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Rani Molla

Rani Molla

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rani Molla

    Technology
    What does it even mean to be a tech company in 2019?What does it even mean to be a tech company in 2019?
    Technology

    Software is eating our brains.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    How WeWork is trying to justify its tech company valuationHow WeWork is trying to justify its tech company valuation
    Technology

    “Space as a service” does not a software company make.

    By Rani Molla and Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    Buying Ring surveillance cameras saves Amazon money on stolen packagesBuying Ring surveillance cameras saves Amazon money on stolen packages
    Technology

    Its social app Neighbors makes Ring more effective on criminals — and customers.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    Why Amazon pays warehouse employees to tweet about their jobsWhy Amazon pays warehouse employees to tweet about their jobs
    Technology

    It’s part of the e-commerce giant’s ongoing public relations campaign to quash unions and rewrite the narrative around its workforce.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    Trump says Google is biased against conservatives. Here’s how search actually works.Trump says Google is biased against conservatives. Here’s how search actually works.
    Technology

    Google search and claims of conservative bias, explained.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    Trump wants social media to detect mass shooters before they commit crimesTrump wants social media to detect mass shooters before they commit crimes
    Technology

    What’s more likely is that all sorts of speech — and people — would get swept up in the technology dragnets Trump seems to be proposing.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    Here’s how Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and 8chan handle white supremacist contentHere’s how Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and 8chan handle white supremacist content
    Technology

    In light of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend, Recode reviewed how these platforms handle content that promotes violence and spreads hateful ideologies.

    By Emily Stewart, Shirin Ghaffary and 1 more
    Technology
    Microsoft, Dell, Concur: Here are all the tech companies doing business with ICE and how much they’re getting paidMicrosoft, Dell, Concur: Here are all the tech companies doing business with ICE and how much they’re getting paid
    Technology

    Tech companies big and small are making money off Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    Why Google employees are donating to Warren and Sanders — candidates who want to break up GoogleWhy Google employees are donating to Warren and Sanders — candidates who want to break up Google
    Technology

    They say these candidates are good for society, good for tech, and — surprisingly — good for Google.

    By Rani Molla and Shirin Ghaffary
    Technology
    Big Tech told Congress it has plenty of competitors. It’s crushing them all.Big Tech told Congress it has plenty of competitors. It’s crushing them all.
    Technology

    Here are our counterpoints to the points Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook made during their House antitrust hearing.

    By Rani Molla and Peter Kafka