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Culture Change and Conflict at Twitter

Culture Change and Conflict at Twitter

Two years ago, the company brought in a blunt executive to make things move faster and to promote diversity. Then the problems began.

Snopes Retracts 60 Articles Plagiarized by Co-Founder

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Snopes Retracts 60 Articles Plagiarized by Co-Founder

The fact-checking site has banned David Mikkelson, who owns half the company, from writing articles after a BuzzFeed News investigation prompted an internal review.

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Inside the White House-Facebook Rift Over Vaccine Misinformation

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Inside the White House-Facebook Rift Over Vaccine Misinformation

Frustrations grew behind the scenes among top leaders on both sides, potentially hurting the government’s efforts to overcome the pandemic.

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QR Codes Are Here to Stay. So Is the Tracking They Allow.

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Fueled by a desire for touchless transactions, QR codes popped up everywhere in the pandemic. Businesses don’t want to give them up.

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Silicon Valley’s Best Pandemic Ever

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As the world reeled, tech titans supplied the tools that made life and work possible. Now the companies are awash in money — and questions about what it means to win amid so much loss.

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Job-Hunters, Have You Posted Your Résumé on TikTok?

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Feeling limited by LinkedIn, some Gen Z-ers are now applying for jobs using TikTok résumés. Employers are paying attention.

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Tech Workers Who Swore Off the Bay Area Are Coming Back

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Critics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley. But tech can’t seem to quit its gravitational center.

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