SAN FRANCISCO: The head of personal security for Mark Zuckerberg was on leave Friday (May 31) pending a probe into complaints of sexual harassment and racism, some of it involving the Facebook chief's wife.Allegations against Liam Booth, a former Secret Service agent now in charge of security for Zuckerberg, were made by two former employees who expressed complaints through a law firm, according to a contact for the Facebook co-founder's family."The family office takes complaints of workplace misconduct very seriously and our human resources team promptly investigates all such matters," spokesman Ben LaBolt said in response to an AFP inquiry."Mr. Booth is on administrative leave pending the completion of this investigation."An outside law firm is looking into the accusations, which include claims that Booth made homophobic, sexist and racist remarks involving other staff members and even Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan.The accusations were first reported by Business Insider. … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg’s security chief faces racism complaint
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Mark Zuckerberg rejects call to break up Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the call for breaking up his company, saying the size of Facebook is actually a benefit to its users and the security of the democratic process. In an interview with French broadcaster France 2, Zuckerberg dismissed the claim made by his long-time friend and Facebook Co-founder Chris Hughes that it is time to break up Facebook as Zuckerberg has yielded "unchecked power and influence" far beyond that of anyone else in the private sector or in government". "When I read what he wrote, my main reaction was that what he's proposing that we do isn't going to do anything to help solve those issues. "So I think that if what you care about is democracy and elections, then you want a company like us to be able to invest billions of dollars per year like we are in building up really advanced tools to fight election interference," Zuckerberg told France 2 while in Paris to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. In an opinion piece in The New York … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg rejects call to break up Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s handmade gift to wife hits us in the feels
What do you do when your partner is having a hard time? While most people would buy them flowers or take them out on a date, Mark Zuckerberg had other plans to show his affection. When his wife, Priscilla Chan, complained about not having proper sleep, he knew he had to do something. In an Instagram post on Sunday (April 28), the Facebook founder showed off a new 'sleep box' he made just for Chan. As all new parents can relate, he shares how their quality of sleep decreases with new additions to the family. With two young daughters, it seems that Chan has been sleeping poorly, as she frequently wakes up to check on the girls. The 'sleep box' was specially created by Zuckerberg himself, and he explained that the box will be placed on Chan's nightstand which will emit a faint light between the hour of 6am to 7am where it is "visible enough that if she sees it she'll know it's an okay time for one of us to get the kids, but faint enough that the light won't … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg’s handmade gift to wife hits us in the feels
Facebook’s Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing ‘sleep box’
Mark Zuckerberg said he built a glowing wooden box to help his wife Priscilla sleep better through the night without having to check her phone to see if it’s time to look over their children. The “sleep box” emits a very faint light between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. -- when their daughters are expected to wake up. It doesn’t show the time as that would stress her and disrupt her sleep, the Facebook Inc. chief executive officer said in an Instagram post on Saturday. “So far this has worked better than I expected and she can now sleep through the night,” Zuckerberg said, adding that the device is already popular with his friends. “I’m putting this out there in case another entrepreneur wants to run with this and build sleep boxes for more people!” Read also: Facebook founder says he’s no longer an atheist Not everyone was impressed. British singer Lily Allen took a jab at Facebook’s effectiveness in curbing racist content, asking … [Read more...] about Facebook’s Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing ‘sleep box’
Mark Zuckerberg built a glowing wooden box to help his wife sleep better
caption Mark Zuckerberg encouraged other entrepreneurs to “run with this and build sleep boxes for more people!” source C Flanigan / Contributor / Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg built a glowing wooden box to help his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, sleep better. The box emits a soft light from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. every morning. “As an engineer, building a device to help my partner sleep better is one of the best ways I can think of to express my love and gratitude,” Zuckerberg wrote. Mark Zuckerberg just posted a photo of his latest invention on Facebook and Instagram. No, it’s not social media-related. It’s a wooden “sleep box” that faintly glows for an hour each morning, between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. In his post, Zuckerberg wrote that his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, inspired the invention. He wrote that Chan’s sleep has become more difficult since the couple had two daughters together. “She’ll wake … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg built a glowing wooden box to help his wife sleep better