Business
The CEO Of Kids Clothing Company Hanna Andersson Has Resigned After Diversity Complaints From Staff
Mike Edwards' resignation comes after BuzzFeed News reported on concerns among staff about diversity problems at the popular children's clothing company.
David Mack
Twitter Is Locking People Fact-Checking Trump Out Of Their Accounts
The people are not trying to spread coronavirus misinformation — but to fight against it.
Pranav Dixit
Main Street Is Crumbling Before Our Eyes — And No One Seems To Be Able To Save It
PPP loans were supposed to be a lifeline for small businesses during lockdown. But as the pandemic drags on, small business owners say they're not getting support.
Venessa Wong
Hundreds Of Thousands Of Instacart Customers’ Personal Data Is Being Sold Online
Names, credit card data, addresses, and information on transactions as recent as yesterday are being sold online.
Jane Lytvynenko
Joe Biden, Elon Musk, And Barack Obama's Twitter Accounts Were Hacked In A Bitcoin Scam
Hackers took over some of Twitter's biggest accounts to solicit bitcoin on Wednesday.
Ryan Mac
Amazon Said Its Memo Forcing Employees To Delete The TikTok App Was An "Error"
Citing "security risks," the company had said TikTok must be deleted for Amazon employees to access their work email accounts.
Tanya Chen
Zoom Is Fighting Rumors In India That It's A Chinese Company
Following the Indian government's ban of 59 apps owned by Chinese companies, the video app company is reminding people it's American.
Pranav Dixit
Facebook Said It “Stands Firmly Against Hate.” It Still Ran A White Nationalist Ad.
For four days in July, Facebook ran an ad from a page called “White Wellbeing Australia.”
Ryan Mac
Michaela Coel Turning Down A $1 Million Netflix Deal Is A Prime Example Of Knowing Your Self-Worth
"I finally realized I'm not crazy — this is crazy."
Morgan Murrell
New York's Attorney General Ordered The Black Lives Matter Foundation To Stop Collecting Money
Following a BuzzFeed News investigation into donor confusion between the California-based foundation and the Black Lives Matter movement, authorities are stepping in.
Brianna Sacks
Money Is Tight Right Now. Here’s How 9 People Are Getting By.
From a mechanic whose six-figure salary has been halved to a hairstylist who has lost her home, readers across the US gave us a look at their financial reality.
Tomi Obaro
India Just Banned TikTok
The government ordered 59 Chinese-owned apps to be blocked following border clashes with China that left 20 Indian soldiers dead.
Scott Lucas
Here Are The Things You Need To Know From Apple's Big June Event
Shiny new updates for your shiny Apple toys.
Pranav Dixit
Facebook Is Suing Two Developers It Says Sold Fake Likes And Scraped User Data
It’s the latest example of Facebook suing people it says have abused its platform.
Craig Silverman
The Trump Administration Will Soon Deny Work Permits For Asylum-Seekers Who Enter The US Without Authorization
The policy will also block work permits for asylum-seekers who do not file for protections within one year of arrival in the US.
Hamed Aleaziz
Thousands Of Gig Workers Can’t Make A Living Unless They Install A Controversial Contact Tracing App First
Workers say the platforms are exploiting them by making it mandatory to install the Indian government's contact tracing app.
Pranav Dixit
A Woman And 15 Of Her Friends Have The Coronavirus After One Night Out
They had been "doing everything the right way," the woman told a local news outlet. “And then the first night we go out, Murphy’s Law, I guess.”
Addy Baird
He Won A Landmark Supreme Court Case That Changes LGBTQ History, But He Lost Nearly Everything To Make It Happen
"I don't regret one decision," said Gerald Bostock, the lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court ruling banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual identity.
Amber Jamieson
Starbucks Is Now Allowing Its Employees To Wear Black Lives Matter Merch After Getting A Ton Of Backlash
The policy reversal comes after employee pushback and calls for a boycott.
Ryan Brooks
Anna Wintour Isn’t Going To Cancel Herself
Vogue’s editor is now promising to do better for Black employees and readers. Does she not realize that she, largely alone, had all the power all along?
Scaachi Koul
Peloton Warehouse Workers Begged Not To Do Home Deliveries During The Pandemic
Internal Peloton message board comments reveal fear among employees asked to deliver Peloton equipment to homes during the coronavirus pandemic.
Caroline O'Donovan
Disneyland Plans To Reopen On July 17, But You're Going To Need A Reservation
The decision was announced even though there's been an increase in coronavirus infections in California.
Salvador Hernandez
Reese Witherspoon's Draper James Is Being Sued Over Its COVID-19 Dress Giveaway For Teachers
A group of women are alleging in the class action lawsuit that the company's "free dresses for teachers" giveaway was all a marketing stunt to get their personal information, something the company's lawyer denies.
Stephanie McNeal
Twitter Says You Have To Read This Article Before You Tweet It
The feature will be tested on Android phones.
Jane Lytvynenko
Coronavirus Contact Tracers Are Facing Death Threats And Comparisons To Nazis On Facebook And YouTube
"Contact tracers are the new Gestapo," one post said.
Jane Lytvynenko
Do You Feel The Same Way About Baked Goods As Everybody Else?
Let the fight between cookies and brownies begin.
Joanna Borns
Facebook Contractors Wanted Better Working Conditions. They Lost Their Jobs Instead.
The contingent Facebook workers in Austin have been organizing to pressure their direct employer, Wipro, for better treatment.
Caroline O'Donovan
Mark Zuckerberg Promises Changes At Facebook While Declaring “Black Lives Matter”
“It’s encouraging to see Zuck post this, but I’ll maintain my skepticism until some sort of action is taken by the company," one Facebook employee told BuzzFeed News.
Ryan Mac
Some Nextdoor Moderators Are Furious With The Company’s Backing Of Black Lives Matter
Inside a private forum, some volunteer moderators for the platform are furious at the company's stance.
Brianna Sacks
Twitter And Snapchat Are Reining Trump In. Critics Want Them To Do It To Politicians Around The World.
“Politicians in many places have posted worse."
Pranav Dixit
