Tech #billionaires are now shaping the #militarization of American cities
“Friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge,” #Trump wrote
Who are these “friends”? Trump named “great people like [ #Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang, [ #Salesforce CEO] Marc #Benioff , & others” who told him that “the future of #SanFrancisco is great. They want to give it a ‘shot.’ Therefore, we will not surge San Francisco on Sat. Stay tuned!”
Tech billionaires are now shaping the militarization of American cities https://arstechni.ca/2tPY #politics #benioff #Policy #Trump
#Benioff is not sorry.
He is just worried that the stock market might kick his ass hard.
Yes. More billionaires speaking out is always helpful.
Venture capitalist and Democratic donor Ron Conway has resigned from the Salesforce Foundation board, citing sharp ideological differences with CEO Marc Benioff—especially over Benioff’s support for deploying federal troops to San Francisco and his stance on ICE raids and voting rights. In a blunt email, Conway said he was “shocked and disappointed” by Benioff’s recent comments and what he called Benioff’s detachment from the real-world impact of Trump-era policies. The split highlights growing divides within Silicon Valley’s elite as the tech world navigates its relationships with the Trump administration. More: https://sfstandard.com/2025/10/16/ron-conway-resigns-salesforce-foundation-board-marc-benioff #RonConway #Salesforce #Benioff #SiliconValley #TechNews #Politics
Looks like even VC legends have their breaking points. Ron Conway just exited the Salesforce Foundation board after 10 years, all thanks to some comments from Marc Benioff. Proof that words can indeed move mountains... or at least, board members.
What's the biggest ripple effect you've seen from a single statement in the tech world?
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/vc-legend-ron-conway-quits-salesforce-foundation-after-benioffs-national-guard-comments/
#TechNews #VentureCapital #Salesforce #Benioff #TechIndustry
#Benioff and #Musk want Trump to send troops to S.F. to fight crime. The law is not on their side https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/benioff-musk-trump-troops-21101103.php
Another reason why we should soak the rich!
Marc Benioff, long seen as San Francisco’s philanthropic tech liberal, has pivoted sharply—now backing President Trump and the idea of deploying National Guard troops in his hometown to fight crime. The Salesforce CEO’s shift mirrors a broader trend of Silicon Valley leaders warming to Trump, often seen as a tactical move to shield their companies from federal threats. With Salesforce heavily reliant on government contracts, Benioff joins peers like Apple’s Tim Cook and OpenAI’s Sam Altman in recalibrating to a Trump-dominated landscape, even as locals brace for possible federal intervention. What’s behind Big Tech’s change of heart? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/us/marc-benioff-san-francisco-guard.html?smid=nytcore-android-share #Benioff #Salesforce #SanFrancisco #Trump #SiliconValley #TechNews
"#Salesforce vs. @servicenow.bsky.social : #Benioff Jumps Into #ITSM as #McDermott Targets #CRM"
Cool, should make great new choices for #enterprise #CIO / #CTO buyers. And both segments need real #disruption & #innovation.
I can guess who'll win - but who would you back?
#Constellation is another show that ultimately fails because it takes a cowardly route rather than pushing through to create something unique.
It fails to be deep and meaningful, which it clearly believes itself to be, the last three episodes wasting everything that had been built up before then.
The final shot was the worst possible ending, even for an episode that had already betrayed the main character's nature.
"The company that builds Tableau isn't going to build AGI"
Uh, 911? We need the burn unit here, stat. 🔥
"Unresolved leadership crisis at OpenAI: Investors, employees, and legal issues in focus" | VentureBeat
https://venturebeat.com/ai/unresolved-leadership-crisis-at-openai-investors-employees-and-legal-issues-in-focus/
Just as the influence of #ElliottManagement has destroyed other company's technical capability as we're witnessing today with #Lastpass 's inability to securely operate its infrastructure, so too will these jackasses destroy #Salesforce and #Slack if they're allowed to take over.
Hopefully #Benioff has the wherewithal to defend against their pernicious influence.
#tech
https://www.wsj.com/articles/activist-takes-big-stake-in-salesforce-11674432531?reflink=share_mobilewebshare
Roll one up for #Benioff #RIP
9/25/64-9/26/2020
As if 2020 couldn't get worse the dear leader has passed according to an insider Chatter post making the rounds.
Salesforce : Comment Marc #benioff En A Fait Un Modèle De Philantropie #forbes https://www.forbes.fr/entrepreneurs/salesforce-comment-marc-benioff-en-a-fait-un-modele-de-philantropie/
Marc #benioff Explains Why He Is Buying Time Magazine #nyt https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/technology/marc-benioff-time-magazine-meredith.html #meredith
Le P-DG de Salesforce se paye le Time Magazine #silicon https://www.silicon.fr/le-p-dg-de-salesforce-se-paye-le-time-magazine-219163.html #benioff
