Daily Digest: Salesforce stock surges; Video game layoffs in S.F.

Good morning, Bay Area. Shocking news in the world of American business this morning comes from New York, where UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was walking toward the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan to attend the company’s investor conference Wednesday morning when he was shot dead. Investigators say the gunman waiting for the CEO’s arrival and opened fire at close range. What’s even more chilling is that the suspect is described as using a firearm with a silencer. UnitedHealthcare is the largest…