 Salesforce confirming another round of layoffs. The San Francisco-based tech firm has not said how many pink slips are going to be handed out, but multiple reports put the number at about 300. This comes ahead of the company's annual Dreamforce conference and last year's layoffs of about 8,000 employees. Apple launching an affordable housing fund. The $50 million Housing Innovation Fund is part of the iPhone maker's commitment to invest $2.5 billion throughout California to promote affordable housing initiatives.