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Google Employees Are Quitting Over The Company’s Secretive China Search Project

“If it was true, I was pretty sure immediately I couldn’t continue working there,” one former Google employee told BuzzFeed News.
Caroline O'Donovan • 10 days ago

Bernie Sanders' Debate With Amazon Probably Won't Be Settled By A Warehouse Tour

“Work hard. Have fun. Make history.”
Caroline O'Donovan • 13 days ago

Bird And Lime, The First Companies To Bring Scooters To San Francisco, Were Just Denied Permits

The city of San Francisco has awarded permits to just two scooter companies, Scoot and Skip.
Caroline O'Donovan • 24 days ago

Clashes Over Ethics At Major Tech Companies Are Causing Problems For Recruiters

Already dealing with backlash from employees who object to working with government agencies, major tech companies are now facing criticism from a new source — prospective hires.
Caroline O'Donovan • 27 days ago

After Announcing Layoffs, A Meat Processor Is Suing Blue Apron Over $26 Million

Iowa-based West Liberty Foods is suing Blue Apron, claiming the company reneged on its promise to pay for half of the costs pertaining to a joint free-range chicken venture.
Caroline O'Donovan • One month ago

Here’s What Happened At Today’s Google All-Hands Meeting

Google executives abruptly changed the topic at an all-hands meeting when it became apparent some employees were sharing information with the press.
Caroline O'Donovan • One month ago

Here’s What The DEA Said About Allegations Tesla Hid An Investigation Into Meth Trafficking At Its Gigafactory

The Drug Enforcement Administration says it doesn’t inform the subjects of investigations that they’re being investigated.
Caroline O'Donovan • One month ago

Google Employees Are Organizing To Protest The Company’s Secret, Censored Search Engine For China

Following a series of crises at Google, disparate worker organizing efforts within the company are coalescing, part of a growing workers’ movement in the tech industry.
Caroline O'Donovan • One month ago

Forget Astroturfing: Startups Can Just "Brobilize" Customers For Lobbying Efforts

When tech companies including Uber, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Bird end up in hot water with local regulators, they turn to their customers to bail them out.
Caroline O'Donovan • One month ago

This "Creepy" Time-Tracking Software Is Like Having Your Boss Watch You Every Second

The future of work was supposed to be flexible and fun, but on Upwork, some freelancers feel tethered to their computers by software that takes screenshots and tracks their keystrokes.
Caroline O'Donovan • One month ago

Activists Are Asking Palantir’s CEO To Cancel The Company’s Contract With ICE

"Choose a side: Cancel your contracts with ICE, or be remembered as a company, and individually as people, that abetted human rights abuses condemned around the world."
Caroline O'Donovan • One month ago

People Are Upset About A Potential Workplace Cafeteria Ban In San Francisco

A proposed ban on corporate cafeterias meant to force tech workers out of the office for lunch could have unintended consequences for low-wage workers in San Francisco.
Caroline O'Donovan • 2 months ago

A Labor Strike Against Amazon In Spain Turned Violent

Video recorded last week outside Amazon's facility near Madrid shows police arresting protesters, hitting one man with a baton, and kneeing another to the ground as they arrest him.
Leticia Miranda • 2 months ago

An Immigrant Legal Aid Group Just Rejected A $250,000 Donation From Salesforce

The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) said it wouldn’t accept the money unless Salesforce canceled its contract with Customs and Border Protection, which Salesforce says it won't do.
Caroline O'Donovan • 2 months ago

Walmart's Newly Patented Technology For Eavesdropping On Workers Presents Privacy Concerns

“The sound sensors can capture audio data based on interactions between the employee and the guests, interactions between the guests, and sounds resulting from movement and/or actions of the employees and/or guests.”
Caroline O'Donovan • 2 months ago

As Employees Protest Government Contracts, Tech Companies Deal With Security Concerns

As tech companies face protests over border security contracts with immigration agencies, corporations have been forced to address security threats both internal and external.
Caroline O'Donovan • 2 months ago

Three More Agencies Have Joined The DOJ’s Investigation Into Facebook

Federal agencies are asking whether Facebook’s disclosures about the breach were accurate and timely.
Caroline O'Donovan • 2 months ago

Employees Of Another Major Tech Company Are Petitioning Government Contracts

Employees at Salesforce follow those at Microsoft, Amazon, and Google in pushing back against their companies' contracts with military and government agencies.
Caroline O'Donovan • 3 months ago

Elon Musk Has Always Been At War With The Media

Some say Musk’s paranoia and late-night Twitter rants reveal a billionaire cracking under pressure. But those who know him best say this is nothing new.
Caroline O'Donovan • 3 months ago

An Invisible Rating System At Your Favorite Chain Restaurant Is Costing Your Server

In data-hungry, tech-happy chain restaurants, customers are rating their servers using tabletop tablets, not realizing those ratings can put jobs at risk.
Caroline O'Donovan • 3 months ago