Big Tech
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Employees can use the social media app on their phones, after all.
Recent moves represent a rare moment when American tech companies question China’s tight grip on information.
Nicholas Carr on deep reading and digital thinking.
“It’s like I’m risking my life for a dollar” — what the struggle Amazon workers face during the pandemic says about the future of work in America.
The company’s latest privacy measure will delete some users’ data by default, but most will still have to turn the feature on manually.
It’s the latest example of tech workers challenging their employers to do more than making donations and issuing statements in support of Black Lives Matter.
Following the president’s lead, Republicans are all trying to chip away at Section 230.
Congress has wanted to hear from Jeff Bezos for a long time. Now Amazon’s CEO says he’s willing to testify.
The Twitter CEO’s plan to give away $1 billion shows charity is not as hard as billionaires say it is.
Amazon general counsel David Zapolsky still hasn’t addressed his staff about comments he made about fired warehouse employee Christian Smalls.
Either because they don’t take him seriously or because they don’t want to fight him in public. Or both.
Demand for bikes is surging, but the supply chain is still catching up.
What happens when the medical misinformation comes from the president?
What will happen now that two massive tech companies have let their powers combine to fight the coronavirus?
The study saying Bezos will be a trillionaire is bogus, but the criticism of Bezos it prompted is real.
The $2 hourly pay hikes and increased overtime wages will be extended two weeks.
Airbnb is laying off a quarter of its staff.
Google’s data editor Simon Rogers discusses what’s been trending during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tim Bray wrote that staying an Amazon VP would have meant “signing off on actions I despised.”
In the time of coronavirus, essential workers can hold effective protests even without huge attendance.
A House subcommittee is scrutinizing whether the company unfairly competes against its own marketplace sellers.
The company plans to spend at least $4 billion on Covid-19-related expenses between April and June.
The company says it’s more widely enforcing rules around mass emails as part of a routine audit. Some employees see it as an attack on worker organizing.
Apple and Google are collaborating on technology to monitor the contacts of infected people. Here’s how it works.
A report on Amazon from the Wall Street Journal appears to contradict statements made under oath by a top company lawyer during a congressional antitrust hearing.
Employees told Recode they believe Amazon deleted the event to try to prevent corporate and warehouse workers from pushing for more rights.
New data shows that Amazon Prime membership sales rose significantly as the coronavirus pandemic spread.
Amazon’s warehouse workers feel unsafe amid Covid-19. Amazon’s solution: infrared cameras.
New contact-tracing technology is supposed to go away after the pandemic. Privacy experts aren’t so sure it will.
In a new survey, the company asked sellers about their satisfaction with current health insurance plans.
The government, on the other hand ...
The company says they violated company policies. The workers believe they were targeted for shining a light.
The global health crisis has forced 250,000 US stores closed, clearing the way to Amazon’s dominance.
Pressure is mounting on the company to better protect its workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Leaked internal emails show employee dismay over how their company is handling escalating labor disputes during the coronavirus pandemic.
That’s not to say that the donation — one of tech’s largest gifts yet — won’t make an impact.
The online retailer will only allow hospitals and government organizations to purchase certain medical supplies.
A Staten Island warehouse is still open despite allegations that workers there have Covid-19.
Anything helps, yes. But there’s a limit to even a billion dollars in donations: “Can’t make payroll on ad credits.”
The company is working on a fix after Recode alerted it to the issue.