Salesforce has acquired Own Company, a provider of data management and protection solutions, for $1.9 billion in cash. In a press release, Salesforce GM Steve Fisher said in a statement that Own “underscores [Salesforce’s] commitment to providing secure, end-to-end solutions that protect our customers’ most valuable data.”
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Nov 21
CrowdStrike fires ‘suspicious insider,’ X rolling out the ‘About this account’ feature, and Trump’s FCC votes to scrap cybersecurity rules
-Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike denied it had been hacked following claims from a hacker group, which leaked screenshots from inside CrowdStrike's network.
-X's new feature will show where users are based, how they're connected to X, and how many times they've changed their use ... Show More
8m 40s
Nov 20
Google releases Nano Banana Pro, its latest image generation model; and another fire broke out at aluminum plant that supplies Ford
Google is upgrading its image generation model with new editing chops, higher resolutions, more accurate text rendering, and the ability to search the web.
Also, the fire that broke out at the Oswego, NY Is the second major fire -- and the third overall -- in the last few months ... Show More
5m 8s
May 2025
Salesforce acquires Informatica for $8 billion
Salesforce has acquired cloud data management firm Informatica in an $8 billion equity deal, marking a major move in its push to strengthen its AI and data infrastructure capabilities. The announcement, made Tuesday, comes about a year after early rumors of the acquisition sent b ... Show More
3m 2s
Nov 2021
The changing world of cloud CRM, with Chris Cognetta
Gemma Milne talks with Chris Cognetta, CongruentX’s Chief Technology Innovation Officer, about how cloud environments can help companies align their technology and operations to improve customer experiences and the importance of focusing on business outcomes, especially how these ... Show More
35m 33s
Aug 2024
#43 Going Beyond Basic Customer Service
<p>On this episode, Eli Weiss, VP of Retention Advocacy at Yotpo, discusses the evolving space of customer experience and SaaS, emphasizing the importance of kindness and humility in the industry. He also discusses the importance of personalization in CX and retention, and highli ... Show More
50m 58s
Sep 30
CommanderAI building Salesforce for the waste management industry, also, a year after filing to IPO, still-private Cerebras Systems raises $1.1B
CommanderAI launched in early 2024 as a customer relationship manager and sales prospecting platform built for waste management — and other industrial services like dumpster rentals and industrial recyclers – to fill that gap. Also, Silicon Valley-based Cerebras announced it rais ... Show More
8m 25s
Jan 2021
How Salesforce will make Einstein smarter in 2021
<p>Salesforce launched Einstein, its artificial intelligence tool, in 2016. It was memorable because of the marketing materials, featuring a cute cartoon of the world's most misquoted-scientist. It was also memorable because of the unique capabilities Einsten brought to the table ... Show More
27m 46s