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Vox’s coverage of the big players in tech and their monopoly on the industry.

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Amazon wants to be your doctor now, tooAmazon wants to be your doctor now, too
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The e-commerce giant is buying One Medical for $4 billion.

By Sara Morrison
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Amazon executives have discussed ditching Amazon Basics to appease regulatorsAmazon executives have discussed ditching Amazon Basics to appease regulators
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The tech giant has faced scrutiny from regulators over its in-house brands.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon’s Ring privacy problem is backAmazon’s Ring privacy problem is back
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Like it or not, Amazon can give Ring footage to cops without your permission — or even a warrant.

By Sara Morrison
Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of people to hire
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Unions might not be the tech giant’s biggest labor threat.

By Jason Del Rey
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Apple and Google are coming for your carApple and Google are coming for your car
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Big Tech’s big car ambitions have antitrust advocates worried.

By Sara Morrison
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s new investment fund deepens his ties to national security interestsEx-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s new investment fund deepens his ties to national security interests
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America’s Frontier Fund exemplifies the revolving door between the tech industry and government.

By Whizy Kim
Amazon fired Chris Smalls. Now the new union leader is one of its biggest problems.
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What’s next for the face of America’s new labor movement.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Florida’s social media free speech law has been blocked for likely violating free speech lawsFlorida’s social media free speech law has been blocked for likely violating free speech laws
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The Florida law prevented certain platforms from banning political candidates.

By Sara Morrison
How much longer can Google own the internet?
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The synonym for search finds itself in big antitrust trouble.

By Sara Morrison
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Amazon’s surprising new delivery partners: Rural mom-and-pop shopsAmazon’s surprising new delivery partners: Rural mom-and-pop shops
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The e-commerce giant is recruiting local businesses in Alabama, Mississippi, and Nebraska as part of a secretive new delivery program.

By Jason Del Rey
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The abortion provider that Republicans are struggling to stopThe abortion provider that Republicans are struggling to stop
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But Silicon Valley could.

By Rachel Cohen Booth
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Amazon’s worker union just lost in New York City. Where does it go from here?Amazon’s worker union just lost in New York City. Where does it go from here?
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The loss at an Amazon sort center in Staten Island comes a month after a historic win at a nearby warehouse.

By Jason Del Rey
The Amazonification of the American workforce
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The e-commerce giant’s labor issues expose the complicated truth about getting what we want when we want it.

By Jason Del Rey
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Congrats! You formed a union. Now comes the hard part.Congrats! You formed a union. Now comes the hard part.
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The boring, crucial work that happens now that Starbucks and Amazon have unionized.

By Rani Molla
How a bunch of Starbucks baristas built a labor movement
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Inside Starbucks’s successful 21st-century union drive.

By Rani Molla
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America finally gets an Amazon unionAmerica finally gets an Amazon union
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Amazon wanted to make former employee Chris Smalls the face of labor activism. He just handed Amazon its first US union.

By Jason Del Rey
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Why Amazon is paying nearly $9 billion for MGM and James BondWhy Amazon is paying nearly $9 billion for MGM and James Bond
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Amazon isn’t competing with Netflix, but it is spending billions trying to figure out Hollywood. Maybe 007 can help.

By Peter Kafka
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Can TV take down the cult of the tech founder?Can TV take down the cult of the tech founder?
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The Dropout, Super Pumped, and WeCrashed try to break up our love affair with tech founders. They don’t totally succeed.

By Rani Molla
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Phones can be addictive. Sports betting, too. Now we’re combining them.Phones can be addictive. Sports betting, too. Now we’re combining them.
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Isn’t anyone worried about the rise of gambling apps?

By Peter Kafka
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Amazon is raising the price of Prime despite shipping hurdlesAmazon is raising the price of Prime despite shipping hurdles
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The Prime membership fee is increasing to $139 annually, or $15 for those who pay monthly.

By Jason Del Rey
Microsoft avoided the latest Big Tech scrutiny. Then it bought a company for $69 billion.
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How Microsoft’s 20-year-old antitrust battle prepared it for today’s techlash.

By Sara Morrison
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Microsoft is buying one of the biggest names in games — if Washington lets itMicrosoft is buying one of the biggest names in games — if Washington lets it
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Microsoft-Activision is like Disney-Fox. Maybe bigger.

By Peter Kafka
The true cost of Amazon’s low prices
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Critics say the “everything store” does too much. Is 2022 the year antitrust hawks come for Amazon?

By Sara Morrison
To catch an insurrectionist
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Everyone thought it was cool to take selfies doing crimes until the FBI got all their data from Google and said hello.

By Sara Morrison
Big Tech’s employees are one of the biggest checks on its power
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Inside the growing whistleblower movement that’s holding tech giants accountable for their missteps.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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The history of the metal box that’s wrecking the supply chainThe history of the metal box that’s wrecking the supply chain
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Shipping containers, explained by a historian.

By Rebecca Heilweil
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What Google’s trending searches say about America in 2021What Google’s trending searches say about America in 2021
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Wolf haircuts and Wall Street: What Americans googled this year.

By Rani Molla
The case against Big Tech
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Will Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Google survive the antitrust onslaught? And will Microsoft face it at all?

By Shirin Ghaffary and Sara Morrison
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NASA gave Jeff Bezos money to build his office park in spaceNASA gave Jeff Bezos money to build his office park in space
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Blue Origin thinks all kinds of companies will want some space in space.

By Rebecca Heilweil
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Amazon’s strategy to squeeze marketplace sellers and maximize its own profits is evolvingAmazon’s strategy to squeeze marketplace sellers and maximize its own profits is evolving
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“Amazon is the only winner here.”

By Sara Morrison
Shipping is broken. Here’s how to fix it.
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Holiday season shipping is making supply chain problems worse, but there’s hope for next year.

By Rebecca Heilweil
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The complicated promise of Amazon’s space internetThe complicated promise of Amazon’s space internet
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Project Kuiper, the company’s satellite-based broadband service, is finally getting off the ground.

By Adam Clark Estes
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Why Hertz’s big Tesla deal is such a blockbusterWhy Hertz’s big Tesla deal is such a blockbuster
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The car rental giant is making a huge bet on electric vehicles — and bringing Uber along for the ride.

By Rebecca Heilweil
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No, the supply chain mess is not a war on ChristmasNo, the supply chain mess is not a war on Christmas
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Despite what conservatives say, Joe Biden is not trying to ruin the holiday shopping season.

By Rebecca Heilweil
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Supply chain havoc is getting worse — just in time for holiday shoppingSupply chain havoc is getting worse — just in time for holiday shopping
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The most popular holiday gifts might not arrive in time for the holidays, even if you order now.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Self-driving cars: The 21st-century trolley problem
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Autonomous tech could lead to deaths at the hands of robots. But is continuing to let humans drive even worse?

By Rani Molla
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Google’s plan to cut pay for remote workers who relocate is a bad ideaGoogle’s plan to cut pay for remote workers who relocate is a bad idea
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Many workers are paid based on where they live. That’s changing.

By Rani Molla
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Jeff Bezos commits $1 billion to conservation as Amazon destroys the worldJeff Bezos commits $1 billion to conservation as Amazon destroys the world
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The former Amazon CEO said his recent trip to space further inspired him to protect the planet.

By Rebecca Heilweil
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Apple shut down a voting app in Russia. That should worry everyone.Apple shut down a voting app in Russia. That should worry everyone.
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Critics say Apple is not keeping its promise to hold fast when faced with government pressure.

By Rebecca Heilweil
How a simple email address makes things complicated
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Email is an awful online ID that we use for almost everything.

By Sara Morrison