Salesforce to buy Rune in its most significant national security deal
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MERGE AND ACQUISITION
Salesforce to buy Rune in its most significant national security deal
Resilience Media reports Salesforce is paying $375m in cash and shares for Rune. The US Army and Marine Corps already use its software, and the Army awarded it a $99m contract in June.
INVESTORS AND FUNDING
Baseten set to more than double its value to $30bn, Bloomberg reports
Sands Capital is set to lead, with the round split between $26bn and $30bn prices. Baseten’s valuation stood at $13bn in June, after a $1.5bn round.
BUSINESS APPS
Slack’s founder got one hour with Benioff before the $27.7bn sale
Butterfield left after Salesforce put him on a Davos panel with will.i.am. Slack co-founder Cal Henderson says Salesforce’s sales team didn’t use or understand Slack.
DEFENCE
Google in talks to join Trump’s Golden Dome programme, Bloomberg reports
The Pentagon is forming a group of companies to keep Golden Dome’s data safe from attack. A Pentagon official said no final decision has been made on the group or its members.
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