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Influence Archive

Archives for March 2018

Technology
Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘fundamentally uncomfortable’ making content decisions for FacebookMark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘fundamentally uncomfortable’ making content decisions for Facebook
Technology

“I feel fundamentally uncomfortable sitting here in California in an office making content policy decisions for people around the world.”

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Here’s the transcript of Recode’s interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the Cambridge Analytica controversy and moreHere’s the transcript of Recode’s interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the Cambridge Analytica controversy and more
Technology

“I think we let the community down, and I feel really bad and I’m sorry about that,” he said.

By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
Technology
Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘open’ to testifying to Congress, fixes will cost ‘many millions’ and he ‘feels really bad’Mark Zuckerberg says he’s ‘open’ to testifying to Congress, fixes will cost ‘many millions’ and he ‘feels really bad’
Technology

In a wide-ranging interview, the Facebook CEO admitted that the social networking giant may have made mistakes in opening up its network so much a decade ago.

By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
Technology
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook has a ‘responsibility to protect your data,’ but he doesn’t apologize for its data privacy scandalMark Zuckerberg says Facebook has a ‘responsibility to protect your data,’ but he doesn’t apologize for its data privacy scandal
Technology

“We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you.”

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Read Mark Zuckerberg’s full statement on Facebook’s privacy scandalRead Mark Zuckerberg’s full statement on Facebook’s privacy scandal
Technology

Facebook’s CEO has finally broken his silence.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Where is Mark Zuckerberg?Where is Mark Zuckerberg?
Technology

Plus, four other questions we have for Facebook as it deals with its Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook has lost nearly $50 billion in market cap since the data scandalFacebook has lost nearly $50 billion in market cap since the data scandal
Technology

That’s the stock’s biggest-ever two-day drop.

By Rani Molla
Technology
The mobile ad tech company GroundTruth has a new CEO, but we still don’t know what happened to the old oneThe mobile ad tech company GroundTruth has a new CEO, but we still don’t know what happened to the old one
Technology

We check back in on what happened at the company formerly known as xAd.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
How to quit Facebook (if the time suck, Russian ads and personal data problems have become too much)How to quit Facebook (if the time suck, Russian ads and personal data problems have become too much)
Technology

It’s not as impossible as you might think.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Kara Swisher tweet-trolled The Mooch and all we got was this terrific 90-minute Recode Decode podcastKara Swisher tweet-trolled The Mooch and all we got was this terrific 90-minute Recode Decode podcast
Technology

The colorful White House communications director is still a supporter of President Trump, even though he was fired after 11 days on the job.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Zuora is the latest tech company to file for IPO early this yearZuora is the latest tech company to file for IPO early this year
Technology

It’s another exit for Benchmark, the VC firm that owns 11 percent of the company.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
The four most interesting things Peter Thiel said today in New YorkThe four most interesting things Peter Thiel said today in New York
Technology

“I thought supporting Trump was one of the least contrarian things I ever did.”

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Twitter stock is up on a bunch of news we already knew aboutTwitter stock is up on a bunch of news we already knew about
Technology

Twitter stock finished the day up more than 7 percent.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Greylock investor Josh Elman is joining Robinhood, the stock-trading app, as its new product chiefGreylock investor Josh Elman is joining Robinhood, the stock-trading app, as its new product chief
Technology

He’ll remain at Greylock as a venture partner.

By Theodore Schleifer
Technology
Netflix should tell its users to support net neutrality, Senator Chuck Schumer saysNetflix should tell its users to support net neutrality, Senator Chuck Schumer says
Technology

On the latest Recode Decode, Schumer says he wants Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on his side.

By Eric Johnson