Facebook’s AI-fueled attempt to block bad ads is hurting legitimate small business owners — and its ‘pay-to-play’ customer support is leaving them stranded ahead of the holiday shopping season Tyler Sonnemaker 26 nov 2020
J.Crew promotes the head of Madewell to take over the company, as its CEO exits after just one ‘brutal’ year leading the struggling clothing company Tyler Sonnemaker 25 nov 2020
Affirm just made its IPO filing public, providing the first detailed look inside the breakout ‘buy now, pay later’ fintech startup’s finances Tyler Sonnemaker 19 nov 2020
The LAPD banned officers from using commercial facial recognition technology after being confronted about its use of Clearview AI, a controversial software that harvested images from social media Tyler Sonnemaker 18 nov 2020
Goldman Sachs is planning its second round of layoffs in less than 3 months, after initially saying job cuts would resume in 2021 Tyler Sonnemaker 17 nov 2020
Airbnb has navigated the pandemic better than its rivals — but the company’s uncertain future depends heavily on forces beyond its control Tyler Sonnemaker 17 nov 2020
‘The dreaded winter surge is here’: Oregon governor limits social gatherings to six people, closes gyms and dine-in eating in a ’two-week freeze’ to slow COVID-19 spread Tyler Sonnemaker 14 nov 2020
Uber is reportedly in talks to sell its self-driving vehicle division to a startup run by former Uber, Tesla, and Google executives and backed by Amazon Tyler Sonnemaker 14 nov 2020
Amazon is facing a lawsuit that accuses it of violating civil rights laws by failing to protect Black, Brown, and immigrant warehouse workers from COVID-19 while looking out for its mostly white managers Tyler Sonnemaker 13 nov 2020
The Trump administration has backed off of its TikTok ban, but a federal judge had already blocked it, citing the White House’s ‘hypothetical’ national security concerns Tyler Sonnemaker 13 nov 2020