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Things weren’t what they appear to be this week.

Tech Billionaire Tries to Ease Fears of Hawaii Takeover by Donating $150 Million to Hospitals

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Last week, it was revealed that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff had been buying up lots of land in Hawaii at an accelerating clip.

Salesforce's new data and AI hires are coming from areas of the country with 'high talent pools, low cost of living'

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Salesforce's Marc Benioff.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.

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Billionaire Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Is Buying Up Hawaii

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While normal, middle-class Americans struggle to buy starter homes or even just

Former Salesforce exec says large language models must learn how to code if they want to level up

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Richard Socher Salesforce AI scientist
Leveling up AI might be a matter of "forcing" them to code, former Salesforce exec Richard Socher said.

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Salesforce is the latest tech company to cut jobs with 700 layoffs, report says

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff at NRF 2024
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.

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Even the ultrawealthy had to wait in long lines at Davos — and they were reportedly annoyed about it

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Davos
A big pain point for Davos attendees this year was the long wait times — seemingly everywhere.

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DeepMind Co-Founder: AI Is Fundamentally a "Labor Replacing Tool"

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI can't be 'bad' like social media if it's going to be trusted

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Marc Benioff at the World Economic Forum.

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Salesforce refutes reports that it's imposing a hiring freeze: 'We are not freezing hiring in any departments'

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Salesforce Tower in New York.
"We are not freezing hiring in any departments," a Salesforce spokesperson told Business Insider.

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