All articles by Anwesha Pattanaik

Anwesha Pattanaik

Salesforce to acquire voice AI company Cresta

Cresta’s platform handles customer calls through voice agents while guiding service staff and analysing interactions in real time.

Marvell agrees to acquire Lumentum in $115bn all-stock deal

The planned merger seeks to boost AI infrastructure with integrated optical and semiconductor technologies.

Cognizant forms 25,000-strong group to deploy AI for clients

The group will help businesses use OpenAI models in software development, customer service and operations.

OpenAI cuts funding round goal to $20bn as tech stocks slide

OpenAI lowers fundraising and valuation targets as market volatility and investor caution impact new capital commitments.

Sullivan & Cromwell, Kirkland & Ellis top TMT legal advisory for Q1-Q3 2026

Kirkland & Ellis led by deal volume, advising on 116 TMT transactions in the nine-month timeframe.

Intel Q3 2026 net income falls 18%, revenue rises 21%

Intel’s third quarter saw profit fall despite higher revenue, as EPS and the key computing segment declined.

Microsoft posts 32% rise in Q1 FY27 net income to $36.6bn

Strong cloud performance and higher commercial commitments drove quarterly growth for Microsoft, while consumer device revenues declined.

Morgan Stanley leads TMT M&A advisers by deal value in Q1-Q3 2026

Houlihan Lokey led by deal volume in Q1-Q3 2026, advising on 66 transactions across the TMT sector.

Salesforce adds AI agent testing and cost controls to Agent Fabric

The updates aim to let companies catch AI errors and spending spikes before they reach customers.

WRITER introduces enterprise-specific AI text watermarking controls

The new watermarking feature lets businesses tailor AI content identification, offering default compliance for EU organisations.