2026-08-20
15 分钟The thing about AI for business, it may not automatically fit the way your business works.
At IBM, we've seen this firsthand, but by embedding AI across HR, IT,
and procurement processes, we've reduced costs by millions, slash repetitive tasks,
and freed thousands of hours for strategic work.
Now we're helping companies get smarter by putting AI where it actually pays off,
deep in the work that moves the business.
Let's create smarter business, IBM.
Nearly six months into the war, President Trump promises a crushing economic operation to isolate Iran.
Plus, packaged food giants head to the lab as users of weight loss drugs say no to once beloved foods.
And why Google is paying millions for a defunct airline's old emails and payroll files.
Synthetic data simply just does not provide the same benefits.
So AI developers have had to become quite creative in pursuing ways to gather and access high quality data.
It's Thursday, August 20th.
I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal.
And here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
President Trump is threatening to unleash what he's calling economic D-Day against Iran and warning
that any other country that does business with it would face tremendous economic consequences.
Trump didn't name names, but said that countries engaged in practices like smuggling
oil or helping Iran with cash transfers, quote, know who you are.
That warning comes on the heels of the United Arab Emirates announcing it would suspend