A profile of Alphabet's moonshot X lab, which is carving out a path to spin off projects as independent startups, after years of debate and experimentation
more of a focus on financial success these days, plus Google looks more like a conservative incumbent than out-of-the-box innovator. https://www.bloomberg.com/... #Google Max Chafkin / @chafkin : this...
Alphabet plans to cut ~12,000 jobs, 6%+ of its global workforce; CEO Sundar Pichai says he takes “full responsibility for the decisions that led us here”
read the memo CEO Sundar Pichai sent to staff Mary Yang / NPR : Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January BBC : Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs Abner L...
A profile of Twitter Head of Safety & Integrity Yoel Roth, who joined in 2015 and is one of few executives to gain Elon Musk's public support after the takeover
including harmful misinformation that can suppress the vote and combatting state-backed information operations — remain a top priority. Yoel Roth / @yoyoel : Last week, for security reasons, we restri...
Eyal Gutentag, CMO of ZipRecruiter, has resigned after a report detailed an alleged sexual battery incident involving Gutentag when he worked for Uber in 2015
BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @daveyalba , @mat , and @rmac18 Tweets: Davey Alba / @daveyalba : After my and @RMac18's report about alleged sexual harassment in tech this week, Eyal Gutentag, CMO of ZipR...
Sources describe turmoil at Kickstarter under founder and CEO Perry Chen, who retook the top job in March, as ~50 of 120 staff have left, including 7 top execs
but there's been no public announcement about this move. https://www.buzzfeed.com/... Davey Alba / @daveyalba : New from me: As a PBC and a cultural standard-bearer, Kickstarter is a model company in ...
Uber's crisis was a failure of oversight and shows founders should be constrained by lieutenants, mentors, and a forceful board of directors
Lost Today, hoping to be Found! Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Even after forcing Travis Kalanick out as Uber CEO, investors sing his praises Mike Isaac / New York Times : Trav...