Marc Benioff wants to tax billionaires including himself
Marc Benioff advocates for a redistributive tax policy targeting billionaires, including himself.
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Marc Benioff Wants to Tax Billionaires, Including Himself | WIRED
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Marc Benioff advocates for a redistributive tax policy targeting billionaires, including himself.
Marc Benioff Wants to Tax Billionaires, Including Himself | WIRED
Attackers stole OAuth tokens from the Salesloft Drift app, a third-party app linked to Salesforce, between May and summer.
The claims were all filed in Northern California, where Salesforce is headquartered, over the past five weeks and suggest that the SaaS CRM vendor fell short on security.
From May through summer, a number of Salesforce-related breaches came to light in which attackers stole OAuth tokens from the third-party Salesloft Drift app.
CEO Marc Benioff says AI cut 4,000 customer service jobs, stating 'I need less heads'.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI cut 4,000 customer service jobs: ‘I need less heads’ | Fortune
Marc Benioff donates $30 million to research homelessness.
Billionaire Marc Benioff donates $30 million to research homelessness | CNN Business
Salesforce and other large tech companies have committed to covering travel costs for their workers who may need to travel for abortions.
Salesforce and other large tech companies have committed to covering travel costs for their workers who may need to travel for abortions.
Salesforce and other large tech companies have committed to covering travel costs for their workers who may need to travel for abortions.
Salesforce cut 4,000 customer support roles to replace them with AI agents.
By pushing humans out in favor of the advanced technology, Benioff said Salesforce has reduced its support cost by 17% so far.
But in reality, the technology is slashing human headcounts at major companies—including Salesforce, which has cut 4,000 of its customer support roles for AI agents to pick up the work.
While there's no word on the reason for Salesforce's layoffs, it's notable that roles associated with its Agentforce AI platform are said to be affected by the latest round of cuts.
Salesforce is accused of firing an employee who took medical leave to care for his father with cancer, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Salesforce violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act when it fired an employee who took medical leave to care for his father, who had cancer, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.
Salesforce funded a math curriculum that removed algebra I from middle school and eliminated student tracking.
Salesforce’s funding supported a new math curriculum that, among other things, removed algebra I from middle school and eliminated ‘tracking’ — a tactic that groups students by their perceived ability, IQ or achievement levels — according to grant agreements The Examiner obtained through public records requests.
Salesforce announces $27 million in new education grants to support public schools and educators.
Salesforce Announces $27 Million in New Education Grants, Deepening Support for Public Schools and Educators
Salesforce donated $1M to organizations helping families separated at the U.S. border.
Salesforce has now donated $1M to organizations helping families separated at the U.S. border.
Salesforce laid off a lot of workers as a result of its shift toward an AI-driven enterprise.
One unfortunate result of Salesforce's shift toward an AI-driven, "agentic" enterprise was layoffs — a lot of them.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said mask-wearing should be mandatory and people fined for refusal in a CNN Business interview.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that mask-wearing should be mandatory and people should be fined for refusing to wear them, in an interview with CNN Business on Thursday.
Salesforce avoided all federal income taxes on $2.6bn of US income.
"The software company Salesforce.com avoided all federal income taxes on $2.6bn of US income," the report pointed out.
Salesforce quietly drops key climate goals to cut emissions.
Salesforce quietly drops key climate goals to cut emissions | Technology | sfexaminer.com
Salesforce announced it has achieved 100% renewable energy for its global operations.
At Salesforce, sustainability is a core operational focus, and the environment is a key stakeholder. In 2021, the company announced that it had reached net zero emissions and achieved 100% renewable energy for its global operations.
Marc Benioff is advocating for higher taxes on America's wealthiest individuals.
Marc Benioff is joining the chorus of billionaires asking for higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy to combat the United States' growing wealth inequality problem.
Billionaire Marc Benioff is asking for higher taxes on America's wealthiest people — and he's just the latest in the chorus of ultra-wealthy people with the same demand | Business Insider Africa
Salesforce (CRM) co-CEO Marc Benioff supports higher taxes for businesses and wealthy individuals, as part of an effort to tackle inequality and reform free markets.
Marc Benioff is joining the chorus of billionaires asking for higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy to combat the United States' growing wealth inequality problem.
Marc Benioff Is Asking for Higher Taxes on Ultra-Wealthy Americans - Business Insider
Marc Benioff Explains Why Rich People Should Pay More Taxes - Business Insider
Salesforce's Marc Benioff calls for billionaires to pay higher taxes
Salesforce rolls back workplace DEI programs by abandoning explicit diversity hiring targets.
In its annual financial disclosures filed Wednesday, San Francisco-based Salesforce also removed previous references to diversity and inclusion being a "core value," as well as language that some executive compensation was tied to "employee diversity measures."
In its annual financial disclosures filed Wednesday, San Francisco-based Salesforce also removed previous references to diversity and inclusion being a "core value," as well as language that some executive compensation was tied to "employee diversity measures."
Salesforce Ending Diversity Hiring After Trump Order (CRM) - Bloomberg
Salesforce Inc. is ending diversity goals in hiring after President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at eliminating such programs across the federal government and the private sector.
In its annual financial disclosures filed Wednesday, San Francisco-based Salesforce also removed previous references to diversity and inclusion being a “core value,” as well as language that some executive compensation was tied to “employee diversity measures.”
Salesforce is the latest tech giant to abandon explicit diversity hiring targets.
Salesforce Cuts Diversity Hiring Goals Amid DEI Backlash - Business Insider
Salesforce has become the latest company to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, after a broader trend among major corporations.
Salesforce now joins other prominent tech giants, such as Amazon, Google and Meta, in scaling back diversity efforts.
Salesforce drops goals for hiring minorities and women | Technology | sfexaminer.com
In total, Salesforce has reaped more than $21.6 million from Republican committees since the riot, about $16 million of it from organizations tied to efforts to overturn the election.
In total, Salesforce has reaped more than $21.6 million from Republican committees since the riot, about $16 million of it from organizations tied to efforts to overturn the election.
Salesforce faces a discrimination lawsuit from a Black woman who was a senior director in its diversity, equity, and inclusion unit.
As Insider previously reported, Salesforce is also currently facing a discrimination lawsuit from another Black woman who worked as a senior director in the company's diversity, equity, and inclusion unit called the Office of Equality.
A former Salesforce executive must arbitrate claims that her boss treated her differently from male colleagues and fired her after complaining.
A former Salesforce executive must arbitrate her claims that her boss treated her differently from male colleagues and fired her because she complained, with a New York federal judge ruling a...