Inside Twitter's two-year effort to change its internal culture, led by controversial VP of design Dantley Davis, which led to HR investigations and staff exits
Two years ago, the company brought in a blunt executive to make things move faster and to promote diversity. Then the problems began. Tweets: @kateconger , @nytimesbusiness , and @tonyromm Tweets: O....
Profile of Jessica Rosenworcel, the second woman to lead the FCC as acting chair and a big proponent of net neutrality and expanding broadband access
a role that has had an impact on her policy priorities. Here's my profile of her: https://www.nbcnews.com/... Tony Romm / @tonyromm : NEW: Biden appoints Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as acting chairwoman o...
Tech companies often rely on their Black employees to help address their response to systemic racism, giving them more work without additional pay or time off
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post : Tweets: @cbridge_chief , @keithkurson , @laarnid1 , @peard33 , @nitashatiku , @heatherkelly , @kirstinestewart , @jackiehluo , @sesmith , @worldwise001 , @katrina_hrm...
Tech companies often rely on their Black employees to help address their response to systemic racism, giving them more work without additional pay or time off
As Black Lives Matter protests captured national attention, tech companies have leaned heavily on black employee resource groups … Tweets: @nitashatiku , @peard33 , @heatherkelly , @kirstinestewart , ...
Sources: Facebook is establishing a venture arm to invest in startups and has hired a head of investments for the New Product Experimentation team
Facebook has been hiring seasoned tech investors to help lead a new “multi-million dollar” investment fund within its experimental apps team, Axios has learned. Tweets: @tonyromm , @joshconstine , @ma...
Kang-Xing Jin, friend of Mark Zuckerberg and long-time Facebook employee, is leading efforts to stop the spread of misinformation about coronavirus on the site
As the company works to contain coronavirus misinformation, Facebook's head of health steps into the spotlight. Tweets: @tonyromm , @peterbotting , @blmohr , @vincekuraitis , @ccheever , @chrissyfarr ...
Founding president of the Internet Association, Michael Beckerman, to step down after eight years and join TikTok as VP of US public policy in March
Margaret Harding McGill / Axios : Tweets: @niubi , @axios , @tonyromm , @mmasnick , @tonyromm , @jason_kint , and @tonyromm Tweets: Bill Bishop / @niubi : Tech trade group chief to join TikTok https:...
Founding president of the Internet Association, Michael Beckerman, to step down after eight years and join TikTok as VP of US public policy in March
The president of tech trade group the Internet Association is stepping down to run TikTok's Washington policy shop, the organizations said Friday. Tweets: @tonyromm , @mmasnick , @tonyromm , @jason_ki...
Twitter co-founder and former CEO Ev Williams is stepping down from the company's board
and, at times, challenging. Biz Stone / @biz : After 12 years, the incomparable @ev has left the Twitter board. He got me a job at Google in 2003 and changed my life forever. He's a mentor, an inspira...
Facebook disbands its widely publicized “War Room”, says it wasn't a permanent solution, touts Strategic Response Team as its way to handle future crises
Mark Zuckerberg is in a crisis of leadership. Fortune : Data Sheet—Bitcoin Bites It Casey Newton / The Verge : The UK's inquiry into fake news is focused on a long-dead bikini-finding app Mike Godwin ...