When Amy Bailey, a communications strategist, read “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg, the year was 2013. The #MeToo movement hadn’t yet ballooned, spotlighting the abuses women can face in the […]
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Back to news homeWho Is Mark Zuckerberg’s New No. 2? It’s a Trick Question.
For more than a decade, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg began and ended each week by meeting together.The symbolism of the ritual was clear. It was intended to signal that […]
Sheryl Sandberg Steps Down From Facebook’s Parent Company, Meta
Ms. Sandberg flirted with leaving Facebook. In 2016, she told colleagues that if Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, won the White House she would most likely assume a job […]
The Era of Borderless Data Is Ending
Every time we send an email, tap an Instagram ad or swipe our credit cards, we create a piece of digital data.The information pings around the world at the speed […]
Livestreams of Mass Shootings: From Buffalo to New Zealand
Many of the sites tried taking down the videos as they were uploaded but were overwhelmed. Facebook said it removed 1.5 million videos in the 24 hours after the incident, […]
Corporate America Doesn’t Want to Talk Abortion, but It May Have To
Even more recently, corporate leaders were reminded of how fraught engagement can be. Disney, for example, faced internal backlash when its leadership declined to take a strong stance against Florida’s […]
As Stocks Fall, Economic Fears Rise, Along With Inflation
Broadly speaking, earnings reports have shown that profit growth continues, and results from some big firms, like Microsoft and Facebook’s parent, Meta Platforms, did briefly ease the panic on Wall […]
How Tech Companies Are Trying to Woo Employees Returning to Work
When Google employees returned to their mostly empty offices this month, they were told to relax. Office time should be “not only productive but also fun.” Explore the place a […]
How You’re Still Being Tracked on the Internet
While Meta adjusts, some small businesses have begun seeking other avenues for ads. Shawn Baker, the owner of Baker SoftWash, an exterior cleaning company in Mooresville, N.C., said it previously […]
How War in Ukraine Roiled Facebook and Instagram
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, took an unusual step last week: It suspended some of the quality controls that ensure that posts from users in Russia, Ukraine and other […]