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Salesforce

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Salesforce. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Chairman / President

Marc Benioff

CEO / Managing Director

Marc Benioff

CFO / Finance Director

Amy Weaver

Industry

Software

Website

salesforce.com

Headquarters address

415 Mission St 3rd Floor, United States

Stock Code

NYSE：CRM

Year founded

1999

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva unveiled a package of investments from Chinese firms in Beijing on Monday. Photo: Reuters

China trade

China, US sign duelling deals after agreeing to trade war truce

Following their tariff reductions, China and the US have unveiled major investments – Beijing in Brazil and Washington in the Middle East.

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Books and literature

‘Musk was the most disappointing’: famed tech reporter blasts CEOs in book

3 Mar 2024 - 7:15PM

Technology

Tech industry cuts 32,000 jobs in 2024, but aggressively hiring in AI

6 Feb 2024 - 3:36PM

Artificial intelligence

Time magazine owner says AI companies ripped off intellectual property

Artificial intelligence companies should standardise payments to treat content creators fairly, Salesforce CEO and Time owner Marc Benioff says.

17 Jan 2024 - 6:06PM

Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Photo: Bloomberg

Artificial intelligence

ChatGPT creator OpenAI in talks to raise new funding at US$100-billion valuation

A fresh funding round would make OpenAI the second-most valuable start-up in the United States, behind Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

24 Dec 2023 - 4:26PMvideocam

US-China relations

Are we headed for a new dynasty of US-China relations after Xi-Biden meeting?

In this issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we reflect on the meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ summit in San Francisco.

27 Nov 2023 - 2:00PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI says Altman to return as CEO with new members on the board

The start-up's new board will be chaired by former Salesforce co-chief executive Bret Taylor and include former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

23 Nov 2023 - 2:46PM

Sam Altman is once again CEO of OpenAI after a surprise ousting last Friday. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Artificial intelligence

Nearly all OpenAI staff threaten to go to Microsoft unless board quits

More than 700 of OpenAI's roughly 770 employees signed a letter, calling for all board members to resign and for fired CEO Sam Altman to be reinstated.

21 Nov 2023 - 4:08PM

US-China relations

Chinese President Xi’s welcome mat may not be enough for US investors

Structural tensions continue to cloud the Sino-US economic relationship as companies look to diversify supply chains to other Asian countries.

24 Nov 2023 - 2:27PMvideocam

US-China relations

Xi Jinping offers cooperation, reassurance during US business dinner

Xi Jinping tells hundreds of American business leaders in San Francisco that modernisation is a ‘huge opportunity that China offers to the world’.

16 Nov 2023 - 6:14PMvideocam

China’s President Xi Jinping spoke of hope and friendship as he dined with US business leaders in San Francisco on Wednesday during the Apec summit. Photo: AFP

US-China tech war

Citrix owner becomes latest US software company to quit China

Cloud Software Group, the parent of cloud computing company Citrix, has announced it would stop all new commercial transactions in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

9 Nov 2023 - 10:48PM

A Citrix office building in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Photo: Shutterstock

Celebrity style

How to rock billionaire style as seen at the Sun Valley conference

At this year’s Allen & Co. event, billionaires and CEOs strolled between conference sessions decked out in ‘stealth wealth’ fashion, from casual wear to subtle branding

18 Jul 2023 - 6:25PM

Microsoft

Microsoft faces EU antitrust probe after remedies fall short, sources say

Microsoft is likely to face a European Union antitrust investigation in the coming months after remedy discussions with the EU watchdog to avert such a move appear to have hit a roadblock.

4 Jul 2023 - 4:13PM

Science

Opinion | Don’t ban students from using ChatGPT when they will have to work with AI

A ban won’t stop students from using the likes of ChatGPT, while incorporating AI tools into teaching can motivate learning. Importantly, it prepares them to work with AI when they enter the workforce.

25 May 2023 - 4:39AMvideocam

Youngsters at the University of Hong Kong on December 22. The university has temporarily banned students from using ChatGPT. Photo: Dickson Lee

X (formerly Twitter)

Who is Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino, replacing Elon Musk?

Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino used to work as an exec at NBCU, leading sales and marketing before she left … so what else do we know about the woman set to helm the social media platform?

16 May 2023 - 5:53PMvideocam

Advertising titan Linda Yaccarino is a respected veteran in the media industry – and she’s just been tapped by Elon Musk to become Twitter’s new CEO. Photo: AFP

United States

Cash App founder Bob Lee stabbed to death in San Francisco

Police said Lee, who was also chief product officer at cryptocurrency start-up MobileCoin, succumbed to injuries in a hospital.

6 Apr 2023 - 8:57AM

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Ping An adds property assets to investment portfolio, steers clear of developers

Ping An Insurance (Group) has increased its investments in rental income property while cutting exposure to developers after taking a massive hit on China Fortune Land Development.

16 Mar 2023 - 12:25PMvideocam

Banking & finance

Prudential, Ping An post strong sales as end of Covid-19 measures spurs growth

UK-based Prudential reports 15 per cent growth in new sales across Asia in the first two months of this year, while Ping An Insurance tallies 5 per cent sales growth in the same period.

15 Mar 2023 - 7:16PMvideocam

Google

Google workers protest job cuts, low wages after 12,000 let go

The rallies began minutes after Alphabet reported US$13.6 billion in fourth-quarter profit, which one engineer said ‘debunked its own rationale’ for cuts.

3 Feb 2023 - 10:32AM

US-China tech war

Chinese tech workers on visas struggle under Silicon Valley lay-offs

As US tech giants from Facebook to Amazon trim their payroll, many Chinese tech workers on temporary visas are scrambling to secure a new job to remain in the country.

24 Jan 2023 - 8:30AM

Amazon

Amazon kicks off job cuts affecting 18,000 workers

The eliminations started last year and initially fell hardest on the group behind the Alexa digital assistant and Echo smart speakers.

19 Jan 2023 - 7:06PMvideocam

United States

Microsoft lays off 10,000 of its workforce

The company said it would also be making changes to its hardware portfolio and consolidating its leased office locations.

19 Jan 2023 - 1:19AM

Microsoft is making thousands of layoffs. Photo: Reuters

Amazon

Amazon to slash more than 18,000 jobs, CEO says

It’s the largest set of lay-offs in Amazon’s history, although just a fraction of its 1.5 million global workforce.

5 Jan 2023 - 11:04AM

Trending in Hong Kong

How your workplace will be healthier, happier in 2023 – expert predictions

Julia Hobsbawm sees an end to ‘flex-shaming’, improvements to hybrid working, and more social and community office elements as the big workplace trends in 2023.

2 Jan 2023 - 4:15PM

E-commerce

Amazon CEO says job cuts will continue into 2023

Reductions will continue into the new year as leaders adjust their staffing for Amazon’s long-term health, Andy Jassy said in his first public comments on reports the company would cut as many as 10,000 jobs.

18 Nov 2022 - 11:30AM

Amazon boxes stacked for delivery in a 2016 file photo. The company has forecast its lowest revenue growth ever for the holiday quarter. Photo: Reuters

Fashion

‘Aspirational consumers’ curb their appetite for entry-level luxury

Entry-level luxury shoppers have other priorities than US$500 Balenciaga belts or Gucci slippers as the cost of necessities rise and their priorities change.

11 Nov 2022 - 4:15PM

Less wealthy shoppers are not spending as much on entry-level luxury items as their priorities shift, recent sales data suggests. High-end luxury spenders are
not holding back, though. Photo: Shutterstock

Technology

‘I got this wrong’, says Zuckerberg as Meta begins cutting 13 per cent of workforce

Meta will cut about 13 per cent of its workforce in its first major round of lay-offs, and will also extend its hiring freeze through the first quarter of 2023.

9 Nov 2022 - 8:29PMvideocam

Fashion

Why Jeff Bezos and Angelina Jolie are fans of fashion guru Brunello Cucinelli

Brunello Cucinelli talks about why he admires King Charles, challenging the Silicon Valley set to make the internet human, and why celebrities are willing to shell out for his pieces.

17 Oct 2022 - 7:15AM

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