@mattyglesias: I really think if you work in tech you should consider telling your boss that you don’t think it’s a good idea to run a…
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Matthew Yglesias criticizes tech workers for renaming products to court political favor, in response to Marc Benioff announcing that Salesforce's AIForce is being renamed to SIForce amid a 'Super Intelligence' era.
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I really think if you work in tech you should consider telling your boss that you don’t think it’s a good idea to run around renaming products to court the favor of a lame duck president with a sub-40% approval rating.
Marc Benioff (@Benioff): The era of Super Intelligence is here. AIForce is officially SIForce.
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