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automate

[aw-tuh-meyt] / ˈɔ təˌmeɪt /
VERB
use machines to replace human workers
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Founded by Sahil Aggarwal in 2021 to automate sales workflows, Rattle quickly gained traction with clients including Figma, Notion and Rippling.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Earnings growth was concentrated at Siemens' Smart Infrastructure business, which supplies electrical equipment for data centres and other industrial customers, as well as the Digital Industries division, which focuses on software to automate processes.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Their experiences offer an insight into a question confronting emerging economies like the Philippines: what happens when AI begins to automate the jobs that helped lift millions of people into the middle classes?

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Going forward, you could automate contributions to your emergency fund indefinitely, so the reserve is always growing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

You can define macros to automate your work.

From The Online World by Odd De Presno

Or, use a smart thermostat: A programmable or smart thermostat automates the heavy lifting, raising temperatures when you’re at work and dropping them right before you walk through the door.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

"This self-regulating behavior helps keep fuel production more stable throughout the day and automates the system, while reducing dependence on batteries and costly external components," he added.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

Like competitor Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys makes software that automates the very complex process of designing chips, and it also makes hardware that tests the designs before they get shipped to the manufacturer.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

Cognition’s Devin, an “AI software engineer,” automates coding work and is expected to boost employment, not reduce it.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

You get on these by sending a message to a specific e- mail address, which is often that of a computer that automates the process.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation

But many of Reddit’s de facto rulers—the unpaid, mostly-anonymous moderators who police each subreddit and wield automated management tools—are determined to keep any other whiff of marketing out of the organic feeds they lovingly cultivate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Song remains adamantly offline, relying on the "Four Pillars of Destiny" astrology in braille and on her four decades of experience in careful listening -- a skill her automated competition cannot match.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

“I don’t want to be one of the people automated out the workforce. I guess I have to be a techie. I hope I’m one of the techies they need,” Webb, 61, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

A TikTok spokesman said its automated moderation systems flagged the livestream within minutes to the company's US moderation team for review.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

I listen curiously as the bodyguard says something to what looks like an automated machine attendant.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Investors also fear that generative AI could disrupt the country's $315-billion IT services industry by automating tasks long outsourced to India, such as customer service and app maintenance.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

By automating these repetitive journeys, Geek+ says retailers can increase picking speeds, store more goods in spaces that are hard to reach for humans, and reduce errors.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“Agentic AI trading automates the active, complex work, multistep trades, strategy switching, custom position sizing. That’s not automating discipline; that’s automating action. Not the same thing.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

The companies also are betting that “AI agents” will be able to proactively tackle more in the future, automating repetitive tasks in customer service, online shopping and other industries.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Instantly I begin counting a beat in my head, automating my actions.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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