How ‘ghost work’ in Silicon Valley pressures the workforce, with Mary Gray
The phrase “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” was originally meant sarcastically. It’s not actually physically possible to do — especially while wearing Allbirds...
Category : Policy
YouTube sued by LGBTQ creators for discrimination
LGBTQ creators are suing Google LLC because they say their content has not been fairly treated on the company’s video website YouTube. According to a...
Why AI needs more social workers, with Columbia University’s Desmond Patton
Sometimes it does seem the entire tech industry could use someone to talk to, like a good therapist or social worker. That might sound like...
Reports say White House has drafted an order putting the FCC in charge of monitoring social media
The White House is contemplating issuing an executive order that would widen its attack on the operations of social media companies. The White House has...
Shades of Cambridge Analytica: Instagram terminates partner collecting user data
Instagram today terminated a relationship with an advertising partner after it was discovered to be collecting data from user accounts, the latest in a long...
Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling...
Trump administration bans federal agencies from buying Huawei, ZTE tech
The Trump administration has banned U.S. federal agencies from buying equipment and obtaining services from Huawei and two other companies as part of the government’s...
Accused of bias against conservatives, Google draws Trump warning
U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed a salvo of tweets aimed at Google LLC Tuesday, stating that there was a conservative bias at the company, among...
Memo at Google claims discrimination against pregnant women
An internal memo that circulated around the offices of Google LLC last week claims that the company discriminated against a pregnant woman. The memo, titled, “I’m...
IBM accused of trying to look ‘cool’ by unfairly firing older workers
IBM Corp. has been accused of targeting older employees in several rounds of layoffs in an effort to change its image and come across as...
FTC reportedly examining Amazon’s e-commerce partnership with Apple
A high-profile e-commerce deal between Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. has drawn the attention of the Federal Trade Commission, The Verge reported today. The two companies agreed in...
Pentagon orders review of JEDI cloud deal expected to go to AWS
The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that it’s reviewing its process for the awarding of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing contract...
EU court rules websites using Facebook’s ‘Like’ button are liable for user data collection
Companies could find themselves in trouble for data collection from now on for using Facebook Inc.’s ‘Like’ button on their websites, according to a ruling...
Lessons from the hardware capital of the world
A week is obviously not enough time to truly understand a market as massive and fascinating as China. Hell, it’s not really even enough time...
Ethics in the age of autonomous vehicles
Earlier this month, TechCrunch held its inaugural Mobility Sessions event, where leading mobility-focused auto companies, startups, executives and thought leaders joined us to discuss all...