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Billionaires make calls just like us.
Amazon’s money may help defeat its biggest political foe, but its chosen candidates are not expected to have a majority on the city council.
Googlers are pushing for a commitment to zero emissions by 2030 and to cancel contracts with fossil fuel companies.
The search giant’s $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit raises questions about data privacy and antitrust.
One former employee says allegations of retaliation have been added to claims of sexual harassment and discrimination.
The search giant’s workers have become more political and critical, and they show no signs of quieting down.
Jay Carney’s latest misstep was an offensive tweet calling out World Series umpires.
Here’s what it might mean for you and for the future of encryption.
Grocery delivery is a notoriously tough business, so how is Amazon eliminating its delivery fee?
The Amazon CEO has pushed back on environmental criticisms and concerns over Amazon’s treatment of its sellers.
Management tried to shut down an employee-led talk on unionization at its Zurich office, but it happened anyway.
“The quota system pushes you to really not work at a pace that’s normal, but at a pace where you’re almost running for the entire 10 hours.”
The move has helped spark a fiery debate playing out on the search giant’s internal mailing lists.
Microsoft is trying to crush Slack and Zoom by essentially giving away Teams for free.
And what about the environment?
“I think there is a real possibility that these companies get broken up.”
“With no oversight and accountability, Amazon’s technology creates a seamless and easily automated experience for police to request and access footage without a warrant, and then store it indefinitely.”
In 2019, everyone’s a streamer, which means everyone’s a competitor.
Uber and Lyft drivers need to decide if they want to unionize, and how. Plus, legal and political challenges are looming.
Flash-sale site Zulily is showing price comparisons in a bold move.
Sen. Warner outlined what he thinks Congress needs to do next on the latest Recode Decode.
Some social media companies clarified this week that they consider most political content “news.”
Check our IPO tracker for a glimpse at the performance of some of the biggest new public companies in tech.
The tech giant’s hope is that federal lawmakers will adopt much of its draft legislation.
Amazon unveiled 15 new gadgets during an event at its Seattle headquarters on Wednesday.
A group of Google contractors who hold college degrees, get paid as little as $40,000 a year, and don’t receive sick days voted to unionize on Tuesday.
Humans are auditing your conversations, but that’s not the same as spying.
Organizers want to see the company promise to make zero emissions, drop contracts with fossil fuel companies, and stop funding climate change deniers.
Nearly 60 percent of funded startups pay for Slack — much higher than the rate for Microsoft Teams.
The new Amazon PayCode service is the company’s latest attempt to court Walmart shoppers.
Uber and Lyft may not convince anyone that drivers aren’t core to their business, but the argument is a strategic move to buy time.
One out of 10 products pages you visit on Amazon comes from sponsored content, a 3 percentage point jump up from last year.
On the latest Recode Decode, de Blasio called for antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google and dismissed universal basic income as a cure-all in the face of job automation.
How will the companies react to California’s new regulations? Ask Austin.
It might not be as good a time to call yourself a tech company as it used to.
Politicians in California have passed a new bill aimed at making gig economy companies give workers more protections, like a minimum wage. But the real test will be in the courtroom.
Your shopping habits, your family members’ names, even your salary is out there for anyone to see. But you can take back control.
Its competitors are consolidating, but Uber Eats says acquisitions aren’t in its near future.
Away’s co-founders said onstage at Code Commerce 2019 that people who buy competing luggage products on Amazon aren’t Away’s target customers.