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Salesforce employees are upset over the company's work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection as Silicon Valley grapples with the government's use of tech (CRM)

More than 650 Salesforce employees reportedly sent a letter to CEO Marc Benioff criticizing the company’s work with the U.S. Customers and Border Protection agency. The letter said the company’s values were imperiled by working with the border agency, at a time when parents and children of migrants illegally crossing the border are being separated. Salesforce is the latest tech company to come under fire as Silicon Valley struggles to reconcile its progressive ethos with much coveted and highly-valuable government contracts. …read more […]

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Trump officials send mixed signals on China investment curbs, markets sink

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conflicting signals from the Trump administration over proposed restrictions on foreign investment in U.S. technology companies, along with news that recently imposed import tariffs are starting to disrupt supply chains, sent global stock markets tumbling on Monday.

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Surprises lurk in Trump’s China tariff list, from thermostats to vaping devices

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports mostly shield consumers by targeting supply-chain components – but lurking inside the tariff lists are some surprises, from Google Nest thermostats to vaping devices to equipment used by aspiring rock stars.

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