TaskRabbit CEO to step down, a blow for Big Tech diversity
Stacy Brown-Philpot is stepping down after four years running TaskRabbit, the San Francisco-based marketplace for gig workers. She serves on the boards of HP Inc....
‘Just sitting in limbo’: For many professionals, careers are on hold
The staggering unemployment figures do not fully capture the degree to which the coronavirus has disrupted professional life across the country.
Coronavirus shut down the ‘experience economy.’ Can it come back? | Analysis VIEW
Large-scale gatherings are on hold for the foreseeable future. That is taking a toll on the live events industry and society at large. | Analysis
Robots welcome to take over, as coronavirus pandemic accelerates automation
Before the pandemic, automation had been gradually replacing human work in a range of jobs. Concerns about social distancing are making such a change appealing...
‘It’s more than I imagined’: Boeing’s new CEO confronts its challenges
In a candid interview, David Calhoun largely laid the blame for the company’s 737 Max crisis on his predecessor.
In Davos, Trump frets about Boeing
DAVOS, Switzerland — Boeing is back on President Donald Trump’s mind. At a breakfast Wednesday with the chief executives of major technology companies in Davos,...
Fired Boeing CEO will receive more than $60 million thanks to prior stock and pension awards
Dennis Muilenburg, who was ousted last month, forfeited stock awards worth some $14.6 million, but he is still contractually entitled to receive other benefits.
Little clarity, many theories for deadly Boeing 737-800 jet crash in Iran VIEW
The Boeing jet went down near Tehran, killing at least 176 people. "All possible versions of what occurred must be examined," including an attack, Ukraine’s...
Boeing 737 MAX was plagued with production problems, whistleblower says
Ed Pierson, a former senior manager at the 737 factory, believes production problems may have contributed to two deadly crashes. He will testify before Congress...