Labor and worker’s rights in tech
…developer accused of union busting in mass firings Stevie Bonifield Oct 31, 2025 Emma Roth Oct 27, 2025 Amazon is reportedly planning to lay off up to 30,000 corporate workers. Sources…
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Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr
…That combination of creativity, technical skill, and reliability is what sets my work apart.” Workers like Sherry and Dave have given content brands like AI Bible a way of sourcing relatively cheap…
All the evidence revealed so far in Musk v. Altman
…Musk writes, “Hire independently or directly from OpenAI. I have no problem if you pitch people at Open Al to work at Neuralink.” Exhibit No. 98 On New Year’s Day in…
The heist of iOS 26
The most consequential YouTube video of Jon Prosser’s career opens on Prosser himself, in a black hoodie and transparent glasses. The backdrop is familiar to viewers of his tech news channel…
Inside Microsoft’s wave of executive departures
…head of Microsoft’s developer division (DevDiv), announced she was resigning after 34 years at Microsoft. It’s not clear who is replacing Liuson, if anyone, and sources I’ve talked to…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…the Game Developers Conference in March, and has also been on the road visiting Microsoft’s own game studios and product teams in recent weeks. Sharma, who used to work in Microsoft…
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s “unconstrained” relationship with the truth
…that Altman sexually assaulted minors or hired sex workers, or even murdered an OpenAI whistleblower. I mean, you are the person who can report this stuff the most rigorously. Did you decide…
Larry Ellison’s betting everything on OpenAI. Will it pay off or pop the bubble?
…OpenAI has signed a long-term lease with subsidiary SoftBank Energy, which would develop and own the data center. Between the complications with Oracle and SoftBank, it seems likely that OpenAI doesn…
First vacuums — then the world
…electronics giant and chose to run a pricey 30-second spot as its opening move. If it works, the ad may be remembered as the beginning of the rise of the next…
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…Organization for Transformative Works Status [ Organization for Transformative Works ] 4chan’s creator says ‘Epstein had nothing to do’ with creating infamous far-right board /pol/ Richard Lawler Feb 13 Richard Lawler Feb…