The callout shocked local lawmakers and many in his influential network. Benioff — who owns Time Inc. — has sought to publicly stay out of politics, has been viewed as pro-left, and has invested huge sums of money in the city.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in his Dreamforce conference keynote that AI innovation is outpacing customers' adoption of the tech.

Attendees of Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference in San Francisco faced disappointment on Thursday as headliners Kumail Nanjiani and Ilana Glazer dropped out from performing. Salesforce stated that the last-minute change-up was due to “unforeseen circumstances,

Benioff, the Salesforce billionaire, recently stunned the city’s political leaders by backing President Trump’s call to send in the National Guard.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said that "face-to-face communication" was still needed in sales. He recently hired between 3,000 and 5,000 salespeople.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff appears to be walking back comments he made last week in which he welcomed the deployment of National Guard troops to SF.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is sending mixed signals on AI's workplace impact. While the company replaced 4,000 customer support roles with AI agents,

Benioff stirred up controversy last week after giving an interview with The New York Times in which he declared his support for President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops in San Francisco and other cities led by Democratic politicians.

Marc Benioff, Salesforce founder and CEO, giving his keynote address at the company's annual Dreamforce conference. At the event, the company announced a number of new features and products designed to help customers adopt AI agents faster than they have in the past year.