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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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Elon and the Twitter quittersElon and the Twitter quitters
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It’s complicated.

By Peter Kafka
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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
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Even Elon Musk doesn’t know what he means by free speechEven Elon Musk doesn’t know what he means by free speech
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The billionaire says he wants to make Twitter a free speech platform. That’s easier said than done.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Now what?Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Now what?
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Musk paid $44 billion for Twitter. Next up: Making Twitter worth (at least) $44 billion.

By Peter Kafka
The Amazonification of the American workforce
The Highlight

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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There are good reasons why Elon wants TwitterThere are good reasons why Elon wants Twitter
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Twitter may not be a great business, but it can buy you power and influence.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Is Elon Musk really going to buy Twitter for $43 billion?Is Elon Musk really going to buy Twitter for $43 billion?
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Maybe?

By Peter Kafka
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Elon Musk is no free speech messiahElon Musk is no free speech messiah
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According to Musk, free speech costs about $3 billion.

By Whizy Kim
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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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The real scandal behind billionaire Eric Schmidt paying for Biden’s science officeThe real scandal behind billionaire Eric Schmidt paying for Biden’s science office
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Maybe government employees should be paid for with tax dollars, not private philanthropy.

By Whizy Kim
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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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Does Ukraine really need Elon Musk’s help?Does Ukraine really need Elon Musk’s help?
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Ukraine’s appeals to Silicon Valley get mixed results.

By Sara Morrison
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Mark Zuckerberg wants to build a voice assistant that blows Alexa and Siri awayMark Zuckerberg wants to build a voice assistant that blows Alexa and Siri away
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This key part of his plan for the metaverse could analyze your voice, eye movements, and body language.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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SpaceX and our space junk problemSpaceX and our space junk problem
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How Elon Musk was falsely accused of sending a rocket to the moon.

By Sara Morrison
Can Facebook monopolize the metaverse?
Technology

The company’s new direction is already sparking antitrust concerns.

By Sara Morrison and Shirin Ghaffary
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Apple broke Facebook’s ad machine. Who’s going to fix it?Apple broke Facebook’s ad machine. Who’s going to fix it?
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A $250 billion question.

By Peter Kafka
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The most outspoken Trump supporter in Silicon Valley is leaving Facebook’s boardThe most outspoken Trump supporter in Silicon Valley is leaving Facebook’s board
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Thiel played a key role at the company as an early investor and adviser to Mark Zuckerberg.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Why Tesla won’t stopWhy Tesla won’t stop
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Cars are computers now, but the government hasn’t caught up.

By Rebecca Heilweil
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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.
Technology

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
Technology

Critics say the “everything store” does too much. Is 2022 the year antitrust hawks come for Amazon?

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
The case against Big Tech
Technology

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
Spotify Wrapped, unwrapped
Culture

Spotify spies on us, and we kinda love it.

By Kelly Pau
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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
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Twitter is again losing Jack Dorsey, its multitasking, wizard-bearded visionaryTwitter is again losing Jack Dorsey, its multitasking, wizard-bearded visionary
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Critics often said Dorsey was distracted, but he shaped the company into what it is today.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Why you should care about Facebook’s big push into the metaverseWhy you should care about Facebook’s big push into the metaverse
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The futuristic tech Mark Zuckerberg is investing billions in could remake the internet.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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Amazon’s favorite electric vehicle company is now worth more than Ford or GMAmazon’s favorite electric vehicle company is now worth more than Ford or GM
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Rivian just had one of the biggest IPOs in stock market history.

By Rebecca Heilweil
How to fix Facebook
Technology

Can Facebook be redeemed? Twelve leading experts share bold solutions to the company’s urgent problems.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Shipping is broken. Here’s how to fix it.
Technology

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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Wall Street doesn’t care about the Facebook leaks. Mark Zuckerberg does.Wall Street doesn’t care about the Facebook leaks. Mark Zuckerberg does.
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Facebook’s numbers are doing fine for now — but not its reputation.

By Shirin Ghaffary
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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