Month: June 2020

Despite a growing push in the artificial intelligence community to root out the human biases baked into many algorithms, a recent study from Microsoft researchers found that efforts to address these problems have often failed to account for the true nature and scope of structural racism. The authors analyzed 146 recent papers published on bias…

This week, leaked audio files of LinkedIn general counsel Blake Lawit made the rounds, in which he addressed how the professional network would handle content from President Donald Trump and other elected officials in cases where it could spur violence or contains misinformation. Today, LinkedIn confirmed the authenticity of the audio, obtained by Patrick Coffee…

There is a diversity and inclusion issue in ad tech. The behind-the-scenes systems powering digital advertising are often criticized as opaque, and that murky way of doing business seems to be seeping into the way ad-tech companies source and structure their talent pools. Multiple sources, who all identified as people of color, said the ad…

Furniture rental subscription service Fernish has seen home office furniture rentals at the company more than triple as of May 16, year-over-year as many Americans continue to work from home. A service like Fernish may make a lot of sense for people that began working from home on a temporary basis. That’s because furniture rental…

With so many brands trying to figure out the right messaging during these turbulent times, startups such as men’s apparel label Good Man Brand provide both inspiration and a blueprint for how businesses might reimagine their roles in a changing world. Russell Wilson, who led the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks as quarterback to a Super Bowl…

Subscribe to AdExchanger Talks on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud or wherever you listen to podcasts. OTT is full of juggernauts. But most of these players – Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and the rest – are going after mass audiences. Isabel Rafferty Zavala saw an opportunity to create an OTT network dedicated to Latino… Continue reading »

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We are committed to hearing and addressing the experiences of people of color—as well as confronting racism and working for a better America.

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Employees who decline to work amid the pandemic could lose both their paychecks and their unemployment benefits.