Silicon Valley in-person tech conventions to return in fall

While Apple's mega software showcase of the year, the World Wide Developer Conference remained virtual for a second year, many more tech conventions are poised to be in-person, after California moves away from the color-coded tier blueprint on June 15.

Bay Area's Cisco, Salesforce top list of Fortune's best companies to work for

Fortune Magazine this week released its annual list of 100 best companies to work for, and during an unprecedented year of shutdowns and major workplace adjustments due to the pandemic, two Bay Area companies rose to the top as the number one and two best firms based on employee input.

Salesforce to buy work chat service Slack for $27.7 billion

Two San Francisco tech giants headquartered about a block away from each other are joining forces. Cloud software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in the biggest acquisition of Salesforce's 21-year history.