Ready or not, enterprises are betting on AI

This has been a big week for AI companies signing enterprise deals, with Zendesk unveiling new AI agents that are supposed to be able to resolve 80% of customer service issues, Anthropic and IBM announcing a strategic partnership, and Deloitte also announcing a deal with Anthropic. Plus, Google announced a new AI-for-business platform. That doesn’t … Read more

Salesforce CEO says National Guard should patrol San Francisco — stunning his own PR team

Marc Benioff has long been San Francisco’s liberal-leaning billionaire, the tech executive who funded homeless services, donated to the city’s public schools, and hosted Hillary Clinton fundraisers. But in a new, wide-ranging phone interview with the New York Times from his private plane, Benioff revealed a political transformation that seemed to surprise even his own … Read more

Newcastle United: Ross Wilson appointed sporting director after triggering Nottingham Forest release clause | Football News

Newcastle United have appointed Ross Wilson as sporting director after triggering his Nottingham Forest release clause. Wilson, formerly of Southampton and Rangers, fills the role vacated by Paul Mitchell at the end of last season after being identified by the Newcastle board as the right candidate to lead the club’s recruitment and sporting strategy. The … Read more

Navan plows ahead with IPO during shutdown, aims for $6.45B valuation 

Corporate travel management company Navan — once known as TripActions — filed updated IPO documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, even though the federal government is currently shut down.   Navan is proceeding under new SEC rules that allows wanna-be public companies that are in limbo during the shutdown to file updated information, including share count and pricing, and have their statements automatically okayed in 20 days without staff scrutiny. Once … Read more

World Grand Prix darts: Luke Littler beats Gerwyn Price in final-leg epic to book semi-final with Jonny Clayton in Leicester | Darts News

Luke Littler is into the semi-finals of the Boyle Sports World Grand Prix after producing a remarkable comeback to stun Gerwyn Price in a final-leg thriller in Leicester. The pre-tournament favourite breezed through his first two matches without dropping a set but struggled early during in Friday’s blockbuster clash at the Mattioli Arena, where Price … Read more