Big Tech
Vox’s coverage of the big players in tech and their monopoly on the industry.
Tech billionaires emerged from a year of hardship as more than leaders of iconic companies. They are central — almost too central — characters in American life.
The CEO told executives they weren’t pushing back hard enough on critics.
During a hearing with tech CEOs, Rep. Peter Welch asked if they’d be open to a new federal agency focused on social media platforms.
The new controversy centers on Amazon deleting the profiles of hundreds of thousands of entry-level warehouse employees.
Outgoing FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra advocated for Khan’s nomination.
Bessemer, Alabama, has been called an “unlikely” place for an epic union battle with Amazon. They don’t know Bessemer.
The NFL loves TV and TV loves the NFL.
Andy Jassy was responding to allegations in a Recode investigation and an employee lawsuit.
A speculative explainer of the Square/Tidal deal that includes cryptokitties and Grimes.
A third-party cookie ban won’t hurt the search giant’s healthy first-party data ad business.
Google’s video site has room for everything, from everyone. Is that a feature or a bug?
Charlotte Newman, a former adviser to Sen. Cory Booker who works for Amazon Web Services, is suing Amazon and company executives.
Interviews with diversity managers and internal data obtained by Recode indicate that Black Amazon employees are promoted less frequently and are rated more harshly than non-Black peers.
A law that would require some tech companies to pay news publishers is making waves around the world.
Google can’t stop trackers in its apps from selling location data to the government. Maybe the government can.
The story of Toolbar, Chrome, and Android — three attempts by Google to survive in a rapidly changing world.
The lawsuit also alleges that Amazon’s own HR managers disagreed with the firing of the whistleblower Christian Smalls.
The inside story behind Google’s famous mantra, according to a key former executive.
The story of Google’s journey to become one of the most powerful companies in the world.
Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy have a lot in common. That’s by design.
Jeff Bezos isn’t getting less powerful. His power is just getting less obvious.
With one big exception.
How the Amazon founder went from nerd selling books to celebrity rocket man.
Andy Jassy, currently the head of Amazon Web Services, will take over as CEO in the fall.
Otherwise, AWS CEO Andy Jassy said in 2019, “you’ll have 50 different laws in 50 different states.”
The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission comes after Amazon allegedly used tips to subsidize base pay for independent contractors.
Breaking up companies like Amazon and Facebook has rare bipartisan support but different rationale.
The full pardon of Anthony Levandowski came out of nowhere.
The home-sharing platform took drastic measures to prevent violence in the capital — but at what cost?
“Hey Google, don’t save any of my interactions with you.”
Following news reports and employee complaints, certain items with the names and logos of the Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, and QAnon are no longer for sale.
The new Alphabet Workers Union is an important step forward, but it has a long road ahead.
Online shopping stopped being the future of retail and catapulted firmly into the present.
The search giant is facing lawsuits from attorneys general in most US states and the DOJ.
Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife is donating money with unusual speed.
Timnit Gebru says she was pushed out of the company; now some are worried it will have a chilling effect on academics in tech.
What you can do to minimize what Amazon and Google hear.
Attention shoppers: Your data has never been more valuable.
Christian Smalls discusses the trade-offs between working in e-commerce and traditional retail.
Amazon and smaller e-commerce brands are offering more in-person return options, no box or shipping label necessary.