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Back to news homeSalesforce ends 2022 in an unusually turbulent position
When Salesforce announced during its most recent earnings call that it wouldn’t be providing a revenue forecast for next year, it was a bit of a shock, especially coming from […]
Why did Wall Street favor Adobe’s quarter over Salesforce’s?
When you look at Adobe and Salesforce, while there are many differences, they compete directly in some areas. And when you consider their overall performance, the numbers weren’t all that […]
Slack’s new CEO, Lidiane Jones, brings two decades of product experience to the job
We’ve heard an awful lot over the past couple of weeks about the executives who are leaving Salesforce, but not a heck of a lot about the woman who is […]
Confirmed: Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield stepping down in January
Just days after co-CEO Bret Taylor announced his resignation, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield announced that he will be stepping down in January. Business Insider first reported the news. TechCrunch has […]
LastPass hacked, OpenAI opens access to ChatGPT, and Kanye gets suspended from Twitter (again)
Aaaaand we’re back! With our Thanksgiving mini-hiatus behind us, it’s time for another edition of Week in Review — the newsletter where we quickly wrap up the most read TechCrunch […]
A brief history of activist investors in tech and the role they play
On Tuesday, activist investor Starboard Value revealed a significant stake in Salesforce, sending the company’s stock climbing more than 7%. A hedge fund founded in 2002 by Jeffrey Smith and […]
Starboard Value reportedly taking ‘significant’ stake in Salesforce
Activist investor Starboard Value announced this morning that it was taking a “significant stake” in Salesforce, per CNBC. A presentation on Starboard’s website confirmed the firm’s interest in Salesforce, as […]
Startups are building businesses out of DevOps tools for existing sales platforms
The growing market for sales tools has given rise to a curious cottage industry: DevOps startups specifically targeting the software used in sales and marketing functions. (Here, “DevOps,” refers to […]
Daily Crunch: Adobe snaps up Figma in proposed $20B deal that has some scratching their heads
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Happy Thursday! Has everyone recovered from Zoom […]