Last Thursday, President Biden outlined a six-pronged federal action plan to address the pandemic, including sweeping federal orders requiring all federal employees to be vaccinated, while companies of more than 100 employees must require vaccination or deploy weekly testing. Biden’s remarks were met with praise and criticism, as the action plan becomes the latest development […]
Throughout the past ten years, Hyperice has pushed the boundaries of innovation to better serve athletes everywhere, emerging as a leader in recovery technology for high-performance athletes and penning exclusive partnerships with leagues, teams, and federations around the world. Today, its products are used along sidelines and in locker rooms by some of the world’s […]
During the past 18 months, social media apps experienced dramatic growth and saw significant in-app user behavior shifts as public safety measures and regional lockdowns curbed in-person social activities, and people increasingly relied on social media for entertainment, staying connected and engaged in community, organizing for social causes, and so much more. Platforms adjusted to […]
With the global rise in coronavirus cases brought on by the Delta variant, and supply chain disruptions leading to materials shortages, price increases, and empty shelves, the American economy is facing a myriad of challenges that are only exacerbated by a tightening labor market, extreme weather, and the end of the war in Afghanistan. Taken […]
This month, we (virtually) sat down with Chris Davis, Lead Software Engineer and the second employee at PMG, to talk about his ten years at the company, the first PMGer to reach this significant milestone. What was your first day at PMG like? While I’m on the engineering team now, I started at PMG working […]
A few days ago, Facebook released a new report that outlines the most popular content viewed on the Facebook platform throughout the last quarter. Titled the Widely Viewed Content Report, the data analysis was presented as a step in the right direction in upholding Facebook’s commitment to transparency, but was soon met with criticism from […]
Today marks the largest integrated launch in the history of Old Navy with the arrival of BODEQUALITY, an innovative and fully inclusive shopping experience available in stores and online. Through a human-centered design approach, Old Navy is redefining size inclusion and will proudly offer every one of its women’s styles in every size, with no […]
Independent global digital company PMG has hired Stacey Martin as its first Chief People Officer, a newly-created role to support the business’ accelerated growth and award-winning, people-first culture. Martin will oversee PMG’s people operations, learning and development, culture and talent acquisition teams, and will be responsible for advancing the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) […]
After more than two weeks of competition, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came to an official end on Sunday, with the Olympic flame extinguished in the cauldron at the Closing Ceremony. Tokyo ceremoniously passed the torch to Paris for the next summer Olympiad in 2024. In “one of the strangest Olympics of the modern era,” the […]
Financial services and digital payment company Square announced last week it would acquire Australian financial technology (fintech) company Afterpay in an all-stock deal valued at $29 billion. The deal serves as a well-timed reminder of how the pandemic transformed the financial and retail industries as payment services like buy now, pay later (BNPL) pick up […]