Zoom delivers strong Q2, sees AI usage surge
Zoom Communications reported strong second quarter results and CEO Eric Yuan said the company is seeing customers broaden their AI usage.
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Workday buys Paradox to build out its recruiting suite, delivers strong Q2
Workday's AI strategy appears to feature a heavy dose of acquisitions. The company said that it is acquiring Paradox, a startup that features a candidate experience agent to work through the job application process. The Paradox acquisition came just days after it acquired Flowise, a platform to build AI agents and automate workflows.
Google Cloud's Gemini for Government ups the LLM price war
Google launched Gemini for Government, an AI platform priced at less than 50 cents per US government agency for a year. For those keeping score, Google Cloud just undercut the $1 General Services Administration (GSA) plans from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Microsoft rolls out quantum safe plan, timelines
Microsoft laid out its plans to roll out post-quantum cryptography across its products and platform in a multi-year effort.
Dayforce goes private with Thoma Bravo $12.3 billion deal
Human capital management software provider Dayforce is going private in a deal with Thoma Bravo valued at $12.3 billion.
Wipro buys Harman DTS from Samsung for $375 million
Wipro said it will acquire Harman's Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) unit for $375 million in a move that will give the services firm more engineering and research and development reach.
Target gets new CEO, continuity in tech, AI strategy
Target's incoming CEO Michael Fiddelke is betting that AI, technology and process optimization will return the company to growth while navigating economic uncertainty.
Quantinuum fleshes out quantum software stack with open source Guppy, Selene
Quantinuum launched new open source software as it builds out its quantum computing stack.
Databricks valued at $100 billion
Databricks said it raised more funding in a Series K round with a valuation topping $100 billion.
Softbank invests $2 billion in Intel: Why?
Softbank will invest $2 billion into Intel at $23 each in a deal may be a value-oriented investment as well as a head scratcher. Perhaps the biggest question for Softbank is this: Why?
Certinia’s AI agent strategy kicks off with staffing, customer success
Certinia, which provides management software for professional services organizations, delivered its first installment of AI agents built on Salesforce's Agentforce platform as part of its summer release.
Palo Alto Networks delivers strong Q4, outlook
Palo Alto Networks reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings and projected revenue growth of about 14% for the fiscal year ahead.
