Beyond productivity: how AI is driving tech sector growth
Industry leaders say taking time to slowly implement new tools and processes is paying dividends in long-term employee adoption and engagement.
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Salesforce Poaches Pharma Clients from Veeva, Signaling Industry Battle
Salesforce is aggressively pursuing the pharmaceutical industry, aiming to disrupt Veeva Systems' dominance in customer relationship management (CRM) software, reports Bloomberg. The move comes after Veeva, a former partner, ended a long-standing non-aggression agreement, opening the door for Salesforce to compete directly.
Salesforce executive vice president Jeff Amann revealed
No code industrial project software startup Sitemate raises $27.5M
The company likens itself to the tech giant Atlassian in its capability of helping cut down on wasted time and energy when it comes to project management time by providing solutions designed to ...
No-code industrial project software startup Sitemate raises $27.5M
Sitemate Services Pty Ltd., a company creating no code software tools, today announced it has raised $27.5 million in early-stage funding to assist what it calls “built world” companies in ...
EU reportedly set to sign off on Synopsys’ $35B Ansys acquisition
The European Union is expected to greenlight Synopsys Inc.’s blockbuster $35 billion acquisition of Ansys Inc., a fellow provider of software for chip engineers. Reuters reported the development on ...
Apple Intervenes in DOJ Antitrust Suit Against Google Over Search Revenue
Apple has asked to participate in the US Department of Justice's antitrust trial against Google, arguing that it cannot rely on Google to adequately defend revenue-sharing agreements that generate billions of dollars annually for Apple, as reported by Reuters.
The DOJ lawsuit, a landmark case potentially reshaping online
xAI's Grok Chatbot Gets Standalone iOS App, Expanding Reach Beyond X
Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, is testing a standalone iOS app for its chatbot, Grok, reports TechCrunch. This move expands Grok's availability beyond its initial integration with the X social media platform.
The app, currently in beta testing in Australia and select other markets, leverages real-time
Meta Doubles Down on AI, Betting Big on Generative AI and Enterprise Software
Meta, under the leadership of Mark Zuckerberg, is aggressively pursuing an AI-first strategy, investing billions of dollars in research and development to integrate AI into its core products and services, as reported by CNBC. This strategic shift, announced in April 2024, initially caused a dip in Meta's stock
Exclusive-Synopsys' $35 billion Ansys acquisition to be approved in EU, sources say
U.S. chip design software company Synopsys is set to win conditional EU antitrust approval for its $35 billion buy of Ansys, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday. The biggest ...
Microsoft Diversifies Microsoft 365 Copilot AI Power Beyond OpenAI
Microsoft is diversifying the AI models behind its Microsoft 365 Copilot, incorporating internal and third-party options to reduce its reliance on OpenAI, Reuters reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The move is intended to manage costs and improve speed for enterprise users.
This move signifies a shift
American Airlines grounds all US flights on busy Christmas Eve
American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the U.S. due to an unspecified technical issue, according to the company and a regulatory notice, disrupting the travel plans of thousands of ...
Palantir and Anduril reportedly building a tech consortium to bid on defense contracts
Two big defense tech players, Palantir and Anduril, are talking to tech companies including SpaceX, OpenAI, Saronic, and Scale AI about forming a ...
Japan's Fair Trade Commission to Rule Against Google in Antitrust Case
Japan's competition watchdog is expected to find Google guilty of violating the country's antitrust law, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday. The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has determined that Google's contracts with smartphone makers unfairly restrict competition, harming the internet search market.
The commission
How Top Cybersecurity Firms Are Scaling Faster and Smarter to Win in 2025
For companies chasing growth, IPOs, or exits, the game has changed. To stay ahead, top cybersecurity companies are modernizing go-to-market strategies, zeroing in on high-growth segments, and creating ...
Exclusive-EU antitrust regulators set to approve Synopsys' $35 billion Ansys acquisition, sources say
EU antitrust regulators are set to approve U.S. chip design software company Synopsys' $35 billion acquisition of the chip design software company Ansys based on the former's pledge to sell two assets ...
Google Calls DOJ's Chrome Sale Demand "Extreme" and "Illegal"
In a dramatic escalation of its antitrust battle with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Google has branded the DOJ's proposed remedy of forcing a Chrome sale as "extreme" and "illegal," reports Bloomberg. In a Friday court filing, Google argued that the DOJ'
Nvidia’s Run:ai Acquisition Gets Approved By EU Regulator
The European Commission on Friday said it has “unconditionally” approved Nvidia’s acquisition of GPU orchestration software startup Run:ai, which the company plans to use to boost its DGX Cloud ...
UK watchdog says $35 bln Synopsys-Ansys deal raises competition concerns
UK's competition watchdog said on Friday chip design software maker Synopsys' $35 billion acquisition of Ansys could reduce innovation and lead to higher prices but that it could approve the deal if ...
AI software firm Sunairio raises $6.2 million to help energy grid
Sunairio, an AI-driven weather and climate modeling software firm aimed at boosting energy grid reliability, raised $6.2 million in a new funding round, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The ...
Hauler Hero wants to bring waste management software into the 21st century
Hauler Hero's software helps waste management companies with everything from route planning to customer interactions to billing.
Here’s Why an AI Shift Means Thousands of New Jobs at Salesforce
Cloud-based software company Salesforce has gone all in on AI agents that can replicate some human-like work functions, and is hiring lives salespeople to push these products.
Salesforce’s Benioff says ‘no deal’ to sell Time Magazine
CNBC reported in November that Benioff was in early talks with Antenna Group to sell the publication.
Hauler Hero wants to bring waste-management software into the 21st century
Hauler Hero's software helps waste management companies with everything from route planning to customer interactions to billing.
