Amazon thrived during the pandemic. These drivers say they paid the price
Massive turnover rates. Dissatisfaction with pay. Demanding bosses. Some workers who helped Amazon take advantage of the business opportunity the…
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US announces new delayed tariffs against six countries in response to taxes targeting large tech companies
The US government announced new, suspended tariffs on Wednesday against six countries in response to those governments’ digital services taxes,…
Continue Reading Amazon changes employee policies for time off, marijuana
Amazon announced Tuesday it supports the federal legalization of marijuana, and that the company is revising a controversial workplace policy critics…
Continue Reading Silicon Valley may look very different after the pandemic
After four months of working from home during the pandemic, Reeba Akram decided to change where home was. Akram, who works for Google, moved with her…
Continue Reading Major meat producer JBS USA hit by cyberattack, likely from Russia
Major meat producer JBS USA suffered a cyberattack on Sunday. The attack affected servers supporting its IT systems in North America and Australia,…
Continue Reading Two Elon Musk tweets have violated SEC settlement agreement, report says
Two tweets by Elon Musk in the past two years have run afoul of an agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that Tesla lawyers must…
Continue Reading Major meat producer JBS USA hit by cyberattack
Major meat producer JBS USA suffered a cyberattack on Sunday. The attack affected servers supporting its IT systems in North America and Australia,…
Continue Reading Meat producer JBS USA suffers cyberattack
Major meat producer JBS USA suffered a cyberattack on Sunday. The attack affected servers supporting its IT systems in North America and Australia,…
Continue Reading Wanted: Millions of cybersecurity pros. Salary: Whatever you want
A series of major digital security breaches over the past year are serving as a wake-up call to Corporate America about the need to invest in…
Continue Reading Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers have struck again at the US and other countries
The hackers behind one of the worst data breaches ever to hit the US government have launched a new global cyberattack on more than 150 government…
Continue Reading Silicon Valley is in a high-stakes standoff with India
The biggest names in tech are locked in an increasingly tense stand-off with India over strict new social media rules they fear will erode privacy,…
Continue Reading This $5 billion insurance company likes to talk up its AI. Now it’s in a mess over it
A key part of insurance company Lemonade’s pitch to investors and customers is its ability to disrupt the normally staid insurance industry…
Continue Reading Tech trade groups file lawsuit against Florida’s new social media law
Florida’s new law prohibiting social media platforms from suspending politicians is just days old. But it’s already being challenged in…
Continue Reading Facebook will no longer remove claims that Covid-19 was man-made
Facebook said it’s no longer removing from its platforms claims that coronavirus was man-made. That announcement comes shortly after President…
Continue Reading Citizen says it’s not starting its own private security force — but it won’t rule out hiring someone else to do it
Citizen, an app that started as a service for real-time crime alerts made waves late last week with news that it was testing a private, on-demand…
Continue Reading Uber drivers win their first ever unionization deal
Uber has recognized a labor union for the first time in a move that could boost efforts by gig economy workers to win better employment rights. GMB,…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO on July 5
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will officially step down from his role as chief executive on July 5, he announced during the company’s annual…
Continue Reading Russia is the king of disinformation on Facebook, the company says
Russia and Iran are the top two sources of coordinated fake activity on Facebook, according to a new report released by the company. Facebook’s…
Continue Reading Facebook and Instagram willl now let all users hide likes on posts
Facebook and Instagram are giving all users the option to hide public “likes” on their posts, potentially upending a core dynamic of the…
Continue Reading WhatsApp sues Indian government in bid to block ‘mass surveillance’ rules
WhatsApp has sued the Indian government in a bid to block new rules it says would lead to “mass surveillance” by forcing social media…
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