Hate groups sidestep Big TechBy Sabri Ben-AchourSeptember 18, 2017JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty ImagesAlternative crowdfunding site Hatreon is among the niche platforms that don't care if their users are neo-Nazis and white supremacists. POSTED IN: Facebook Google Charlottesville hate speech ListenreadDownloadDownload
Big Tech is spending a lot on lobbying, but it's not clear what goes toward immigrationBy Tony WagnerSeptember 11, 2017David McNew/Getty ImagesGoogle, Apple, Microsoft and others have loudly denounced Trump's immigration policy, but their lobbying reports tell a different story.POSTED IN: lobbying politics technology Google Microsoft apple read
The business of designing a restaurant for InstagramBy Lizzie O'Leary and Eliza MillsSeptember 07, 2017Eliza Mills/MarketplaceLooking good pays off. POSTED IN: instagram Pearl's Finest Teas Yelp Google ListenreadDownloadDownload
Walmart partners with Google to enable voice-activated shopping at home.By Adriene HillAugust 23, 2017POSTED IN: business companies online retail industry Google Walmart Amazon ListenreadDownloadDownload
Having a diverse workplace is a worthy investmentBy Lizzie O'Leary and Paulina VelascoAugust 18, 2017Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesHiring a diverse workforce can be linked to better business practices and outcomes, including helping a company’s bottom line.POSTED IN: diversity Google memo Google women in tech minorities business best practices business savvy business advice leadership ListenreadDownloadDownload
If you kick a white supremacist group off one service, another will be waiting for themBy Sabri Ben-AchourAugust 16, 2017Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesParallel services are welcoming white supremacist groups that have been shunned by the mainstream media.POSTED IN: airbnb GoDaddy Google websites domains white supremacists ListenreadDownloadDownload
That sexist memo could cost Google employeesBy Ben Johnson and Jana KasperkevicAugust 09, 2017Michael Gottschalk/AFP/Getty ImagesGoogle needs to prioritize diversity, the same way it's prioritized AI and driverless cars, a diversity consultant tells us.POSTED IN: diversity technology Silicon Valley Google workplace culture sexism business ListenreadDownloadDownload
The First Amendment won't protect you from saying something your company doesn't likeBy David BrancaccioAugust 08, 2017Spencer Platt / Getty ImagesTake those employee handbooks seriously.POSTED IN: workplace rights first amendment firings Jobs Google ListenreadDownloadDownload
Internet restrictions make doing business harder in ChinaBy Andy UhlerJuly 31, 2017POSTED IN: technology Internet personal technology business companies Google apple world ListenreadDownloadDownload
