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SaaS News — Page 18
Page 18 of 20 — original coverage of the SaaS industry: earnings, funding, growth, and software.
Oracle Launches Token‑Based AI Billing to Tame Enterprise Cloud Costs
Oracle rolls out token and outcome‑based pricing for its AI services, giving enterprises predictable costs and value‑linked spend.
Anthropic Pulls Fable 5 and Mythos 5 After U.S. Export Controls, Sends Execs to Washington
Anthropic shuts down its flagship Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models following a Commerce Department export‑control order, prompting senior staff to meet…
Amazon Researchers Exploit Anthropic’s Mythos Model, Trigger U.S. Access Ban
Amazon’s jailbreak of Anthropic’s Mythos AI revealed security gaps, prompting a U.S. order to block foreign access to the frontier model.
Microsoft Rolls Out M365 Copilot to 505,000 NHS England Staff
Microsoft expands its AI‑powered M365 Copilot to 505k NHS England staff, aiming to save 43 minutes per worker daily and cut admin burden.
Amazon Researchers Trigger US Ban on Anthropic’s Fable 5/ Mythos 5 AI SaaS Models
Amazon’s security test exposed vulnerabilities in Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5, prompting a U.S. export‑control order that blocks foreign access…
C3.ai Shares Tumble 21% in 2026 as Revenue Falls 35% and Losses Surge
C3.ai stock fell 21% in 2026 after revenue slid 35% to $250M and losses widened to $470M, prompting a 35% workforce cut.
Zscaler CEO warns AI agents will become the weakest link in cybersecurity
Jay Chaudhry says AI agents will be the next security weak point, urging zero‑trust adoption as Zscaler faces a steep stock decline.
Oracle Beats Estimates, Shows 58% Cloud AI Revenue Surge but Stock Slides 12%
Oracle posted $19.2B revenue, 58% cloud AI growth and a $638B backlog, yet shares fell 12% as investors fret over capex and financing.
Analysts Flag Palantir, Microsoft, ServiceNow as Top SaaS Buys Amid Sell‑Off
Analysts recommend Palantir, Microsoft and ServiceNow as buy‑worthy SaaS stocks as the sector faces a fresh sell‑off.
Salesforce AI Revenue Jumps 205% as Stock Slides 37% to 52‑Week Low
Salesforce's Agentforce ARR hits $1.2B, up 205% YoY, while shares fall 37% YTD, sparking debate over AI's impact on large‑cap SaaS valuations.
Expensify Executes $7.3M Share Buyback, Reinforcing Confidence in Its SaaS Platform
Expensify repurchased 6.05M shares for $7.3M, covering 6.8% of outstanding stock and signaling strong cash flow for its expense‑management SaaS…
Microsoft Shares Slip as AI Cost Concerns Meet Xbox Restructuring
Microsoft stock drops 1.8% amid investor scrutiny of AI data‑center costs and Xbox restructuring, raising questions for SaaS and cloud margins.
MVP1 Ventures Rolls Out AI Agents‑as‑a‑Service to Push SaaS Beyond Chatbots
MVP1 Ventures unveils AI Agents‑as‑a‑Service, offering tiered workflow automation and private‑cloud options for SaaS firms seeking AI execution over…
OpenAI Acquires Secure‑Cloud Startup Ona to Power Codex Enterprise Rollout
OpenAI buys secure‑cloud startup Ona to add trusted, long‑running environments for its Codex AI coding assistant, targeting regulated enterprises.
AWS launches Graviton5 instances, raising the bar for AI‑powered SaaS workloads
AWS unveils Graviton5‑powered M9g and M9gd instances, promising up to 35% faster AI inference and lower costs for SaaS providers.
Palantir’s £440 Million NHS Deal Sparks UK Protests and Political Backlash
Around 80 activists protest Palantir's £440 million NHS data deal, raising security, privacy and political concerns amid UK scrutiny of public‑sector…
Adobe Q2 2026 Revenue Rises 11% to $6.62B, ARR Hits $27.1B on Creative Cloud, Document Cloud Surge
Adobe reports $6.62B Q2 revenue, 11% growth, ARR $27.1B, driven by Creative Cloud and Document Cloud subscriptions.
Google Cloud slowdown in India after third‑party data‑center fire hits SaaS apps
A fire at a third‑party data center in Delhi slowed Google Cloud services across India, disrupting SaaS apps and highlighting multi‑cloud risk.
SaaS Market Projected to Reach $1.5 Trillion by 2035, Fueled by AI and Cloud
Research forecasts global SaaS revenue to climb to $1.52 trillion by 2035, a 15.4% CAGR, as AI, cloud and digital transformation accelerate.
Anthropic Unveils Claude Fable 5, First Public Mythos-Class AI Model
Anthropic releases Claude Fable 5, its most capable publicly available Mythos-class model, priced at $10‑$50 per million tokens with new safety…
Minimus Launches Supply Chain Protection SaaS Suite and minicli CLI for Container Risk Management
Minimus adds a SaaS supply‑chain protection platform and CLI tool to help enterprises secure third‑party packages and container images.
Amazon Cognito Adds Multi‑Region Replication for Near‑Real‑Time Identity Sync
AWS expands Cognito with multi‑Region replication, letting developers sync identity data across 16 regions for higher resilience and global…
Shamel Studio Launches Cloud‑Based Film Production Platform to Automate Budgeting and Scheduling
Shamel Studio's new cloud platform automates script breakdown, budgeting and scheduling for film and TV, challenging legacy tools like Movie Magic.
ITDock Unveils Modern Cloud Documentation Platform for MSPs
ITDock introduces a cloud‑based documentation platform for managed service providers, offering AI‑assisted knowledge management and streamlined…
Thoma Bravo to Take Kneat Private in $480 Million Deal
Private‑equity firm Thoma Bravo will acquire compliance‑focused SaaS provider Kneat for about $480 million, marking another vertical SaaS buyout.
OpenAI Files Confidential S‑1, Signaling IPO Move for AI‑as‑a‑Service Leader
OpenAI announces confidential S‑1 filing, opening path to public markets and reshaping AI‑as‑a‑service SaaS dynamics.
Anthropic Files Confidential $965B IPO, Positioning Claude as Public SaaS
Anthropic confidentially filed for a US IPO at a $965B valuation, turning its Claude AI model into a public SaaS offering amid a wave of mega tech…
AI Coding Assistants Drive 1,000‑Fold Surge in Monthly Deployments, Stretching SaaS Pipelines
AI‑driven development tools push monthly deployment rates past 1,000, forcing SaaS firms to rethink pipelines, automation, and product velocity.
SK Telecom and Nvidia Launch Gigawatt‑Scale AI Cloud in Korea
SK Telecom partners with Nvidia to build a gigawatt‑scale AI cloud, debuting its first AI factory in 2027, boosting Korea’s SaaS ecosystem.
Oracle pours $48 B into cloud, betting on AI-driven SaaS infrastructure
Oracle spent $48 B on data centers in 12 months, raising $42 B in debt to fuel its AI‑focused SaaS push.