big tech
1,600 Google Employees Demand No Tech for Police
"We, the undersigned Googlers, call on you to stop making our technology available to police forces."
Brave: Corporations Stand In Solidarity With the Communities They Exploit
Amazon, which provides the technical backbone of ICE and plotted to smear a fired Black organizer, says it 'stands in solidarity with the Black community' in the 'fight against racism and injustice.' And that's just the beginning.
California Sues Uber and Lyft for Misclassifying Workers
The ride-hailing giants face lawsuits alleging drivers are intentionally misclassified as independent contractors.
Why We Should 'Abolish Silicon Valley'
An interview about why we should liberate technology from capitalism.
We Really Don’t Need Uber
The company is unsafe and unprofitable. It’s past time to start considering alternatives.
Silicon Valley Owes Us $100 Billion in Taxes (At Least)
Over the past decade, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Netflix, Apple, and Google have been at the cutting edge of corporate tax avoidance.
Activist Leaks Files From a Data Broker for Demoing its Software With ICE
"I saw tech workers at Microsoft (GitHub), Google, and others start taking stands and achieve incremental gains and I thought why not me."
Uber CEO on Saudi Arabia’s Murder and Dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi: We All Make Mistakes
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is the fifth-largest investor in Uber.
Amazon Spent $1.5 Million Trying to Buy a City Council Seat
Amazon spent $1.5 million to beat Kshama Sawant and back its approved candidates. It may have ended up unifying its opposition.
Ghislaine Maxwell Was a Guest at Jeff Bezos’s Secret Book Retreat
Motherboard has learned Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged fixer attended the Amazon CEO’s exclusive book retreat ‘Campfire' last year.
WeWork’s Implosion Shows How SoftBank Is Breaking the World
Venture capital subsidizes unprofitable businesses like WeWork and Uber. Society pays the price.
The Democrats Unfriended and Blocked Silicon Valley Last Night
The Democrats agree: Big Tech is a problem.