Salesforce to acquire software company Informatica in $8 billion deal

Salesforce Inc. signage during the Singapore FinTech Festival in Singapore, on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022.Salesforce announced Tuesday that it's buying cloud data management firm Informatica in an $8 billion deal to bolster the enterprise software giant's push into artificial intelligence.Shares of Salesforce were up about 1% in U.S. premarket trading. Informatica shares climbed about 6%."Truly autonomous, trustworthy AI agents need the most comprehensive understanding of their data," said Steve Fisher, Salesfo ...