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Marc Benioff said Salesforce's AIForce platform will be renamed SIForce. Donald Trump wants two letters scrubbed from the tech industry’s vocabulary, and some executives are already reaching for replacements. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Friday that his company’s AIForce platform is getting a new name. “The era of Super Intelligence is here. AIForce is officially SIForce,” Benioff wrote on X. The announcement follows Elon Musk’s pledge Sunday to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, giving Trump’s campaign to replace “artificial intelligence” with “super intelligence” traction beyond Washington. The company's X account has already been changed. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has also made the switch, referring to the tech as "Super Intelligence" in an X post about AI model containment and governance on Saturday. While Nadella has used the term "superintelligence" in the past, this was the first time he used it as two words — and capitalized. Salesforce’s change concerns its agent platform, rather than the company’s corporate name. Trump, meanwhile, is turning his terminology preference into a test.

America still belongs to the dogs, but cats are making serious gains. New AVMA data reveal shifting pet populations, tighter household budgets and changing shopping habits that could reshape how veterinary practices attract clients, deliver care and sell medications. Dogs may still wear the crown in American households, but cats are quietly staging a takeover. New data from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) show that the U. S. cat population has grown substantially over the past decade, narrowing the gap with dogs and creating new opportunities for veterinary practices willing to rethink how they serve today's pet owners. According to the newly released 2026 AVMA Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook, the United States is now home to an estimated 88.9 million pet dogs and 77 million pet cats. While dogs still outnumber cats, the feline population has grown by approximately 32% since 2016, compared with about 16% growth among dogs. At the same time, average annual household spending on pets has fallen, raising important questions about affordability, preventive care and the future of veterinary practice revenue.

TorontoPublished: October 17, 2026 at 2:31p.m. EDTThe next Lotto Max draw is on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. The largest lottery prize ever offered in Canada is still up for grabs after there were no winners for Friday’s Lotto Max draw. The winning numbers were 01, 11, 13, 36, 41, 43, 51. The next draw for the $90 million Lotto Max will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The jackpot is unchanged, as $90 million is the cap. While no one claimed the jackpot on Friday, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said four Maxmillion tickets worth $1 million each were sold in Ontario. Fourteen other tickets won $100,000 each, including seven in the Greater Toronto Area. Tuesday’s draw will also feature 20 Maxmillions prizes worth $1 million each and at least 90 Maxplus prizes worth $100,000 each. How to set CP24 as your preferred source on GoogleHow to set CTV News as your preferred source on Google

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