Google, Gap Inc. Discuss Navigating the ‘Path Forward’

Click here to read the full article. As part of WWD’s COVID-19 business insights series, “Fashion’s New World Order,” Kevin Fried, industry director of specialty retail at Google, and Blair…

U.S. senator to change anti-child porn bill over Google, Facebook encryption concerns: draft

By Nandita Bose (Reuters) – U.S. legislation aimed at stopping online child sexual abuse material is likely to be amended to address concerns of platforms like Google and Facebook that…

Find & Support Black-Owned Businesses With These Apps & Websites

Following the police killing of George Floyd in May, protests have broken out across the country. We encourage everyone to join the fight by marching in local protests, signing online petitions, donating, and calling…

Tech’s overdue reckoning with hate speech still isn’t enough

To be clear, online hate groups have been around for far longer than Trump’s presidency. There have always been fringe groups on the internet — see 4chan and 8chan, for…

Coinbase Ventures Joins $23M Funding Round for Crypto Custody Firm

Curv, a company that provides increased secrecy when it comes to holding crypto assets, has closed a $23 million Series A funding round.  Announced Wednesday, the crypto custody tech provider,…

UK’s competition regulator demands tougher action on Google and Facebook

The Unit would have a “fairness-by-design” policy, too, and the power to separate platforms — Facebook and Instagram, for instance, or Google and YouTube — if it was needed to…

How Virtual Cinema Could Help Arthouses Secure Their Future in 7 Easy Steps

Click here to read the full article. As a believer and crusader for the theatrical experience, the closure of movie theaters all over the world was a punch in the…

Restaurants Go Contactless to Brace Against Coronavirus: 4 Picks

Contactless delivery is becoming the new normal, be it for grocery, consumer goods or food. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way businesses have operated so long. Both customers and…