HISTORICAL FACTS: 20 | History Defined

"I need fewer heads": Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI agents have replaced 4,000 support roles at the company — but remains deeply skeptical of AGI, which he likens to hypnosis

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff recently revealed that he scaled down the company's support staff from 9,000 to 5,000 due to productivity gains from AI agents.

Windows Central · Sep 2, 2025

Is Salesforce Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?

Although Salesforce has underperformed the Nasdaq Composite over the past year, analysts are very upbeat about the stock’s prospects.

Barchart · Sep 1, 2025

China's AI Plans, Employment Data and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets enter a critical week following Friday's tech sector volatility that was triggered by concerns over China's semiconductor ambitions, particularly reports that Alibaba is developing its own AI chip.

Barchart · Aug 30, 2025

Buddy Media Founders Sold Their Company For $745 Million, But Lost A Sense Of Purpose – Now They're Working On Rebuilding

In 2012, Mike and Kass Lazerow sold their social media marketing company,  Buddy Media, to Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) for $745 million. It was the culmination of years of work, a moment that should have felt nothing short of euphoric. 

Benzinga · Aug 29, 2025

Google warns Salesloft attack may have compromised Workspace accounts and Salesforce instances

The attack on Salesloft is bigger than initially thought as certain Google accounts were compromised, as well.

TechRadar · Aug 29, 2025

Palantir's Engineer Embedding Strategy Is 'Cool,' Says Salesforce CEO, But It Is Their Price List That Made Him Go 'Whoa'

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) CEO Marc Benioff acknowledged that Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) pricing strategies have prompted him to reconsider his company’s own pricing model, calling Palantir’s forward-deployed engineer concept “very cool” during an interview published on Thursday.

Benzinga · Aug 29, 2025

I had to make a big bet on a make-or-break 18 months. I later sold my company for $8 billion but first I had to dive deep into the 'gray area'

The tech CEO’s playbook includes big bets, hard choices and gut decisions.

Fortune · Aug 28, 2025

Salesforce reveals digital twin for business ops so your business can test AI agents before deployment

Salesforce is worried that AI agents don’t meet high standards once they’re deployed – but it has the answer.

TechRadar · Aug 28, 2025

Salesloft breached to steal OAuth tokens for Salesforce data-theft attacks

Revenue workflow platform struck via a third party, and has apparently lost sensitive data.

TechRadar · Aug 27, 2025

Over 1 Million Hit In Farmers Insurance Data Breach — Names, Addresses, Partial SSNs And More Exposed

Farmers Insurance has stated that over a million of its customers have had their personal info exposed in a data breach.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 26, 2025