Chan joined SoundCloud in 2022 and exited his role as CCO at the platform this month (March) Source
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking technology and telecom companies how they handled the SolarWinds cyber attack in 2020, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The hack of information technology company SolarWinds, one of the broadest and most sophisticated cyber attacks in the United States, was identified in December 2020 and gave away access to thousands of companies and government offices that used its products. Hackers were able to...
This afternoon, ADWEEK CEO Will Lee announced the appointment of Condé Nast veteran Mike Beyman as chief of staff/head of strategy and business operations, a new role at the brand. In a memo, Lee also shared a number of promotions across the newsroom as well as the Experiences and Marketing, People & Culture, Finance/Operations, Sales and Technology teams. Included in the communication was also a new newsroom structure, under recently named editor in chief Ryan Joe. Read the announcement...
Exec will continue to be involved with TME in a consulting capacity Source
The chief executive of Soho House has shed light on the difficulty he has faced taking the business public, amid criticism from a short selling group which suggested the exclusive members club should return to the private market.
Meta's oversight board on Tuesday called on the company to end its blanket ban on a common usage of the Arabic word shaheed, or martyr in English, after a year-long review found the Facebook owner's approach was overbroad and had unnecessarily suppressed the speech of millions of users. The board, which is funded by Meta but operates independently, said the social media giant should remove posts containing the word shaheed only when they are linked to clear signs of violence or if they...
Meta's oversight board on Tuesday called on the company to end its blanket ban on a common usage of the Arabic word shaheed, or martyr in English, after a year-long review found the Facebook owner's approach was overbroad and had unnecessarily suppressed the speech of millions of users. The board, which is funded by Meta but operates independently, said the social media giant should remove posts containing the word shaheed only when they are linked to clear signs of violence or if they...
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Tuesday warned Apple and Meta Platforms on their new fees for their services, saying that this may hinder users from enjoying the benefits of the Digital Markets Act which aims to give them more choices. Apple announced a slew of changes in January in a bid to comply with the landmark EU tech legislation which requires it to open up its closed eco-system to rivals. A new fee structure includes a core technology fee of 50 euro cents per user account per...
Air Force Global Strike Command launched a $1.8M partnership with SEMPRE.ai, a technology company created to connect, protect and secure America's critical infrastructure, with the award of a two-year Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract through the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX innovation arm.
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager and EU industry chief Thierry Breton will hold a joint press conference at 1000 GMT, the European Commission said on Monday. Sources said they will likely announce investigations into potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) targeting Big Tech companies.
A Meta employee took to social media to bash a “toxic” company policy that bars staffers from discussing controversial topics in the workplace — after accusing the tech behemoth of censoring her anti-Israel note to leadership. The worker, who goes only by Saima on her social media accounts, has worked as a data scientist for
The Pentagon’s departing artificial intelligence chief is offering a parting warning against tech companies’ claims that powerful new AI tools can serve as the solution to, or the cause of, existential problems.