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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:.The New Bonus Scheme? KPMG Is Dangling ‘Outsize’ Awards for AI Wins https://www.inc.com/brian-contreras/kpmg-new-bonus-scheme-ai-outsize-awards-employees/91314441 .Yann LeCun Raises $1 Billion to Build AI That Understands the Physical World https://www.wired.com/story/yann-lecun-raises-dollar1-billion-to-build-ai-that-understands-the-physical-world/ .How Retail Banks Can Put AI Agents to Work https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/how-retail-banks-can-put-agentic-ai-to-work .This AI spots dangerous blood cells doctors often miss https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260112214317.htm This AI agent freed itself and started secretly mining crypto https://www.axios.com/2026/03/07/ai-agents-rome-model-cryptocurrency .Why the math says AI won’t steal your job https://fortune.com/2026/03/06/reskilling-49000-cheaper-than-hiring-standard-chartered-ai-automation/ .Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/meta-acquired-moltbook-the-ai-agent-social-network-that-went-viral-because-of-fake-posts/ .Netflix to Pay as Much as $600 Million for Ben Affleck’s AI Firmhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-pay-much-600-million-194011342.html .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!