Megan Rose Dickey

Facebook has hired Roy Austin to become its first-ever VP of Civil Rights and Deputy General Counsel to create a new civil rights organization within the company, Facebook announced today. Austin is set to start on January 19 and will be based in Washington, DC. Austin most recently served as a civil rights lawyer at […]

Facebook hires a VP of civil rights

This entry was posted in Diversity Social TC and tagged facebook on January 11, 2021 by Megan Rose Dickey

Naj Austin, founder and CEO of subscription-based physical and digital community Ethel’s Club, is building Somewhere Good to be a one-stop shop for people of color. Beyond being a place for people of color to connect, it’s also about creating a safe space for folks to be their authentic selves. “A lot of how we’re […]

Ethel’s Club founder is launching Somewhere Good, a social platform ...

This entry was posted in Diversity eCommerce Social TC on October 1, 2020 by Megan Rose Dickey

The events of the past few months have shaken the lives of everyone, but especially Black people in the U.S. COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted members of the Black community while police violence has recently claimed the lives of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and others. Two weeks ago, two Black transgender women, […]

Running a queer dating startup amid a pandemic and racial ...

This entry was posted in Diversity Social Startups TC on June 26, 2020 by Megan Rose Dickey

Email is one of those things that no one likes but that we’re all forced to use. Superhuman, founded by Rahul Vohra, aims to help everyone get to inbox zero. Launched in 2017, Superhuman charges $30 per month and is still in invite-only mode with more than 275,000 people on the waitlist. That’s by design, […]

Superhuman’s Rahul Vohra says recession is the ‘perfect time’ to ...

This entry was posted in Enterprise Mobile Startups and tagged email on June 18, 2020 by Megan Rose Dickey

Business at Tushy is booming. While the circumstances that led to the boom are sobering, the bidet company needed to adapt its strategy after seeing an uptick in business amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Other companies in this cohort include video conferencing service Zoom, meal kit service Blue Apron and Facebook, thanks to its social network, […]

Bidet startup Tushy scales up to meet demand amid toilet ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets Growth Startups TC on April 6, 2020 by Megan Rose Dickey

Uber has unveiled more details about its plans for Eats delivery via drones. If all goes according to Uber’s plan, it will start flying its first drone model before the end of the year. Uber’s design, which it unveiled at the Forbes 30 under 30 Summit today, is made to carry up to one meal […]

Here’s what the Uber Eats delivery drone looks like

This entry was posted in drones Gadgets hardware on October 28, 2019 by Megan Rose Dickey

Facebook’s second progress report pertaining to the civil rights audit conducted by former ACLU Washington Director Laura Murphy is here. Over the last six months, Facebook has made changes around enforcing against hate, fighting discrimination in ads and protecting against misinformation and suppression in the upcoming U.S. presidential election and 2020 Census, according to the […]

Facebook civil rights audit says white supremacy policy is ‘too ...

This entry was posted in Diversity Policy Social TC and tagged facebook on June 30, 2019 by Megan Rose Dickey

Facebook civil rights audit says white supremacy policy is ‘too ...

This entry was posted in Diversity Policy Social TC and tagged facebook on June 30, 2019 by Megan Rose Dickey

Uber has big dreams for Uber Air, the flying taxi service it’s wanting to launch in 2023. At the third annual Uber Elevate, head of Elevate Eric Allison said the company expects Uber Air to be cheaper than driving a car. It surely won’t be that way on day one, but once Uber deploys fully …

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Uber envisions Uber Air will one day be cheaper than ...

This entry was posted in Transportation Uber on June 11, 2019 by Megan Rose Dickey

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