Congress vs Big Tech Antitrust Hearing – the Accusations and Responses
Big Tech met Congress at yesterday's antitrust hearings, as the likes of Google and Apple defended their business practices
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Amazon Buys Billion Dollar Car Company Amid Worker Safety Strikes
Amazon has bought Zoox for $1.2 billion but workers in Germany are striking over a lack of adequate coronavirus protection.
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Amazon Pledges to be Carbon Neutral by 2040
Amazon has launched a $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund that will invest in cleaner tech and reduce its own carbon emissions.
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Amazon’s Antitrust Problems Are Heating Up
Amazon faces two new probes in the US focusing on whether the company has abused its power over third party sellers.
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Paltry Facial Recognition Delay Is Painfully On-Brand for Amazon
Amazon has announced that it will put a one-year moratorium on the sale of facial recognition technology to police.
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Best Alternatives to the Amazon Affiliate Program
Amazon has slashed its affiliate rates as much as 70%. Suddenly, every other affiliate program out there is looking good.
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Amazon Vice President Steps Down Due to Employee Firings
Amazon's vice president, Tim Bray, has resigned from the online retail company, citing the dismissal of protesting employees.
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Amazon’s Controversial Response to Coronavirus Continues
Amazon gives warehouse staff poor protection while also firing organizing staff, despite making more money than ever.
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Amazon Quietly Slashes Affiliate Rewards
Amazon has announced that it plans to cut its affiliate rates significantly, despite the company making more money than ever.
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How the Tech Industry Has Been Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
The coronavirus outbreak has already had a substantial effect on the world, and the tech industry is far from excluded.
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4 Ways the Coronavirus Pandemic Is Changing Work
Coronavirus is bringing worker's rights issues to the forefront. But will they stick around once the pandemic is gone?
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Big Tech and Climate Action – Real Change or Greenwashing?
Even when the tech industry focuses on environmentalism, everyday people are left wonder: Is this actually helping?
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1.7 Million People Have Data Stolen by Shady Chrome Extensions
More than 500 Chrome extensions have been removed after researchers discovered they were fronts for malvertising software.
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Amazon Employees Speak Out on Climate issues
This weekend, Amazon employees put their jobs at risk to protest climate change, and it's not the first time this month.
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Can You Get a Virus from WhatsApp?
Saudi Arabia is allegedly responsible for a hack on Jeff Bezos's phone via WhatsApp. Is the messaging platform safe to use?
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Facebook and Google Just Dropped Off 2020’s “Best Places to Work” List
Glassdoor's long-running "Best Places to Work" list has just debuted for 2020, with a few shocks for big tech companies.
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Can Amazon’s Latest Kindle Raise a Generation of Readers?
This week, Amazon announced its latest ebook reader, and while there have been plenty of Kindle models over the last decade,
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Amazon Announces New Kids Kindle and Fire HD 10 Tablet
The Kindle Kids edition is Amazon's first attempt at a child-friendly Kindle, and comes with exclusive features designed to
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Amazon Unveils New Echo Products: Echo Buds, Frames, Loop, and More
Amazon has just debuted a ton of new Alexa-enabled devices, from Echo Buds to the Echo Loop smart ring, as well as updates
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Google is Listening to You Again (With Permission)
Google Assistant has started to make use of human reviewers again, after months without them due to negative news stories.
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Amazon Staff Tweets Fail to Win Over Internet
Amazon's fulfilment center ambassadors were launched into the social media spotlight following some extremely unusual tweets
