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Why is Marc Benioff quietly buying up land in Hawaii?

The Salesforce tech billionaire wouldn’t say, and he looks cagey in this investigative report from NPR’s Dara Kerr — who says Benioff texted her multiple times a day, said he knew where she was staying, called up NPR’s CEO to complain about her “snooping,” and demanded to know her headline.

A week after they first spoke, he donated a chunk of the land Kerr was investigating, saying she “inspired” him to publicize his philanthropy. It’s a nuanced story with lots of on-the-ground reporting. Go read it:

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