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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says he might rename the company 'Agentforce'
The SaaS pioneer recently learned in focus groups that customers want to talk about AI agents now
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Marc Benioff is writing Salesforce's annual strategy document. He shared the key details early with Business Insider.
The CEO is a few weeks into drafting the company's annual strategy plan. He shared the vision so far.
How AI is quietly becoming the holiday shopper's secret weapon
Shoppers used AI for product comparison and bargain hunting during Black Friday, data shows.
A software engineer who landed roles at Amazon, Microsoft, and Salesforce shares his 5 tips for getting hired
Shubham Malhotra is a software engineer at Amazon with experience at Microsoft and Salesforce. He followed a strategy for all his job applications.
Salesforce's Marc Benioff says Google's Gemini 3 just blew past ChatGPT: 'I'm not going back'
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff raved about Google's Gemini 3, saying it outpaces ChatGPT in reasoning, images, and video.
A 29-year-old VC founder cold-emailed Marc Benioff 53 times to get his attention. It worked.
Harry Stebbings emailed Marc Benioff 53 times for a year, trying different techniques. It paid off with a 2023 podcast interview.
Meta just solved this annoying problem with Slack after we complained about it
Slack wasn't unfurling Instagram posts when I shared them. I wrote about it earlier this week, and Meta says. It's finally fixing the problem.
The software companies most likely to be acquired as AI eats the world
Software M&A deals could accelerate as AI disruption depresses valuations, according to RBC Capital.
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Inside Marc Benioff's big bet on generative AI
A year ago, Marc Benioff declared Salesforce would lead an AI revolution. Insiders are still waiting for it to begin.
I went to Salesforce's biggest conference to learn what it actually does. I finally kind of get it, and I saw Metallica live.
I went to Salesforce's Dreamforce, where over 50,000 attendees experienced CRM software, celebrity talks, and an unforgettable Metallica concert.
Marc Benioff apologizes after saying Trump should send National Guard troops to San Francisco
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, apologized in a post on X for suggesting President Donald Trump should call the National Guard into San Francisco.
Marc Benioff says AI won't replace sales — and that Salesforce is still hiring thousands of salespeople
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 says AI innovation is 'far exceeding' customer adoption
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said in his Dreamforce conference keynote that AI innovation is outpacing customers' adoption of the tech.
ChatGPT is coming to Slack. Here's how to use it.
Slack now offers ChatGPT from OpenAI, enabling users to summarize messages and files.
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap calls the AI giant the 'world's most active Slack user'
Brad Lightcap said that OpenAI was "the world's most active users of Slack internally." OpenAI recently launched a workplace suite.
OpenAI dishes more details on its internal AI software tools, including a sales assistant and customer service agent
The startup revealed more details on its AI-powered internal software tools, including a sales assistant and a customer service agent.
OpenAI's SaaS era has begun. Here are the companies in the firing line.
OpenAI showed off new AI tools for sales, support, and contracts, posing a direct threat to software-as-a-service leaders like Salesforce and HubSpot.
These are the most 'AI-proof' software companies, according to analysts
Investors worry that generative AI will disrupt software business models. These companies could fend off the threat.
A Northwestern grad shares how she landed job interviews at Uber, Meta, and Amazon — and a tech role at Salesforce
A Gen Zer shares the job search strategies that helped her land interviews at Uber, Meta, and Amazon, and a tech role at Salesforce.
I felt my role as a Salesforce consultant was at risk because of AI. After training myself to become an expert, I feel much more secure in my job.
When Joey Monroe started getting asked about AI from clients in his job as a Salesforce consultant at BlueGator, he realized he needed to skill up.