Companies pulling back from diversity commitments out of fear of right-wing boycotts may be in for a rude awakening: a new poll shows that 45% of Democrats have stopped shopping at their favorite stores because of politics, compared with just 34% of Republicans. Looks like Target isn’t the only target of left-wing consumer discontent.

Salesforce and Google have expanded their strategic partnership to permit the use of Google Gemini generative AI models in the Salesforce Agentforce eco-system. This will not only allow AI agents to work with images, audio, and video but also give access to insights from Google Search. There will also be enhanced integration between Salesforce Service Cloud and Google Customer Engagement Suite.

Preliminary findings by the European Commission state that Apple and Google are in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Among the findings, Google Search is accused of prioritizing Google’s own products and services in results; Apple is instructed to improve interoperability between iOS and third-party devices. The companies now have an opportunity to respond.