The AI Daily Brief · Friday, August 28, 2026
Salesforce reported a strong earnings report, signaling a comeback for the Software as a Service (SaaS) sector, countering the 'SaaS apocalypse' narrative. The company's agent force product is on track to deliver $1.5 billion in revenue this year, contributing to overall quarterly sales of $11.5 billion, an 11% growth. This performance led to a significant 22% surge in Salesforce's stock price.
“Salesforce, who we will talk about in the main episode as well, is leading a SAS comeback with a strong earnings report.”
“That was certainly the story on Wednesday night when Salesforce reported that their agent force product is on track to deliver $1.5 billion in revenue this year.”
“The stock was up a staggering 22% on Thursday.”