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Activist Elliott Management Corp to nominate directors at Salesforce: sources

Elliott, which invests more than $55 billion, is currently interviewing a number of people including technology industry executives and executives in other industries, for director's role at Salesforce.

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BuzzFeed soars on reports of Meta deal, plans to use OpenAI

The deal, reached last year, was valued at close to $10 million and BuzzFeed will help generate content for Meta's platforms and train creators to grow their presence online, the report had said, citing people familiar with the situation.

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Stripe hires JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs to explore liquidity raise

The move comes after Stripe told staff late last year that it would cut more than 1,000 jobs as it seeks to rein in costs ahead of any economic downturn.

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Intel 'stumbled,' CEO says; shares drop 9.5% as loss forecast

Intel Corp said on Thursday it expects to lose money in the current quarter, surprising investors with a bleaker-than-expected outlook for both the PC market and slowing growth in its key data center division.

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US lawsuit against Google could benefit Apple and others

The Justice Department's complaint against Google on Tuesday called for the company to divest Google Ad Manager, a suite of tools including one that lets websites put ad space up for a sale and another that served as an ad marketplace that automatically matched advertisers with those publishers.

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Twitter, ad verification firms team up to give advertisers tweet-level analysis

The extended partnerships come at a time when the social media platform is struggling with falling revenue, as advertisers slash their spending on the platform after billionaire Elon Musk made several changes following his takeover.

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IBM cuts 3,900 jobs, misses annual cash target

Chief Financial Officer James Kavanaugh told Reuters that the company was still "committed to hiring for client-facing research and development". The layoffs - related to the spinoff of its Kyndryl business and a part of AI unit Watson Health - will cause a $300 million charge in the January-March period, IBM said.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...