Human smugglers are using Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and WhatsApp to recruit a new generation of coyotes to transport migrants from Mexico to the US
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A profile of Unity CEO John Riccitiello, as he faces criticism for the company's targeted ads, his metaverse ambitions, years of dating the head of HR, and more
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A look at student activity monitoring software GoGuardian, whose usage in US schools exploded during lockdowns as some say it adds to kids' psychological strain
The pandemic caused schools to embrace laptops, tablets, Zoom, and an app called GoGuardian that tracks everything students (and, sometimes, parents) do online. Tweets: @talkpoverty , @bw , @gawkgawkt...
Analysis: median CEO pay of US tech startups that went public in 2020 was $21.9M; seven of the 10 best-paid CEOs of US public companies were from such startups
Startup creators once tended to take little or no remuneration as CEOs. Now, some are getting giant stock awards … Tweets: @jason , @josheidelson , @baileycarlin , @wsjtech , @r_wall , @coryweinberg ...
Despite claims of diversity and inclusion, Asian Americans in Silicon Valley still face racism and are least likely to break into leadership positions
Tech companies love to crow about diversity and inclusion. Workers see a racist “bait and switch.” — Silicon Valley executives sometimes seem … Tweets: @quelquefois , @priyasideas , @ekp , @ericbah...
Instacart tried to adapt to the pandemic by adding 300K shoppers in eight weeks and says it has had its first-ever monthly profit in April of $10M
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Google contractors recall the often absurd predicament of representing Google, like escorting job candidates around campus, while not working for the company
Kevin Kiprovski had a lofty title, “Expeditions Associate,” and a fun job — he got to demo Google virtual reality gear to young students. Tweets: @thestalwart , @mhbergen , @ron_miller , @josheidelson...
Profile of Starsky Robotics, which hires truckers to train and eventually remotely control semi-autonomous trucks
Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them the talk. Tweets: @aexm , @planetmoney , @chafkin ...