Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is building a personal AI agent to help him do his own job — part of a sweeping internal push to flatten the company’s organisation and accelerate work using AI. The move puts a practical spin on what Google CEO Sundar Pichai said late last year: that running a company might be “one of the easier things” for AI to eventually take over.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building an AI agent designed specifically to help him do his own job—and it’s already operational, albeit in limited form. That makes him the first big tech chief to move the conversation from philosophical to practical, after Google CEO Sundar Pichai told the BBC late last year that running a company might actually be one of the easier things for AI to eventually take over.

Zuckerberg‘s ‘CEO agent’ is cutting through corporate layers

According to the Wall Street Journal, Zuckerberg’s so-called CEO agent is currently helping him retrieve information faster—answers he’d typically have to chase through multiple layers of staff to get. The tool is still in development, but it reflects a broader push at Meta to flatten its 78,000-person organisation and reduce internal bureaucracy through AI. Employees across the company have also been building their own personal agent tools—one called My Claw can access chat logs and work files, and can even ping colleagues on an employee’s behalf. Another, called Second Brain, built on top of Claude by a Meta staffer, functions like “an AI chief of staff,” per an internal post announcing it.

Big Tech CEOs are lining up to say AI could replace them

Pichai’s BBC comments from November 2025 kicked off the conversation. “I think what a CEO does is maybe one of the easier things maybe for an AI to do one day,” he said, adding that agentic AI—models that can act autonomously on a user’s behalf—would become far more capable in the next 12 months. He also acknowledged the flip side: job displacement is coming, and “people will need to adapt.” OpenAI’s Sam Altman had said something strikingly similar, telling an Axel Springer event that he’d be “nothing but enthusiastic” when AI becomes a better CEO of OpenAI than him. Even Klarna’s Sebastian Siemiatkowski posted on X that AI is “capable of doing all our jobs, my own included.” That said, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang pushed back hard—calling the idea that AI could take his job an absolute non-starter, and arguing that AI replacing workers at massive scale is still a long way off.What makes the Zuckerberg angle interesting is that it moves the conversation from philosophical to practical. Meta has formally tied AI tool adoption to employee performance reviews, and the internal atmosphere, per people familiar with the matter, feels reminiscent of the company’s chaotic, fast-moving Facebook-era culture. Some employees find that energising. Others are quietly anxious about what comes next.Whether AI can actually run a trillion-dollar company is still an open question. But at Meta, at least, the experiment has already begun.

The global box office has been set ablaze by Aditya Dhar’s espionage epic, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge,’ which officially crossed the Rs. 691 crore mark in worldwide gross collections on its first Monday. As of Day 5 live tracking on March 23, 2026, the Ranveer Singh-starrer has maintained a rock-solid weekday hold. Despite a massive 229-minute runtime and an ‘A’ certificate, the film featuring Singh as the elite agent Jaskirat Singh Rangi alias Hamza has outperformed the opening trajectories of blockbusters like ‘RRR’ and ‘KGF: Chapter 2.’ The high-octane thriller is currently eyeing the Rs. 700 crore global milestone.

The box office avalanche unleashed by Aditya Dhar directorial espionage thriller, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge,’ shows no signs of slowing down as it enters its first crucial Monday. After a historic opening weekend that shattered domestic and international records, the film has officially crossed the Rs. 691 crore mark in worldwide gross collections. As of day five live tracking on March 23, 2026, the Ranveer Singh-starrer is maintaining a rock-solid hold during the weekday transition. Despite its massive 229-minute runtime, the Hamza Ali Mazari saga continues to witness high occupancy in IMAX and premium formats.Globally, the Aditya Dhar directorial has reached a staggering Rs. 691.32 crore in total gross revenue, supported by a robust overseas haul of Rs. 149.35 crore. With over 95,000 shows conducted worldwide so far, the Ranveer Singh starrer is firmly on track to cross the Rs. 700 crore mark by the end of the day, cementing its status as the year’s biggest blockbuster.Dhurandhar 2 Movie Review

‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ opening day and weekend projections

The film’s journey began with an unprecedented rampage at the ticket windows. Following record-shattering Rs. 43 crore paid previews on Wednesday, ‘Dhurandhar 2’ officially opened on Thursday, March 19, to a rapturous global response. Day 1 (Thursday): The film netted Rs. 102.55 crore across 21,663 shows, marking one of the biggest openings in Indian history. While technical glitches slightly delayed some South Indian dubbed versions, the Hindi belt saw a complete takeover with 90% occupancy in morning shows. Day 2 (Friday) saw the film capitalize on the festive Ugadi and Gudi Padwa weekend, adding Rs. 80.72 crore to its tally.Day 3, Saturday witnessed massive crowd turnouts pushed the Saturday collection to Rs. 113 crore, propelling the cumulative domestic net past the Rs. 300 crore mark in just 72 hours. By the end of Saturday, trade insiders confirmed that the global gross had comfortably bypassed previous blockbusters like ‘RRR’ and ‘KGF: Chapter 2’ within the same 48-hour window. On Sunday, March 22, 2026, the film witnessed a phenomenal peak. Families and action enthusiasts flocked to theaters, resulting in a staggering 21,071 shows nationwide. According to Sacnilk, the Sunday collection hit a massive Rs. 114.85 crore net, bringing the total domestic net to Rs. 454.12 crore. The overall domestic gross reached Rs. 534.19 crore, setting the stage for a historic Monday hold.

‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ day 5 live tracking

According to Sacnilk, as of Monday, March 23, 2026, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is maintaining a steady presence during its first weekday, running across 6,238 shows and adding a live net collection of Rs. 4.96 crore today. This brings the film’s total domestic net to Rs. 459.08 crore, with an impressive India gross of Rs. 547.82 crore.

Day wise collections for ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’

Day 0: Rs. 43 croreDay 1: Rs. 102 croreDay 2: Rs. 80.72 croreDay 3: Rs. 113 croreDay 4: Rs. 114.85 croreDay 5: Rs. 11.923 croreTOTAL: Rs. 465.35 crore

Language wise breakdown

Hindi: Rs. 10.31 croreTamil: Rs. 0.17 croreTelugu: Rs. 0.75 crore

More about ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’

Directed by Aditya Dhar, this high-octane actioner features the unfiltered and gritty portrayal of the Lyari underworld in Pakistan. Ranveer Singh delivers a career-defining performance as the elite Indian agent Jaskirat Singh Rangi alias Hamza, supported by a powerhouse ensemble including R. Madhavan, Rakesh Bedi, Danish Pandor, Danish Iqbal, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun and a cameo appearance by Yami Gautam.The film was globally released across US, UK, Australia and Canada in five languages of Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. The film faces certain censorship hurdles in Middle Eastern markets like the UAE and Saudi Arabia. An interesting trivi about the film that has come up is that parts of Mumbai’s Ballard Estate were cordoned off and redesigned to double as Karachi for crucial patchwork scenes shot just weeks before release.

Four vehicles belonging to the Jewish community ambulance service were set on fire on Monday in Golders Green, London. The British police are treating the incident as an ‘antisemitic hate crime’.According to CCTV footage, three people were seen approaching one of the ambulances and setting it on fire. The suspects were later seen fleeing the scene, with plumes of thick smoke rising into the sky.Additional videos circulating online on social media showed the vehicles ablaze and the smoke spreading across the area.The vehicles belong to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organisation providing emergency medical response. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said four ambulances were damaged, with multiple cylinders exploding and causing windows to break in a nearby block of flats. As of now, no injuries have been reported, according to AP. Fire crews responded swiftly, sending six engines and around 40 firefighters to the scene to control the blaze. Officers were called to Highfield Road, Golders Green, around 1.45 am (local time) following reports of the fire.Police Superintendent Sarah Jackson, who oversees policing in the area, said: “We know this incident will cause a great deal of community concern. Officers remain on scene to carry out urgent enquiries. We are examining CCTV and online footage and believe we are looking for three suspects at this early stage. There have been no arrests yet, and we urge anyone with information to contact us as soon as possible, anonymously if preferred.“She added that additional patrols are being deployed and police are engaging with faith leaders to reassure the local community, as reported by the Guardian. Shomrim, a neighbourhood watch group in Golders Green, reported hearing loud explosions early Monday. They clarified that the blasts were caused by oxygen tanks in the ambulances, not by bombs or explosive devices. Some buildings were evacuated as a precaution, but no casualties occurred.The Metropolitan Police continue to investigate the incident and authorities have urged residents to avoid the area while inquiries are ongoing.

Rupee began the week on a red note, tumbling to its record low in early trade. The currency dropped 33 paise to hit a record low of 93.86 against the US dollar, slipping past its previous trough of 93.7350 recorded on Friday. The fall comes as boiling tensions in the Middle East have fueled fears of prolonged disruption to energy supplies, dragging down the currency. Weakness was visible across the region, with Asian currencies declining between 0.1% and 0.8% after hopes of easing hostilities faded over the weekend, Reuters reported. The conflict has now entered its fourth week, with Donald Trump and Tehran continuing to exchange threats. A sharp rise in crude oil prices has added to the pressure, with rates surging more than 50% this month. The International Energy Agency has flagged the current situation as more severe than the oil shocks of the 1970s combined. Dalal Street also reflected the strain with Nifty50 plunging below the 23,000 mark, and BSE Sensex down over 1,300 points. At 9:17 AM, the Nifty50 stood at 22,698.55, down 416 points or 1.80 per cent, while the Sensex was at 73,168.18, lower by 1,365 points or 1.83 per cent. Since the conflict began, rupee, seen as particularly vulnerable to rising oil prices, has depreciated nearly 3%. According to Reuters, BofA Global Research projects rupee to reach 94 by June 2026, compared with its earlier estimate of 89, assuming the crisis eases in the coming weeks. Persistent foreign fund outflows have further weighed on the currency, with more than Rs 1 lakh crore pulled out since the beginning of 2026.

