Facebook settled five lawsuits alleging its targeting tools allowed advertiserstoexclude certain groups from seeing housing and employment offers.
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‘Affirmative action for the rich:’ Wealthy parents use their privilege to game the college system. And it’s perfectly legal
Wealthy and influential parents often routinely use their privilege to game the college admissions process. And it’s perfectly legal.
Facebook and Instagram are officially back and blaming server configuration change for outage
The social media giant said it has resolved the issue,which affected millions of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users starting Wednesday.
What’s playing at this California theater? Donald Trump protests (and some movies, too)
Allen Michaan, owner of the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland, uses his movie marquee to protest Trump. “This is my contribution to the resistance,” he says.
Amazon names black Starbucks exec Rosalind Brewer to all-white board in ‘barrier-breaking’ appointment
In ‘barrier-breaking’ appointment, Rosalind Brewer joins all-white board as first black director amid growing pressure on Amazon to increase diversity.
Good ol’ boys network, meet black girl magic: Black, female entrepreneurs are changing Silicon Valley
For years, black women have been overlooked in tech. Now their startups are raising millions in venture capital and forcing Silicon Valley to pay attention.
‘I don’t miss it at all.’ There’s life after deleting Facebook, some former users say
As Facebookreelsfrom scandals, users have begun to question whatthey are getting out of the relationship. The answer for some: Not enough.
Google hearing: CEO Sundar Pichai tells Congress there are no ‘current plans’ for China, rejects bias claims
Google’s chief executive officer Sundar Pichai rejected claims of political bias against conservatives in his first-ever appearance before Congress.
‘I lead this company without political bias,’ Google CEO Sundar Pichai to testify before Congress
The Google CEO is expected to field tough questions about Republican charges of conservative bias when he appears before Congress on Tuesday.
Facebook emails suggest company explored selling people’s data despite pledges not to
Internal Facebook emails, some involving CEO Mark Zuckerberg,suggest it consideredcharging developers for access to users’ personal information.