Facebook hires Roy L. Austin, Jr., a renowned civil rights attorney and advocate, to establish a new civil rights organization inside Facebook
from the courtroom to the White House. Roy will establish Facebook's new civil rights team. Welcome Roy! https://about.fb.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : This feels like the kind of move that Face...
Former CEO of PlanGrid, a construction software provider that was acquired by Autodesk, details her experiences of being a female founder
Not a lot is written about being a female founder and CEO. I used to believe that my journey as a startup founder was the same as any other founder's experience … Tweets: @tracy_young , @fidrelity , ...
As some Facebook employees publicly express anger, Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook is committing $10M to groups working on racial injustice
Ranjan here. Talking about how tech … Danny Peterson / TheStreet : Morning Bell With Jim Cramer: Facebook Rebellion Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Instagram Says Internal Spam Filters Have ...
Amazon's grave NYC HQ2 mistake: the political landscape changed but the company's playbook didn't
others are disappointed. Diana Budds / Curbed NY : Amazon HQ2 v. NYC is a lesson on the importance of transparency Stephanie Denning / Forbes : Why Amazon's Decision To Pull Out Of NYC Is A Loss Graha...
After Amazon misread New York's politics, pulling out was a typical Bezos power play of belligerently confronting opposition he views as unfair or unjust
And Everyone Lost Paige Leskin / Business Insider : Amazon was having official talks with city officials just the day before it canceled the New York HQ2 Chris Nuttall / Financial Times : Amazon and N...
Y Combinator President Sam Altman is considering running for governor of California as soon as 2018, former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown says
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown says it's a possibility. — Y Combinator President Sam Altman might run for governor of California … Tweets: @marcslove , @marcslove , @kimmaicutler , @kimmaic...
How Zuckerberg has polished his image to win people over, beginning with greater use of personal FB posts in 2015 and culminating in his current US talking tour
Until recently — , Mark Zuckerberg's most iconic public appearance may have been the image of the young startup founder sweating through … Tweets: @annehelen , @buzzfeednews , @jacobwe , @martinsfp ...
Twenty-eight year veteran NYT tech reporter John Markoff to retire, will remain on contract for more stories, become writer in residence at Berkeley in 2017
John Markoff / Backchannel : Tweets: @digiphile , @kimmaicutler , @laurengoode , @backchnnl , @guykawasaki , @backchnnl , @harrymccracken , @timoreilly , @dangillmor , @karaswisher , @ellenhuet , @be...
Twenty-eight year veteran NYT tech reporter John Markoff to retire, will remain on contract for more stories, become writer in residence at Berkeley in 2017
I'm retiring from the greatest job I ever knew—but I still believe that journalism will thrive … Yes, I'm retiring from the New York Times. Tweets: @digiphile , @kimmaicutler , @laurengoode , @backchn...
As it shores up city support for its Menlo Park headquarters expansion, Facebook pledges to build 1,500 units of housing for the general public
But There's a Huge Catch Lynn La / CNET : Facebook to pledge 1,500 housing units for general public Tweets: Eliot Brown / @eliotwb : Silicon Valley's imbalance, now available in bar chart form (via ht...