Salesforce stock jumps 12% on AI growth and Anthropic investment gain
Salesforce's Anthropic stake led to higher profit in the latest quarter.

Salesforce's Anthropic stake led to higher profit in the latest quarter.
China's industrial profits growth in July slowed to its weakest pace this year, as soft demand and a broader slowdown in the economy weighed on manufacturers.
Meta and state attorneys general settled a federal trial centering on allegations that company misrepresented the extent of child-related mental health harms.
New products accounted for 30% of total bookings and Okta said it closed dozens of AI deals during the period
The Supreme Court in late June blocked Trump from firing Cook from the Federal Reserve, but left the president with a path to try again to remove her.
The Japanese regulator's registration of a new trading platform for unlisted shares could help create a more favorable capital-raising environment for the country's IPO ecosystem.
The Chinese AI company said it had already launched the model globally in stealth mode for a week.
The Bank of Korea hiked rates by 25 basis points to 3%, its highest since January 2025 and in line with expectations.
Mechanical Turk launched in 2005 as a way to farm out tasks that are easy for humans to complete but too challenging for computers.
"We're delivering a dynamic interface that thinks, reasons, and acts," Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in a statement.
CrowdStrike shares have surged 61% this year to new highs as the threat from frontier AI has fueled demand for advanced security tools.
President Donald Trump quipped that affordability was "devised" by Democrats, while Vice President JD Vance said groceries "cost what they cost."
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff pushed back against “SaaSpocalypse” fears.
The U.S. may be asking allies to step up their own defense, but it still wants them to align on geopolitical interests.
Earlier this year, the bears thought advances in AI models could disintermediate the cybersecurity sector. So far, they've been proven wrong.
Squishy toys are booming, with social media and low prices helping fuel the craze.
U.S. and Russia are competing to assert dominance in the world's third largest energy market.
The rule in question would require election officials to give USPS voter information and use federally reviewed, uniquely barcoded ballot envelopes.
The 37-page report walks through the actions that OpenAI's models took during a series of evaluations prior to and during the Hugging Face breach.
Anthropic will rent around 460 megawatts of compute capacity at an Nscale data center development in West Virgina, according to sources.
Analysts expect the company to launch new iPhones and Apple Watches at the event, including the company's first folding phone
Eighty percent of CNBC Fed Survey respondents say the Federal Reserve Chairman Warsh should provide more insight into his economic views.
Bill Gates warned governments are not adequately preparing for how AI could displace workers, strain social systems and create global risks.
Hackers targeted networks "operated by hospitals, telecommunications providers, power companies, financial institutions, and defense contractors," a filing said.