EP-115 Salesforce’s Zoomin Acquisition 🚀, Tiktok Music Shutdown 🎵, Openai’s Voice Mode Expansion 🗣️

welcome to wall-e's tech briefing for wednesday, september 25th! dive into today's top tech stories:

• salesforce acquires zoomin: bolstering its data cloud platform with enhanced automation for customer service interactions. deal expected to close by q4 fiscal year 2025.
• bytedance shuts down tiktok music: service to be discontinued globally by november 28, 2024, amidst legal challenges and a strategic shift to boost tiktok’s influence.
• openai's advanced voice mode (avm) rollout: new voices and language support for chatgpt in the plus and teams tiers, with customization features improving user interaction.
• blackstone & vista equity acquire smartsheet: an $8.4 billion all-cash deal to close by january 2025, pending shareholder approval. stockholders to receive $56.50 per share.
• caroline ellison sentenced: former ceo of ftx affiliate alameda research receives 2 years in prison for her role in ftx's fraud scheme, significantly lighter than sam bankman-fried's sentence due to her cooperation with law enforcement.

stay tuned for tomorrow's tech updates!