Microsoft has cooked up a deal for Clear Software, an integration platform with strong connectors for SAP and Oracle systems. The deal will make it easier for Power Platform clients to bake information from multiple systems into delicious data casseroles.
SkyPoint Cloud, a chocolate-plus-peanut butter-like combination of CDP and privacy system, has expanded its CDP side with automated predictive insights. The new feature continuously updates attributes such as churn propensity, product preferences, and predictive lifetime value, mixes them into customer profiles, and serves up tasty-fresh audiences with the results.
Microsoft has launched a 10-week immersive program to drive innovation in India and to help B2B and B2C startups from diverse industries that are leveraging AI. The initiative is supported by TiE Mumbai and launches in November.
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.