Salesforce drops Agentforce 2.0, brings reasoning AI to enterprise
Salesforce has unveiled Agentforce 2.0, introducing AI agents with human-like reasoning abilities that can autonomously handle complex business tasks, marking a major push into the emerging 'digital ...
What CFOs have the ‘best profile’? Those with both accounting and operational experience, says search expert
Meanwhile, there is a high demand for CFOs who have finance or even investment banking backgrounds, coupled with experience in operations, leadership, and strategy. But that doesn’t mean companies ...
Apple Faults Meta For Software-Access Requests as EU Crackdown Looms
Apple called out Meta Platforms for seeking access to software tools that it said could compromise user privacy, a criticism that comes as the European Union advances efforts to force the iPhone maker ...
Salesforce closes 1,000 paid 'Agentforce' deals, looks to robot future
Salesforce has closed more than 1,000 paid deals for "Agentforce," its platform for creating virtual representatives powered by artificial intelligence, its CEO Marc Benioff said on Tuesday. At a ...
Dawn of digital labor: Salesforce’s Marc Benioff envisions a multitrillion-dollar opportunity for AI agents
Salesforce’s press materials listed Accenture plc, Finnair plc and IBM Corp. as major enterprise names among its current Agentforce clients. In the three months since unveiling the agentic technology ...
AI startup Basis raises $34 million for accounting automation 'agent'
Artificial intelligence startup Basis has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round for its AI-powered accounting automation product, the company said on Tuesday. The round was led by Khosla ...
‘It’s dumb to IPO this year’: Databricks CEO explains why he’s waiting to go public
Databricks just closed one of the largest funding rounds ever, raising a staggering $10 billion in fresh capital. Naturally, technology investors were ...
Salesforce Hits Milestone with AI Agents, Sees Robot Future
Salesforce has closed over 1,000 paid deals for its "Agentforce" platform, which uses artificial intelligence to create virtual representatives, CEO Marc Benioff announced on Tuesday, reports Reuters.
At a company event in San Francisco, Salesforce showcased advancements in its platform, enabling businesses to build bots for various
Open Source Projects Drowning in AI-Generated "Slop" Bug Reports
Software vulnerability submissions generated by AI models are causing major headaches for open-source project maintainers, creating a deluge of low-quality reports that are diverting time and resources from actual security improvements. This issue, highlighted by The Register, is prompting calls for changes in how bug hunting is conducted within the
Salesforce Doubles Down on AI with Agentforce 2.0
Just two months after launching Agentforce, its generative AI tool for enterprises, Salesforce is set to unveil Agentforce 2.0, a significantly enhanced version, reports SiliconANGLE. This upgrade promises to revolutionize digital labor, building on Salesforce’s vision of AI-powered agents that augment human employees.
Agentforce enables companies to
Salesforce plans to hire 2,000 people to sell its AI products
Salesforce releases the second generation of its AI agents in February 2025 and has received 9,000 referrals for these positions.
Google Unveils Enterprise AI Platform With Search and Agents
Google has launched a new platform that integrates AI agents and AI-powered search for businesses, reports PYMNTS. Google Agentspace, announced on Friday, combines the company’s Gemini AI model and search capabilities with businesses’ data, regardless of where it’s stored.
“Google Agentspace makes your employees
CrowdStrike Seeks Dismissal For Most Of Delta Lawsuit Claims
CrowdStrike is asking a Georgia court to dismiss nearly all counts in Delta’s lawsuit over the July 19 outage, calling the lawsuit ‘far-fetched’ and ultimately not permitted by the state’s law.
Nuon helps companies deploy their software into their customers’ cloud accounts
Nuon has developed a bring-your-own-cloud platform that allows SaaS companies to deploy their software to their customers' clouds.
Open source software companies that go proprietary: A timeline
Founded initially in 2004, customer relationship management (CRM) software maker SugarCRM announced in 2014 that it would no longer provide an open source “community edition,” noting that its two core ...
Prequel is building a community-driven approach to finding software bugs
Prequel is building a database of known software bugs and misconfigurations with a tech layer to help spot them.
Consumer brands like Warby Parker and Casper built the New York tech scene. Where did they go?
But that changed in the early 2010s with the “direct to consumer” revolution, including companies like Warby Parker, Glossier, and Away that cut out the middleman and convinced VCs to treat them like ...
Open source companies that go proprietary: A timeline
Founded initially in 2004, customer relationship management (CRM) software maker SugarCRM announced in 2014 that it would no longer provide an open source “community edition,” noting that its two core ...
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TipRanks’ analyst ranking service highlights Wall Street’s best-performing stocks, including GitLab and MongoDB.
Software startup ServiceTitan valued at $8.97 bln as shares jump 42% in Nasdaq debut
Shares of ServiceTitan rose about 42% in their U.S. market debut on Thursday, giving the cloud-based software company a valuation of $8.97 billion.
Software firm ServiceTitan valued at nearly $9 bln as shares soar in debut
Shares of ServiceTitan rose about 42% in their U.S. market debut on Thursday, giving the cloud-based software company a valuation of nearly $9 billion.
Software Firm ServiceTitan Hits $9 Billion Valuation
Shares of ServiceTitan rose about 42 percent in their U.S. market debut on Thursday, giving the cloud-based software company a valuation of nearly $9 billion. The company’s shares opened at $101 ...
Tech Start-Up Databricks Seeks $2.5 Billion Private Debt Financing
Databricks Inc., the fast-growing analytics software firm, is seeking about $2.5 billion of debt from private credit lenders to help it offset tax burdens associated with stock sales from staffers, ...
Software maker ServiceTitan jumps 40%+ in stock market debut
Shares of ServiceTitan Inc. jumped 42% in their trading debut today after the company raised about $625 million through its initial public offering. The listing marks the first major tech IPO since ...