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The Latest: Trump in Tokyo to meet with Japan’s newly elected, first female leader, Sanae Takaichi
Read full article: The Latest: Trump in Tokyo to meet with Japan’s newly elected, first female leader, Sanae TakaichiU.S. President Donald Trump is in Japan and preparing to meet with the country’s newly elected, ultraconservative leader.
Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San Francisco
Read full article: Trump says tech leaders and mayor changed his mind about using federal force in San FranciscoPresident Donald Trump says he agreed to halt a planned show of federal force in San Francisco after appeals from tech executives and the mayor.
San Francisco leaders push back against Trump's National Guard threat
Read full article: San Francisco leaders push back against Trump's National Guard threatPresident Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, calling it crime-ridden and claiming residents want federal help.
What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?
Read full article: What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January.
Microsoft pitches AI 'agents' that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024
Read full article: Microsoft pitches AI 'agents' that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is opening a company conference in Chicago with remarks that could set the stage for where it’s taking its artificial intelligence business.
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Salesforce buying work-chat service Slack for $27.7 billion
Read full article: Salesforce buying work-chat service Slack for $27.7 billionIn a deal announced Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft. But software as a service has become an industry standard that has turned into a gold mine for longtime software makers. Slack and Salesforce are headquartered about a block away from each other in San Francisco. Slack," Benioff said.

Apple will spend $2.5B to help solve California's housing crisis
Read full article: Apple will spend $2.5B to help solve California's housing crisisCritics say the influx of tech companies and their well-paid workers has contributed to the ongoing housing crisis. "Affordable housing means stability and dignity, opportunity and pride," said Apple CEO Tim Cook in a press release. Google pledged $1 billion in June to redevelop company-owned land for affordable housing and created an investment fund to incentivize developers to build at least 5,000 affordable housing units in the region. The housing issue has received national attention and was a topic of major debate during the last California state election. As tech companies expand, their high-paid employees create a supply-demand imbalance for housing, sending California's home prices through the roof.

Marc Benioff says CEOs must do more
Read full article: Marc Benioff says CEOs must do moreGetty(CNN) - The old adage from Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman that "the business of business is business" is dead, says Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. Stakeholders aren't just those who invest in the company, Benioff says, but those in the surrounding community and beyond. But Salesforce, Benioff claims, is already following that model. You cannot wash your hands of your responsibility to the public schools or to the homeless or to whoever," Benioff said. "This is a time where tech CEOs are really confronted with some extremely difficult situations," Benioff said.

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