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Big Tech Archive

Archives for July 2019

Technology
Postmates has explored a sale to Uber or DoorDash instead of going publicPostmates has explored a sale to Uber or DoorDash instead of going public
Technology

Food delivery prices, labor rights, and the state of the IPO market are all at stake.

By Theodore Schleifer and Jason Del Rey
Technology
The bogus White House social media summit is basically a big trollThe bogus White House social media summit is basically a big troll
Technology

“Bogus” kind of gives it away.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Microsoft might crush Slack like Facebook crushed SnapchatMicrosoft might crush Slack like Facebook crushed Snapchat
Technology

Microsoft Teams isn’t better than Slack, but it is freer.

By Rani Molla
Money
Some Amazon warehouse workers are planning to strike on Prime DaySome Amazon warehouse workers are planning to strike on Prime Day
Money

The Minnesota action will be the first major US work stoppage for the company.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Technology
Journalist Carole Cadwalladr has a question for tech workers: Are you okay with your bosses enabling “techno-fascism”?Journalist Carole Cadwalladr has a question for tech workers: Are you okay with your bosses enabling “techno-fascism”?
Podcast
Technology

One whistleblower, Christopher Wylie, changed the course of Cadwalladr’s reporting on the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Are there more people like him out there?

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Why you have to keep logging in to read news on your phoneWhy you have to keep logging in to read news on your phone
Technology

It’s complicated and no one is happy.

By Rani Molla
Inside the conflict at Walmart that’s threatening its high-stakes race with Amazon
Technology

Walmart bought Jet.com to compete with Amazon, but Jet founder Marc Lore is feeling the heat as e-commerce losses surpass $1 billion.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Amazon’s former HQ2 location is doing just fine without AmazonAmazon’s former HQ2 location is doing just fine without Amazon
Technology

Long Island City may have lost the e-commerce giant, but it got plenty of real estate advertising.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon: the Code Conference interview (transcript)Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon: the Code Conference interview (transcript)
Podcast
Technology

“It’s one of the functions of building a big, powerful platform that has a lot of positive impact. There are other things that come with it. It’s your job to evolve.”

By Eric Johnson