Apple and Google, the main smartphone software providers, offer plenty of
parental-control features for keeping tabs on children’s digital activities—but
they are often no match for kids’ tech skills.
About 24% of parents whose children are attending school virtually aren’t
working at all compared with 15% of parents whose children are attending school
in person every day, according to a new survey.
Pandemic pods—in which small groups of families pool resources to supplement or
replace school learning—have become a flashpoint in the national debate around
race and privilege.
The coronavirus and economic downturn will make it easier for parents to make a
case for more money. But it also means the competition for aid will be greater.
Ryan Kaji made his name opening toys in YouTube videos, amassing 23 million
subscribers to his Ryan’s World channel and more than $20 million a year in
advertising revenue.
Snapchat has become a digital mecca for high-school and college-age students,
allowing them to send disappearing photos and videos. Now, they are startled to
find their parents and other older folks have taken to the app.
A new non-partisan study on entrepreneurship gives some credence to the tech
industry’s stance that American innovation benefits from robust immigration.
Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey announced Tuesday that American Express
Co.’s Leslie Berland will join the social media company as its chief marketing
officer.