Businesses and organizations that don’t make their websites, applications, communication channels, physical locations, and online working environments accessible, risk alienating large populations of customers and potential employees. According to the CDC’s U.S. disability figures, 5.9% of Americans (about 19.5 million people) are “deaf or have serious difficulty hearing” and 4.6% […]
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Salesforce to buy Slack in $27.7 bn software megadeal
Salesforce on Tuesday announced a $27.7 billion deal to buy online collaboration firm Slack, giving the business software giant a broader array of tools as the pandemic fuels a remote work trend. San Francisco-based Salesforce will mesh Slack messaging technology with its platform for managing marketing and sales teams. “Together, […]
Salesforce CEO urges public schools to build ‘resiliency,’ distance learning as coronavirus rages
Marc Benioff sees an opportunity to build resiliency in the public education system, as the raging coronavirus pandemic calls into question whether schools can reopen in the fall. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in mass school closures, with teachers and students relying heavily on remote learning. Benioff, the billionaire tech chief […]