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Why streaming devices and streaming networks are fighting over your eyeballsWhy streaming devices and streaming networks are fighting over your eyeballs
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Streaming TV should be easy, but fights among Roku, Amazon, HBO, and NBC are making it hard.

By Peter Kafka
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Amazon starts selling prescription drugs, with two-day delivery for Prime membersAmazon starts selling prescription drugs, with two-day delivery for Prime members
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The pandemic was a huge boost for Amazon’s grocery business. Can it do the same for this new offering?

By Jason Del Rey
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Jeff Bezos plays it safe on his $10 billion climate giveawayJeff Bezos plays it safe on his $10 billion climate giveaway
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The world’s richest person makes his move.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Amazon gets hit with antitrust charges in EuropeAmazon gets hit with antitrust charges in Europe
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The EU’s competition commission says the tech giant uses non-public data from its own merchants to compete against them unfairly.

By Jason Del Rey
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The former CEO of Google has applied to become a citizen of CyprusThe former CEO of Google has applied to become a citizen of Cyprus
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Eric Schmidt is effectively buying a passport that he can use to enter the European Union.

By Theodore Schleifer
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YouTube is awash with election misinformation — and it isn’t taking it downYouTube is awash with election misinformation — and it isn’t taking it down
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Videos questioning the election results are racking up hundreds of thousands of views.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Politics
Live results for California’s Proposition 22 on ride-hailing driversLive results for California’s Proposition 22 on ride-hailing drivers
Politics

Californians will vote on whether ride-hailing drivers should be independent contractors or full-time employees.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Technology
As Covid-19 surges, the world’s biggest tech companies report staggering profitsAs Covid-19 surges, the world’s biggest tech companies report staggering profits
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Despite antitrust investigations and a recession, Big Tech is doing great.

By Rani Molla
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5 fact-checks from the Senate’s hearing on social media5 fact-checks from the Senate’s hearing on social media
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We took a closer look at the unproven claims lawmakers made about Facebook, Google, and Twitter.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Republicans accuse Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and other Big Tech CEOs of violating their free speech rightsRepublicans accuse Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and other Big Tech CEOs of violating their free speech rights
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In the end, the Section 230 hearing didn’t have much to do with Section 230.

By Sara Morrison
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Amazon has created fertile ground for bribery schemes, sellers sayAmazon has created fertile ground for bribery schemes, sellers say
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In the wake of a $100 million Amazon bribery scandal, sellers say the tech giant deserves more scrutiny for suspending merchants with no warning and little explanation.

By Jason Del Rey
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How your browser can make your online life a little more privateHow your browser can make your online life a little more private
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A new browser setting will do what Do Not Track didn’t, but you could switch to a more private browser right now.

By Sara Morrison
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Why the US government is suing GoogleWhy the US government is suing Google
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The Department of Justice says the company’s anti-competitive business practices harm Americans.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
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Bill Barr and Elizabeth Warren find a common enemy: GoogleBill Barr and Elizabeth Warren find a common enemy: Google
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The Massachusetts senator wants the attorney general to resign. She also wants him to sue Google.

By Peter Kafka
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Okay, Google, how do I listen to Vox?Okay, Google, how do I listen to Vox?
Podcast
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There’s a new way to listen to Vox stories and podcasts: “Your News Update” on the Google Assistant.

By Taylor Maycan
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A new Amazon feature should make it easier to get a grocery delivery slot this winterA new Amazon feature should make it easier to get a grocery delivery slot this winter
Play
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The new tool will allow shoppers to virtually reserve their place in line.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
The Big Tech antitrust report has one big conclusion: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are anti-competitiveThe Big Tech antitrust report has one big conclusion: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are anti-competitive
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The report scrutinizes the ways the four biggest tech companies have amassed enormous market power.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Jason Del Rey
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Leaked: Confidential Amazon memo reveals new software to track unionsLeaked: Confidential Amazon memo reveals new software to track unions
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The new tool would also track other non-union threats to the company, like crime and weather.

By Jason Del Rey and Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.Google and Facebook hate a proposed privacy law. News publishers should embrace it.
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California voters get a chance to shape internet privacy rules for the rest of the country in November.

By Jason Kint
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Americans are one step closer to a national contact tracing app for Covid-19Americans are one step closer to a national contact tracing app for Covid-19
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New York and New Jersey are the latest states to use the Apple-Google exposure notification tool.

By Sara Morrison
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Amazon employees fear HR is targeting minority and activism groups in email monitoring programAmazon employees fear HR is targeting minority and activism groups in email monitoring program
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Some workers are raising concerns in light of larger tensions over labor organizing.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Jason Del Rey
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Amazon’s surveillance cameras fly now — which is unsettlingAmazon’s surveillance cameras fly now — which is unsettling
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The company just announced a tiny drone that can carry a Ring camera anywhere in your home.

