I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall.

It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand.

That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of A.Gentic AI.

Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries.

Here's your midday brief for Friday, April 17th. I'm Pierre Bienname for the Wall Street Journal.

President Trump says the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports will remain in full force,

while Iran's foreign minister says the Strait of Hormuz is, quote, completely open to commercial ships.

Companies are waiting for clarity and security guarantees before sending tankers through the strait.

But in the meantime, oil plunged and stocks jumped on optimism about a potential resolution to the war. Ford is recalling

up to 1.4 million F-150 pickups because the trucks can unexpectedly downshift into second gear,

and that could cause drivers to lose control of the vehicle. Dealers will update the power train

control module software for the affected 2015-2017 models.

Ford's F-series trucks have been the best-selling automobile in the U.S. for decades.

The company's been dealing with a lot of recalls.

Last year, Ford issued more of them than any other automaker, affecting nearly 13 million vehicles.

And the journal has learned that Anthropic CEO Dario Amadeh is scheduled to meet White House

Chief of Staff Susie Wiles today in a high-profile effort to ease tensions with the Trump

administration.

Anthropic and the Trump administration have been fighting for months over guard rails

surrounding the Pentagon's use of the company's clawed models.

The potential release of Anthropics' latest AI model, Mythos, is providing a venue for peace talks

between the company and the administration.

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