The Biden administration has tapped Rebecca Slaughter to be the acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Reuters reported. Slaughter, a Democrat, who is currently a sitting FTC commissioner, has been one of big tech’s most vocal critics at the agency. In 2019, Slaughter dissented from the FTC’s decision to fine Facebook a record-breaking $5 billion for privacy violations, saying the...
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This is “My Life’s Work,” a series about the unique life experiences that influenced the careers of tech founders and executives. Interviews have been edited and condensed for clarity. For the past decade, Samantha John, 35, and her co-founder, Jocelyn Leavitt, have been helping kids learn to code. Their app, Hopscotch, teaches children programming as they create their own...
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