Top stocks to buy (AI image)

Stock market recommendations: Ipca Laboratories, and Hindalco are the top stocks that Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk has picked for this week starting March 23, 2026.

Ipca LaboratoriesIpca Laboratories is witnessing improving growth visibility driven by a recovery in its domestic formulations business and a gradual pickup in exports. The company is strengthening its domestic portfolio through therapy expansion in cardiology, pain management, and entry into high-end dermatology, while reinforcing key brands like Zerodol. Export growth is supported by increasing traction in branded markets and a steady ramp-up in generics, aided by product relaunches in the United States and participation in European tenders. The integration of the Unichem business is progressing, with focus on improving cost efficiencies through API integration and rebuilding the product pipeline, although near-term performance remains impacted by pricing pressure. Overall, improving operating leverage, portfolio optimization, and better execution across segments position the company for steady earnings growth.HindalcoHindalco remains well positioned to benefit from structural demand tailwinds across aluminum and copper, driven by electrification, renewable energy, infrastructure, and electric vehicle adoption, particularly in India where growth continues to outpace global trends. The company’s strategic focus on backward integration, including captive coal mines and renewable energy, is expected to enhance cost efficiency and margin resilience.Its ongoing expansion across upstream and downstream segments, along with increasing share of value-added products, supports long-term profitability and diversification. However, near-term performance may remain impacted by temporary disruptions at Novelis, including the Oswego plant issue and elevated capital intensity. Despite this, strong balance sheet strength, improving domestic operations, and long-term growth visibility underpin a constructive outlook.(Disclaimer: Recommendations and views on the stock market, other asset classes or personal finance management tips given by experts are their own. These opinions do not represent the views of The Times of India)

KOLKATA: The anxious wait to know whether they are eligible to vote or not is set to end on Monday for 27.2 lakh people in Bengal — out of around 60 lakh under adjudication — after Election Commission publishes the first supplementary voters’ list.Around 8.6% of 7 crore people — close to 60 lakh — whose names are on the state’s final voters’ list, published on Feb 28, are unsure whether they can participate in the upcoming assembly polls as the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll placed them in the “under adjudication” category. Their fate as electors hinges on the scrutiny of their documents by judicial officers.A total of 705 judicial officers disposed of 27.2 lakh cases till last Friday. Those 27.2 lakh people will get to know their status once the first supplementary list is out on Monday. The rest will have to wait for a few more days — the second supplementary list will be released next Friday and the third on April 3.Those who will lose their voting right will have their names marked on the lists, an EC official said. They can appeal before judicial tribunals. Sources said the first list will be displayed at polling stations before being published online on the ECI and Bengal CEO portals, as well as the ECINET app.Sikha Das, a resident of the Bhowanipore assembly constituency, where 14,154 people are under adjudication, is among those awaiting Monday’s list for a “reality check” on whether they are considered “genuine voters”.Das’s husband and sons have made it to the final roll, but her electoral right was put on hold. Having voted in Bhowanipore since the 1980s, she is hopeful that her name would figure on the supplementary list.Alipore resident Sourav Chakraborty said, “I have all the documents that a genuine voter should possess. I believe the supplementary list will restore my voting right.”Many of those who are on tenterhooks over their fate as voters are relying on their booth-level officers (BLOs) to update them on the list. Canning resident Akramul Haque Sardar said, “I have requested my BLO to check and inform me if my name has passed the adjudication test. I am spending anxious moments and praying that my name is on the list. I have been waiting since last Friday, when the list was supposed to come out.”Those who were put under adjudication had logical discrepancies in their SIR enumeration forms and submitted documents when called to hearings. But EC officials were not satisfied with their claims.The individuals who will fail to clear the adjudication hurdle can file an appeal — online through ECINET or in the offices of district magistrates, sub-divisional magistrates and sub-divisional officers. EC on Friday issued a notification on the constitution of 19 appellate tribunals to hear appeals on inclusion or exclusion of names.As lakhs of people wait for the supplementary list, the state govt has directed all DMs to take all possible measures to maintain law and order.

‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ starring Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Rakesh Bedi and more, had an impressive opening weekend at the box office. Showcasing a gripping tale of an Indian undercover spy who destroys the enemy territory from within, the movie has kept the cash register ringing at the box office. It is worth noting that with gross numbers crossing Rs 500 crore in the domestic market and Rs 690 crore worldwide, Aditya Dhar’s spy thriller is setting a new benchmark for Bollywood.Dhurandhar 2 Movie Review Scroll down for more details on ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ box office.

‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ box office collection day 4 update

‘Dhurandhar 2’ created a buzz right from the day it was announced. From advance booking to paid preview shows to the opening weekend, the film has lived up to expectations at every point. According to Sacnilk, paid previews collected Rs 43 crore net in India, followed by Rs 102.55 crore net on day 1 of release. On Friday, day 2, the number dropped to Rs 80.72 crore, but day 3 brought a massive change. On Saturday, ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ made Rs 113.00 crores, and on Sunday, day 4, it made Rs 114.85 crore across 21,202 shows.