Category: Data-Labor-Technology Stories

With the dust from Super Bowl LIII just about settled – not soon enough for the New England Patriots, too soon for the champion Philadelphia Eagles – the NFL is activating behind its first two big
events leading to the 2018 season: the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis (Feb. 25 -March 2) and the NFL Draft in Dallas (April 26-28).

He will be operating in a 90-day probationary period, and his channel will not be included in the Google Preferred advertising program, which connects major advertisers to the platform’s top creators.

Top U.S. carriers are taking split paths, both technically and geographically, through the country as they plot out the upgrade of their wireless networks.

Our cover star this week may not be a household name, but he’s certainly an icon in the world of television. John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions, has built FX into a high-quality programming leader on par with the likes of Netflix and HBO–a rare feat on cable. The secret, he tells…

Twitter officially launched its Bookmarks feature Wednesday for users worldwide on iOS, Android, Twitter Lite and the social network’s mobile site. Associate product manager Jesar Shah announced in a blog post that the new share icon beneath every tweet will allow users to bookmark tweets for later reading, as well as to share them via…

Sub-Saharan African nations account for nine of the 10 fastest growing international migrant populations since 2010.

BARCELONA–How does a tech company, even one of the biggest tech companies in the world, stand out in a place flooded with tech, tech and more tech? Donuts, buttons and an updated version of whimsy. Amid all the mobile devices being released this week during the Mobile World Congress trade show, it’s not easy to…

Facebook announced Wednesday that it expanded the job application tool it launched in the U.S. and Canada last February to more than 40 countries. Vice president of local Alex Himel said in a Newsroom post that local businesses create more than 60 percent of new jobs, adding that a Morning Consult poll of 5,000 adults…

Supreme Court justices voiced concern that Microsoft’s resistance to U.S. search warrants for customer emails stored overseas would hamper criminal investigations, in a case that pits leading tech companies against law enforcement.

NBCUniversal is making the industry’s biggest commitment yet to reducing linear ad loads, announcing today that audiences will see 10 percent fewer ads during all primetime original shows across its entire platform, beginning this fall. The company will be instituting a number of ad innovations–including reducing primetime ad pods by 20 percent, create a 60-second…