AI is useful for spitting out answers. It becomes transformational when it can take action on our behalf.

Forbes’ first-ever Agentic 20 list highlights companies and projects that are making a dent in the agentic AI world, from breakout personal assistants to the infrastructure companies that help agents browse the web and transact.

The list features assistants like Meta’s Muse, as well as Instinct, which already handles $1 billion in annual transaction volume, mostly from travel-related requests. But there are also more niche use cases, such as Atarraya’s assistant, which helps workers run shrimp farms in shipping containers.

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Shares of Skydance Corporation, the new media conglomerate formed by the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros., faltered nearly 7% Wednesday as analysts warned of volatile trading.

Elon Musk’s net worth fell by $23 billion following reports that SpaceX is in talks with banks and investors to raise $40 billion for Nvidia chips.

Where markets closed (10/7): Major indexes edged lower, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing 0.7%. The losses came as Treasury yields rose.

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