices ended down 7% last week and are lower this year-to-date, despite Middle East tensions. China's economic downturn, the US shale boom, and clean energy are contributing to current oil price trends. Oil market dynamics have changed so much that Saudi Arabia and Russia are diversifying their economies.

AWS CEO Matt Garman said teams are more innovative when they work in person. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty ImagesAmazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman defended the company's return-to-office mandate for January. Garman said innovation is better and faster when employees are in the office. He also said he believed most employees supported the policy change.

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban speaks at a campaign event for US Vice President Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris at the University Wisconsin-La Crosse. Craig Lassig / AFPMark Cuban on CNBC said the presidential campaign is now a fight between Kamala Harris and Elon Musk. Cuban said the outcome of the election hinges on voter turnout, which Musk has made a priority.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says the company is in an AI "arms race."Greg Doherty/Variety via Getty ImagesReddit CEO Steve Huffman said the company is working to find its place in the AI "arms race."The platform has become a power player in the race to train AI models. Huffman hinted at large companies that are taking advantage of Reddit's content.

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has repeatedly criticized Microsoft Copilot. Arturo Holmes/Getty ImagesSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff criticized Microsoft for it's AI-powered agents. Benioff said Microsoft Copilot was inaccurate and compared it to "Clippy 2.0."Salesforce recently announced a pivot to Agentforce, its own product that includes custom AI agents. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Monday accused Microsoft of being in "panic mode" in his latest criticism of the tech giant.