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automation

[aw-tuh-mey-shuhn] / ˌɔ təˈmeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
machine control
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Additionally, the team said Palantir has “a very strong demand backdrop for its AI and automation software,” and faces little competition there from other AI and software providers.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Brooks Automation Holdings, a semiconductor automation company owned by private-equity firm THL, formerly known as Thomas H. Lee Partners, is planning a return to the public markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Forus, a New York-headquartered prescription drug automation platform, landed $150 million in Series C funding at a $3 billion valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Its review system relies primarily on automation and is designed to check images, video, text and audio, as well as who the ad is targeting and where links send them to.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

As I detail in the next chapter, we are entering a phase where we are going to see the digitization, virtualization, and automation of more and more everything.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Now, you can create these automations just by describing what you want.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

The company aims to make its 700-plus people self-sufficient, building the automations and AI processes they need themselves.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2025

Routines, Shortcuts and other automations probably won’t cure a serious smartphone addiction.

From Seattle Times Jan. 21, 2024

As a result, program traders gave way to more sophisticated automations with much more advanced technology: High-frequency trading.

From Scientific American May 19, 2023

Hiring specifically in back-office functions such as human resources will be suspended or slowed, Krishna said, adding that 30% of non-customer-facing roles could be replaced by AI and automations in five years.

From Reuters May 1, 2023




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