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Shirin Ghaffary

Shirin Ghaffary

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Shirin Ghaffary

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    Slack’s new tool for developers lets people do more work without leaving SlackSlack’s new tool for developers lets people do more work without leaving Slack
    Technology

    The messaging company is allowing deeper integrations with tools like Asana, Zendesk and HubSpot.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    The royal wedding offers media companies something rare: An epic news event they can actually plan forThe royal wedding offers media companies something rare: An epic news event they can actually plan for
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    Everyone from the TV networks to fashion magazines are scrambling their jets to cover one of the few events people still watch live.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    WeWork has hired the executive who used to protect Obama and Trump from getting hackedWeWork has hired the executive who used to protect Obama and Trump from getting hacked
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    Cory Louie is joining as the coworking giant’s first chief security officer.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
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    Listen in as Google’s AI assistant has phone conversations with real peopleListen in as Google’s AI assistant has phone conversations with real people
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    Black lawmakers are impatient with tech’s lack of diversity and are threatening regulation to force the issueBlack lawmakers are impatient with tech’s lack of diversity and are threatening regulation to force the issue
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    Congresswoman Maxine Waters said, “I’m not urging, I’m not encouraging, I’m about to hit some people across the head with a hammer.”

    By Shirin Ghaffary
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    Cambridge Analytica is shutting down and filing for bankruptcyCambridge Analytica is shutting down and filing for bankruptcy
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    And, of course, they’re blaming the media.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    Black lawmakers will visit Silicon Valley next week to talk to Apple, Square, PayPal and others about workplace diversityBlack lawmakers will visit Silicon Valley next week to talk to Apple, Square, PayPal and others about workplace diversity
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    The Congressional Black Caucus is checking on tech’s progress in minority hiring and retention.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    Watch how quickly humans are changing the planet in these animations of NASA satellite imagesWatch how quickly humans are changing the planet in these animations of NASA satellite images
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    From rising sea levels to an increase in wildfires.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    What we learned from Kanye West’s first week back on TwitterWhat we learned from Kanye West’s first week back on Twitter
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    Whether you love the old Kanye, new Kanye, set-on-the-goals Kanye or chop-up-the-soul Kanye, it’s all in there.

    By Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    Lessons from a General Assembly investor: ‘It turned out there were no moats at all in the coding school market’Lessons from a General Assembly investor: ‘It turned out there were no moats at all in the coding school market’
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    Adecco Group bought the NYC-based company for $412.5 million this week.

    By Shirin Ghaffary