By Rebecca Heilweil
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Why Walmart thinks TikTok is the future of its businessWhy Walmart thinks TikTok is the future of its business
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The brick-and-mortar retailer is trying to invent a digital future where it’s a leader of Amazon rather than a follower.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
The new Apple-Google contact tracing tool finally seems usefulThe new Apple-Google contact tracing tool finally seems useful
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Public health authorities won’t need to make their own apps in order to use Apple and Google’s exposure notification tool.

By Sara Morrison
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Walmart+ will finally launch in September. Can it compete with Amazon Prime?Walmart+ will finally launch in September. Can it compete with Amazon Prime?
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One Walmart executive says the new program is “the ultimate life hack.”

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Inside the get-rich-quick scheme that cost Amazon sellers thousands — and then got them bannedInside the get-rich-quick scheme that cost Amazon sellers thousands — and then got them banned
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Amazon’s marketplace is fertile ground for schemes targeting the sellers behind the e-commerce giant’s success.

By Jason Del Rey
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Government shutdowns of “nonessential” retailers were a huge gift for Amazon, Walmart, and TargetGovernment shutdowns of “nonessential” retailers were a huge gift for Amazon, Walmart, and Target
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Some feared the pandemic would widen the gap between the haves and have-nots of retail. That fear is now reality.

By Jason Del Rey
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Trump issued an executive order effectively banning TikTok if it doesn’t sell in the next 45 daysTrump issued an executive order effectively banning TikTok if it doesn’t sell in the next 45 days
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The new order is the latest in Trump’s escalating crackdown on the Chinese-owned app over alleged national security concerns.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Perhaps months too late, a Covid-19 contact tracing app comes to AmericaPerhaps months too late, a Covid-19 contact tracing app comes to America
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Virginia is the first US state to come out with an app that uses Bluetooth-based tech, nearly three months after its release.

By Sara Morrison
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Walmart has again delayed the launch of its Amazon Prime competitor Walmart+Walmart has again delayed the launch of its Amazon Prime competitor Walmart+
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Walmart+ will cost $98 a year and include same-day delivery of groceries, fuel discounts, and other perks.

By Jason Del Rey
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Last week the US wanted to break up Big Tech. Now it’s trying to supersize it.Last week the US wanted to break up Big Tech. Now it’s trying to supersize it.
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The TikTok/Microsoft deal — if it happens — will make it harder to shrink Facebook or Google. Do you think Donald Trump cares about that?

By Peter Kafka
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Amazon just posted record sales and profit in the middle of a pandemicAmazon just posted record sales and profit in the middle of a pandemic
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The record sales that prompted Amazon to pay workers more during the pandemic aren’t abating — so will it reinstate those bonuses?

By Jason Del Rey
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The winners and losers from the Big Tech antitrust hearingThe winners and losers from the Big Tech antitrust hearing
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The heads of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google fielded questions from members of Congress, some better than others.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Jason Del Rey
Climate
Microsoft’s astonishing climate change goals, explainedMicrosoft’s astonishing climate change goals, explained
Climate

The company plans to wipe out all of its carbon emissions — and keep going.

By David Roberts
Technology
Jeff Bezos’s antitrust grilling was a reminder of Amazon’s power over its sellersJeff Bezos’s antitrust grilling was a reminder of Amazon’s power over its sellers
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Jeff Bezos was calm and polite in his first congressional appearance. But he did nothing to quiet a huge concern.

By Jason Del Rey
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Republicans showed why Congress won’t regulate the internetRepublicans showed why Congress won’t regulate the internet
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At a historic antitrust hearing, many conservatives focused on political drama instead of asking big tech CEOs questions about their market power.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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The Big Tech hearings won’t lead to real change. That’s okay.The Big Tech hearings won’t lead to real change. That’s okay.
Technology

The heads of Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are going to get grilled. But that won’t lead — directly — to regulation.

By Peter Kafka
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Congress will finally grill Jeff Bezos. It’s about time.Congress will finally grill Jeff Bezos. It’s about time.
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Bezos will join the CEOs of Apple, Facebook, and Google at a congressional antitrust hearing on Wednesday.

By Jason Del Rey
What comes after Zoom fatigue
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It looks like we’re stuck with video chat. Is that such a bad thing?

By Adam Clark Estes
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Google’s former CEO hosts an exclusive retreat in Yellowstone each July. You won’t hear much about it.Google’s former CEO hosts an exclusive retreat in Yellowstone each July. You won’t hear much about it.
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Weekend getaways like these aren’t uncommon. But they are drawing more and more scrutiny.

By Theodore Schleifer