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Apple Lost the Most Money In History In One Day, Still Worth $2 Trillion
Companies can lose hundreds of billions and still be worth more than entire countries or continents.
Tech Companies Report Huge Profits as 40 Million Americans Face Evictions
A day after a congressional antitrust hearing, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, and Facebook reported a combined $28.6 billion in profit this quarter.
Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Isn't Radical, It's Useless
Yang's Data Dividend Project aims to put a little money in Americans' pockets in exchange for their data, but experts say it will likely be ineffectual and entrench existing power dynamics.
'Chronicle Is Dead and Google Killed It'
Chronicle, Google’s moonshot cybersecurity startup that was supposed to completely change the industry, is imploding.
Here’s the Memo About the ‘Burden of Being Black at Google’
Read the full memo written by a departing Google employee on his experience as a Black person at Google.
Google Employee Writes Memo About ‘The Burden of Being Black at Google’
“Over the last 5 years I’ve heard co-workers spew hateful words about immigrants, boast unabashedly about gentrifying neighborhoods, mockingly imitate people who speak different languages, reject candidates of color without evidence because of ‘fit.’"
Head of Android Security Says Locking Out Law Enforcement Is an ‘Unintended Side Effect’
Google is taking steps to make it harder for someone to push a malicious update that disables the security features on an Android phone.
The Internet Needs More Friction
Tech companies’ obsession with moving data across the internet as fast as possible has made it less safe.
Google Employees Around the World Are Protesting a History of Sexual Harassment at the Company
“A slap on the wrist for any credibly accused harasser is totally unacceptable and unjust, no matter how much money they bring in or what amazing products they helped build."
Is Sidewalk Labs Building a Brotopia on Toronto's Waterfront?
The details of a Google affiliate's billion-dollar real-estate project are shrouded in secrecy.
Eight Years Later, Google Fiber Is A Faint Echo Of The Disruption We Were Promised
Google’s 'pause' is driven largely by executive frustrations with fiber deployment costs and a fascination with the potential of next-generation wireless.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Feds want to split up detained migrant families, more than 120 countries condemn US in UN vote, government shutdown averted with funding bill, and more.