Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton joined Kara Swisher on stage at Vox Media’s Code Conference next to an empty chair — reserved for Peter Thiel, who is involved in a lawsuit against Gawker, who did not attend the conference. The conversation centered around Gawker’s decision to publish a story that noted that Thiel was gay…
via Gawker CEO Nick Denton goes after thin-skinned Silicon Valley billionaires — TechCrunch
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, said today on stage at Vox Media’s Code Conference that Peter Thiel would remain on the company’s board of directors despite the controversy surround his involvement in a lawsuit against Gawker. It was revealed that Thiel was backing Hulk Hogan in a lawsuit against Gawker that’s raised questions…
via Sheryl Sandberg: Peter Thiel will remain on the Facebook board — TechCrunch
Online harassment is no good. Unfortunately, 40 percent of all people on the Internet report experiencing some form of harassment online and 70 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 24 have been targeted, according to Pew Research Center. “A young person who was being bullied a few generations ago could escape the…
via Lady Gaga’s mom urges tech community to fight online harassment — TechCrunch
There’s been a lot of speculation as to whether Google will end up building its own phone. Google CEO Sundar Pichai had sort of an answer on stage at Vox Media’s Code Conference: “Our plan is still to work with OEMs to make phones.” That’s not entirely a yes or a no, but for the most…
via Sundar Pichai stays diplomatic about Google building its own phones — TechCrunch
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