The silent partner cleaning up Facebook for $500 million a year VIEW
In 2019, Julie Sweet, the newly appointed chief executive of global consulting firm Accenture, held a meeting with top managers. She had a question: Should...
Facebook said to consider forming an election commission
Facebook has approached academics and policy experts about forming a commission to advise it on global election-related matters, said five people with knowledge of the...
Activision, facing internal turmoil, grapples with #MeToo reckoning
Activision Blizzard, known for its “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” gaming franchises, is facing backlash for what some call years of workplace behavior...
Pinterest is said to be in talks to acquire the photo app VSCO
Pinterest has held talks to buy VSCO, a photography app that spawned a teenage social media craze, according to two people with knowledge of the...
WhatsApp delays privacy changes amid user backlash
WhatsApp said that it would delay a planned privacy update to give users more time to review what it planned to do as the Facebook-owned...
Millions flock to Telegram and Signal as fears grow over Big Tech
The encrypted messaging services Telegram and Signal have become the world's hottest apps over the last week, driven by growing anxiety over the power of...
Violence in nation’s capital is a day of reckoning for social media. Trump’s Twitter, Facebook accounts locked.
Civil rights groups say action by social media companies against calls for political violence was “long overdue.” And even venture capitalists who had reaped riches...
Facebook takes the gloves off in feud with Apple
For years, signs of discord have brewed between Facebook and Apple. But now Apple is making changes that threaten Facebook’s business — and the fight...