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TechCrunch Jun 15, 2026 at 14:34 Startups Rising Hot

Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

Salesforce says it wants to use Fin's team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use to build custom AI agents that automate tasks.

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Jun 15, 2026 at 14:34 TechCrunch

Salesforce acquires AI customer service platform Fin for $3.6 billion

Salesforce says it wants to use Fin's team and technology to improve Agentforce, its existing enterprise platform that businesses can use...

Jun 15, 2026 at 12:08 Hacker News

Salesforce to Acquire Fin (formerly Intercom) for $3.6BN

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Cybersecurity vets protest ‘dangerous’ US government ban on Anthropic’s most powerful models

A group made up of dozens of cybersecurity experts urged the White House to remove export control restrictions on Anthropic’s models Fable and Mythos, arguing that the order is ...

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