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Slack CEO: Microsoft is ?unhealthily preoccupied with killing us?

The Verge

In an interview with The Verge , Butterfield has revealed that, inside Slack, the company feels that “Microsoft is perhaps unhealthily preoccupied with killing us, and Teams is the vehicle to do that.”. Like, maybe at the height, Oracle would do something like that. No software company has ever done that,” explains Butterfield.

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Oracle CEO Safra Catz unpacks TikTok data security, generative AI's promise, and tech diversity

TechSpot

When quizzed by Nikkei Asia in an interview about how the company is creating a safe environment for American TikTok users, Catz said, "All the data of US citizens is in that cloud. And we implemented gateways that we monitor so the data cannot be taken out." Read Entire Article

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Azul CEO sees Java’s AI future as bright

InfoWorld

The company maintains both technical and competitive relationships with Oracle, the Java steward. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill recently interviewed Azul CEO Scott Sellers, The following interview touches on Java’s place in the burgeoning AI space and where Java fits in the world of software today.

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8 simple copywriting tips, backed by science

The Next Web

The Takipi post provided a good example of this from three similar articles on TechCrunch, where these two headlines were extremely popular: Oracle makes more moves to kill open source mySQL and Oracle is bleeding at the hands of DataBase rivals. Interestingly, verbs are also more persuasive in college admission letters.

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Extra Crunch roundup: Lordstown Motors’ woes, how co-CEOs work, Brian Chesky interview

TechCrunch

Managing Editor Jordan Crook interviewed Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky to discuss the future of travel and what it was like leading the world’s biggest hospitality startup during a global pandemic. How Expensify shed Silicon Valley arrogance to realize its global ambitions. Image Credits: TechCrunch.

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Salesforce leads $15M investment in Asian HR tech platform Darwinbox

TechCrunch

“In HR tech and SaaS space, we are now only behind SAP and Oracle in India in terms of revenue,” he said. Peddi said the startup has always looked up to Salesforce for inspiration, and investment from the enterprise giant is “nothing sort of a child receiving validation from their father,” he said.

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Japanese construction tech Aldagram nails down backing from Panasonic

TechCrunch

Aldagram’s aim is to bring a new, digital spin to what’s been traditionally a very analogue industry, with an aging workforce and heavy — and sometimes very old — machinery, Aldagram CEO and co-founder Hikaru Nagahama said in an interview with TechCrunch.

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