495. Weekly Pulse Check of Automation & AI News - 06.26.26

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:• ChatGPT’s market share slips below 50% for first time https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/chatgpts-market-share-slips-below-50-for-first-time • Only 16 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on society, a new study shows https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/only-16-percent-of-americans-think-ai-will-have-a-positive-impact-on-society-a-new-study-shows/ • World leaders want American AI. They just don’t want America to be able to turn it off. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/world-leaders-want-american-ai-190119575.html • Cursor's Trajectory - OpenAI Accelerator to SpaceX $60 Billion in Three Years - https://www.buildfastwithai.com/blogs/ai-news-today-june-17-2026 • Why Apple built a third-party AI system for Siri and then refused to show it at WWDC https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-siri-extensions-third-party-ai-missing-wwdc • Salesforce Deepens AI Automation Push With $3.6 Billion Fin Buyout - https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2026-06-15/salesforce-to-buy-fin-for-about-3-6-billion Visit us on our socials:🦾 Get started with SS&C Blue Prism: https://okt.to/JcMLdU🧑‍💻LinkedIn: https://okt.to/k8zIdp✖️Twitter: https://okt.to/fHyd9G🙋‍♀️Facebook: https://okt.to/Vyjfiz📸Instagram: https://okt.to/5nYvIf💭Blog: https://okt.to/QuGqVP🤩Case studies: https://okt.to/ft1AMX.To ensure that you never miss an episode of Transform NOW, be sure to subscribe!