Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy”
- Rogan interview is latest in sign of shift toward Trump — CEO says Biden staffers would ‘scream’ and ‘curse’ about Covid
On Joe Rogan's podcast, Mark Zuckerberg said Biden administration officials would “scream” and “curse” at Meta employees to take down vaccine content, and more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan in a podcast published on Friday that his company was pressured …
Dating apps try to woo Gen Z women by boosting moderation tools and more; Tinder has consistently lost MAUs since 2021 and paid users fell under 10M in Q1 2024
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Elon Musk claims “block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs”, without giving any details, in a reply to a user's X post about block vs. mute
the ability to block trolls Metro.co.uk : Elon Musk plans to stop letting X (formerly Twitter) users block each other Jorge Aguilar / Android Police : The app formally known as Twi...
Elon Musk claims “block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs”, without giving any details, in a reply to a user's X post about block vs. mute
Elon Musk says X's — formerly Twitter's — block feature is on the chopping block …
Startups are using remote work to attract talent; report: 81% of companies with fewer than 5K employees offer remote work vs. 26% for those with 25K+ employees
Big tech companies like Google, Meta, and Amazon increasingly require employees spend a minimum amount of time in the office. … Bruce Daisley : For a long time start-ups asked them...
Memo: Microsoft plans to give US salaried staff unlimited Discretionary Time Off plus 10 corporate holidays, leaves of absence, mental health time off, and more
surprise—away from the worker. https://twitter.com/... Amy Diehl, Ph.D. / @amydiehl : Unlimited PTO is a trick. It sounds good, but it actually encourages presenteeism. Instead com...
Sources: at an all-hands, Elon Musk said Twitter is done with layoffs and actively recruiting for roles in engineering and sales; Twitter has 2,700+ employees
After purging nearly two-thirds of Twitter's 7,500-person workforce in three weeks, Elon Musk is hiring again.
Google agrees to pay $118M to settle a gender pay discrimination lawsuit with about 15,500 female employees, according to the law firms representing the women
Robert Burnson / Bloomberg :
Google agrees to pay $118M to settle a gender pay discrimination lawsuit with about 15,500 female employees, according to the law firms representing the women
Robert Burnson / Bloomberg :
Google agrees to pay $118M to settle a gender pay discrimination lawsuit with about 15,500 female employees, according to the law firms representing the women
Robert Burnson / Bloomberg :
Twitter will reopen its offices on March 15; CEO Parag Agrawal touts the advantages of returning for the “culture” while honoring Dorsey's WFH “forever” promise
let employees choose what works best for them: “The decisions about where you work, whether you feel safe traveling for business, and what events you attend, should be yours.” @par...
Marc Benioff says he expects 50% to 60% of Salesforce employees to work from home even after the pandemic ends, up from about 20% before the pandemic hit
Ari Levy / CNBC : Tweets: @amydiehl Tweets: Amy Diehl, Ph.D. / @amydiehl : “The past is gone”: Expecting 50-60% of employees to work remotely, @salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is down...
In a letter to Tim Cook, written and edited by about 80 people, Apple employees push back against a policy requiring them to return to the office in September
and Leaks to The Verge — Pushing Back Against Returning to the Office Dan Pontefract / Forbes : Is Apple In Trouble With Its Hybrid Work Model? Jody Serrano / Gizmodo : Apple Empl...
An ex-Google engineer says she endured harassment for over a year and that Google's positive external image led her to delay reporting it
I learned the hard way that no publicly traded company is a family. — Ms. Nietfeld is a software engineer. She worked at Google from 2015 to 2019.
Research renews concerns about gender bias in image recognition services offered by Google, Microsoft, and Amazon
A new paper renews concerns about bias in image recognition services offered by Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. — MEN OFTEN JUDGE women by their appearance. Turns out, computers ...
The Senate's Section 230 hearing, with Dorsey, Zuckerberg, and Pichai, only briefly discussed the law, instead letting Republicans berate Dorsey for soundbites
Republican senators unloaded on Twitter's Jack Dorsey, but had little to say about reforming the foundational internet law.
Intel's US pay disclosure report shows 26% of white men are in the top tier, making at least $208K, while less than 10% of black employees are in the top tier
and it's not pretty! https://www.bloomberg.com/... pic.twitter.com/VSqQPpjsys Fatima Goss Graves / @fgossgraves : Intel shared its pay data not just with the EEOC (as companies no...