President Donald Trump said he called off a planned federal "surge" in San Francisco after conversations with Mayor Daniel Lurie and Bay Area tech leaders Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang.

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 apologized after backlash over his support for deploying the National Guard to San Francisco, clarifying the city doesn’t need federal troops.

Salesforce CEO backtracks on troops for SF streets after losing longtime ally Ron Conway, but new revelations about ICE proposals raise more questions.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologized for backing President Donald Trump possibly sendingthe National Guard to San Francisco, where the tech company is based.

Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff on Friday apologized for comments he made last week urging President Trump to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco to address public safety.

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

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.

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.

David Spade wants to set the record straight after performing for pro-Trump billionaire Marc Benioff’s tech conference. Spade responded Sunday on his Fly on The Wall podcast to criticism over his set at an annual Salesforce conference hosted by Benioff,