Memo: Meta terminates major DEI programs, including for hiring, training, and procurement, citing a changed “legal and policy landscape” around DEI in the US
Meta is ending its DEI programs Bradley Cortright / New York Sun : Meta Abandons its DEI Programs Days Ahead of Trump's Inauguration Edith Olmsted / New Republic : Mark Zuckerberg Goes Full MAGA With ...
Meta elects new board directors: UFC CEO and outspoken Donald Trump supporter Dana White, former Microsoft executive Charlie Songhurst, and Exor CEO John Elkann
Is a Choke Button Coming Soon? Robert McGreevy / The Daily Caller : Major Trump Ally Dana White Joins Meta's Board As Zuck Sheds Left-Wing Bias Clyde Hughes / UPI : Meta names Dana White, two others t...
An excerpt from the book “Character Limit” on Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition and how his inner circle employed hardball tactics in a touch-and-go transaction
In an excerpt from their new book, Character Limit, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac detail how Musk's “goons” … Bluesky: @ishaav.bsky.social . X: @rmac18 , @rmac18 , and @ranimolla Bluesky: Isha / @ishaav.bs...
Hundreds of Twitter employees post farewell messages and salute emojis in Slack and tweets, announcing their resignations after Elon Musk's “hardcore” ultimatum
Plus: The GOP releases the moral idiocy … Happy Friday. Oliver Darcy / CNN : Inside Twitter as ‘mass exodus’ of staffers throws platform's future into uncertainty Stephen Warwick / iMore : Is Twitter ...
Twitter lays off about half its staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving
which was maybe ~80-100 people — is down to just two people after layoffs today.... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Here's the first official communication from Twitter's new leadership to its staff, a we...
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal may struggle to balance his own vision against that of Elon Musk, an unpredictable board member with a much louder megaphone
now what? - The Verge https://www.theverge.com/... Luke O'Brien / @lukeobrien : Twitter protects Jack Posobiec, no matter how many dangerous lies he spreads. No matter how many neo-Nazis or Kremlin as...
Uber and Lyft's potential franchise model is reminiscent of FedEx's similar move, when FedEx shifted from employing independent contractors to fleet operators
but Not Their Drivers by @SarahFKessler @OZM https://onezero.medium.com/... Damon Beres / @dlberes : NEW deep dive from @SarahFKessler on the franchise model that might save Uber and Lyft—but not thei...
Filing: Lyft is laying off 17% of its workforce, or 982 staff, and will furlough 288 employees alongside salary cuts ranging from 10% to 30% for all staff
Lyft is laying off 982 employees and furloughing an additional 288, the company announced in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. Tweets: @kateconger , @danprimack , and @mikeisaac Tweets: Kate Conger / ...
COVID-19 has negatively affected tech startups big and small, leading to layoffs, halted IPOs and hiring, slashed prices for products, and bankruptcies
a volume 3 or 4 times the highest he had ever seen' @eringriffith https://www.nytimes.com/... @nytimes : The coronavirus is causing a sudden shake-up that has defied comparison for start-ups. Employee...
Profile of Rideshare Drivers United, a group of Uber and Lyft drivers in California who played a key role in getting recent gig economy labor legislation passed
New York Times : Tweets: @kateconger and @nytimesbusiness Tweets: Kate Conger / @kateconger : Uber & Lyft use tech to connect riders and drivers, but drivers are often isolated, which keeps them from...