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Big Tech Archive

Archives for December 2019

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Thousands of Google’s cafeteria workers have unionizedThousands of Google’s cafeteria workers have unionized
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Around 2,300 contracted workers who serve meals to Google employees in the San Francisco Bay Area have unionized, saying they’re overworked and underpaid.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
All those hacks got Amazon’s Ring suedAll those hacks got Amazon’s Ring sued
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Knock, knock! Who’s there? A lawsuit.

By Sara Morrison
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Amazon wants to patent technology that could identify shoppers by their handsAmazon wants to patent technology that could identify shoppers by their hands
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The system could someday be used in Amazon Go or Whole Foods stores.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon warehouse workers doing “back-breaking” work walked off the job in protestAmazon warehouse workers doing “back-breaking” work walked off the job in protest
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Workers lifting hundreds of boxes a day say they fear being fired for missing work.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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One of Amazon’s first employees says the company should be broken upOne of Amazon’s first employees says the company should be broken up
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Jeff Bezos hired Paul Davis to build Amazon’s website. Now Davis wants to break it up.

By Jason Del Rey
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Simple changes to Amazon’s Ring could protect users from hacksSimple changes to Amazon’s Ring could protect users from hacks
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Typical Ring users don’t take extra steps for security. The company needs to require them.

By Rani Molla
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Amazon’s new area of domination: its own package deliveryAmazon’s new area of domination: its own package delivery
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That growth has come with controversy.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon, Apple, and Google are working together so that your smart home works betterAmazon, Apple, and Google are working together so that your smart home works better
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You’ll someday be able to use whichever smart home devices you want, regardless of which smart assistant you use.

By Rani Molla
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Google’s Larry Page gave $400 million in Christmas donations. Not a penny went straight to charity.Google’s Larry Page gave $400 million in Christmas donations. Not a penny went straight to charity.
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How Silicon Valley billionaires skirt charity rules each holiday season.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Consumer groups issue product warning for Amazon Ring after latest video hackConsumer groups issue product warning for Amazon Ring after latest video hack
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This is only the latest controversy for the video doorbell company.

By Rani Molla
How robots are transforming Amazon warehouse jobs — for better and worse
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Amazon is leading a robotics race that will have a seismic impact on the warehouse industry, which employs more than 1.1 million Americans today.

By Jason Del Rey
Where the US government is using facial recognition technology to surveil Americans
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This map shows how widespread the use of facial recognition technology has become.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
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It’s not just passengers being assaulted in Ubers. Drivers are at risk, too.It’s not just passengers being assaulted in Ubers. Drivers are at risk, too.
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Ride-share drivers lack employment protections that could keep them safer.

By Anna North
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Uber’s sexual assault report won’t hurt it as badly as other incidentsUber’s sexual assault report won’t hurt it as badly as other incidents
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The company documented nearly 6,000 sexual assaults in two years.

By Rani Molla
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Jeff Bezos finally added 2 more women to Amazon’s senior leadership team — joining 19 menJeff Bezos finally added 2 more women to Amazon’s senior leadership team — joining 19 men
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Amazon fashion group leader Christine Beauchamp and Amazon advertising executive Colleen Aubrey are now two of three women on the “S-team.”

By Jason Del Rey