AI Business Weekly - March 23, 2026: Zuckerberg Builds AI for CEO Duties
Five stories revealing how Meta's founder develops AI agent for executive functions, UK launches comprehensive regulation, livestock AI hits $2B valuation, biotech startup raises $787M for drug discovery, and PepsiCo deploys AI across China
PepsiCo Deploys AI Across China Operations to Boost Manufacturing Efficiency and Distribution Optimization
Consumer goods giant implements AI for demand forecasting, production planning, and logistics as multinational companies adopt automation addressing labor costs and operational complexity
Earendil Labs Raises $787 Million to Scale AI-Driven Biologics Discovery Automating Drug Development at Unprecedented Speed
Biotech startup secures massive funding for AI platform designing therapeutic proteins and antibodies in weeks rather than years as computational biology accelerates pharmaceutical R&D
Livestock AI Startup Halter Reaches $2 Billion Valuation as Founders Fund Leads Farming Automation Round
New Zealand company's AI-powered livestock management system attracts massive valuation as investors bet on agricultural automation replacing traditional farming labor
Zuckerberg Developing AI Agent to Handle CEO Duties as Meta Explores Executive Automation at Unprecedented Scale
Facebook founder builds personal AI assistant for strategic decision support, scheduling, and operational oversight as tech leaders experiment with delegating executive functions to autonomous systems
AI Business Weekly - March 20, 2026: Bezos Seeks $100B Manufacturing Fund
Five stories revealing how Amazon founder targets unprecedented industrial automation scale, Toronto deploys AI for citizen services, Oasis Security raises $120M for agent access control, BC universities combat cheating, and Adobe loses enterprise spending to AI competitors
Adobe Loses Ground to AI-Native Competitors in CIO Survey as Enterprise Creative Budgets Shift Toward Specialized Tools
Investment research finds chief information officers reducing Adobe spending while increasing budgets for Canva, Figma, and AI-first design platforms threatening incumbent's creative software dominance
