Palantir Technologies, Salesforce, Microsoft, and Google are all ramping up their respective AI initiatives.

The entities involved

• Palantir Technologies →

  American software and services company, specializing in data analysis

  • Palantir Technologies utilizes Gotham and Foundry as platforms, while C3.ai serves customers including Nucor and Qemetica.16:26
  • Barclays analysts initiated coverage on SpaceX and Palantir Technologies on October 13, 2026.11:28
• Salesforce →

  American cloud-based software company

  • Salesforce signed an agreement to acquire Loops, following a main financing round led by Scale Venture Partners.Mon 21:00
  • Bank of America upgraded Salesforce stock based on positive outlook regarding AI trends.Mon 13:57
• Microsoft →

  American multinational technology corporation

  • Keith Sonderling and the Trump administration suspended multiple IT firms, including Wipro, Tata, and Microsoft, over alleged PERM program abuse.16:36
  • Microsoft and Qualcomm are identified as key holdings within dividend ETFs.16:28
• Google →

  American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

  • Meta leads AI crawling, surpassing Google and OpenAI combined, driving massive real-time traffic volumes that impact infrastructure.17:56
  • Google seeks worker data to train AI machines, prompting criticism from the AFL-CIO and the Electronic Privacy Information Center.17:48

Related events

• Palantir Technologies, CrowdStrike, and SoundHound are noted as AI software providers whose growth stories are being monitored by investors.Fri 11:18
• Both Anthropic and Microsoft are engaged in advanced AI development.Sep 15
• Microsoft AI is a division of the company, and it lags behind Google in consumer products.Jun 7
• Microsoft, Amazon, and Google all announced investments in AI infrastructure on September 14, 2026.Sep 14
• Both Amazon and Microsoft are major players in the AI chip market and stand to benefit from AI in the long run.Jun 8