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CrowdStrike, Salesforce give strong outlooks; Meta settles for up to $18B; Anthropic to spend $45B on AI cloud

By BORSA NewsroomPublished Aug 26, 2026, 4:44 PM EDTUpdated Aug 26, 2026, 4:45 PM EDT

CrowdStrike and Salesforce issued strong revenue outlooks. HP fell on demand concerns. Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle state child-safety claims. Anthropic committed $45 billion to rent AI cloud capacity from Nscale's West Virginia data center. gold and oil edged lower.

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WHAT WE KNOW

CrowdStrike gave a strong revenue outlook.