By Chris Stokel-Walker April 14, 2023 Exactly one year ago, Elon Musk shocked the tech world by putting in a bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion. In signature Musk fashion, that figure worked out at $54.20 a share. That offer led, months later, to an actual acquisition, and eventually to the situation we’re … Continue reading Twitter Ex-employees say he’s ‘constitutionally incapable’ of turning things around.
T-Mobile data breach compromised 37 million customers’ data Mariella Moon @mariella_moon T-Mobile has admitted that hackers were able to steal the information of around 37 million postpaid and prepaid customers in another major data breach. The carrier said in a regulatory filing that it discovered the issue on January 5th, but that it believes the … Continue reading Google Fi warns customers that their data has been compromised
One Third Of Young Children Have Been Harassed On YouTube, Study Says by Colin Kirkland , January 26, 2023 According to consumer privacy and security company ExpressVPN, YouTube may be one of the worst social-media platforms for child harassment. A new survey found that well over a third of children in the U.S. (43%) acknowledged … Continue reading One Third Of Young Children Have Been Harassed On YouTube, Study Says
By Mita Mallick November 27, 2022 As we scroll through our social media feeds, news of layoffs continue to dominate the headlines: “Thousands at Meta, Twitter, Salesforce lost jobs this week—the shock could ripple through the economy for months” and “Mass Layoffs Are Happening at Amazon” and “Disney Plans Layoffs, Rigorous Review Of Spending … Continue reading How to support a friend who has been laid off
By Andrew Fennell November 18, 2022 Twitter’s job cuts may be dominating news headlines right now, but that’s just part of a massive wave of layoffs from tech firms this year. The industry has been rocked with redundancies. Such big names as Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google have all recently made cuts. If … Continue reading 5 steps to take if you have been laid off
Instagram on the web has been redesigned for large screens It’s ‘cleaner, faster and easier to use,’ said Instagram chief Adam Mosseri. S. Dent @stevetdent Thomas White / Reuters After finally allowing posting last year, Instagram continues to make changes to its desktop web app. The latest update introduces a refresh user interface that … Continue reading Instagram on the web has been redesigned for large screens
Data Reveals Twitter Has Been Shedding Advertisers Since June by Colin Kirkland , November 4, 2022 According to new data from advertising intelligence platform MediaRadar, Twitter has shed thousands of advertisers since May of this year. Due to the excitement surrounding Elon Musk’s initial announcement to buy the platform, there was a brief increase in … Continue reading Data Reveals Twitter Has Been Shedding Advertisers Since June
By Pavithra Mohan October 14, 2022 In 2020, disabled people were among the hardest hit by pandemic-related job losses. The employment rate for workers with disabilities fell to 17.9%, eventually yielding a record high unemployment rate of 17.7% in late 2020—a major blow for a community that has long faced workplace discrimination and other … Continue reading The employment rate for disabled workers is higher than it has been in years
By Eva Galperin June 29, 2022 Roe v. Wade is no more, but this is not 1972, the year before it was passed. In some ways, it’s even worse. When the Supreme Court ruled last week that banning abortion is not unconstitutional, abortion immediately became illegal in several states with “trigger … Continue reading Now that Roe has been overturned, it’s up to the tech industry to protect our data
Meta will limit hiring this year due to slowing revenue growth It will reportedly slow or pause the intake of mid-to-senior level employees. M. Moon @mariella_moon May 5th, 2022 Dado Ruvic / reuters Meta is limiting its intake of new employees as part of its efforts to cut costs due to weak revenue forecasts, according … Continue reading PayPal has been laying off workers to reduce costs
