Amazon thanks workers for voting against unionizing, says less than 16% voted to join the union and counters the union's claims that Amazon won by intimidation
Thank you to employees at our BHM1 fulfillment center in Alabama for participating in the election.
Amazon wins enough votes to beat union effort in Alabama; of the 3,215 ballots cast, there were 1,798 votes opposing the union and 738 votes in favor
it's shining a spotlight on how tilted the playing field is against unions during organizing drives. That could build support for the PRO Act—the most pro-union piece of legislation in decades https:/...
China says it is imposing a record $2.8B fine on Alibaba for monopolistic business practices; Alibaba says it will accept the penalty “sincerely”
The penalty is Beijing's toughest action to date in its campaign to tighten supervision of the country's internet Goliaths.
Google denies reports Pixel 5a 5G is canceled, says it'll be available this year in the US and Japan and announced in line with last year's a-series phone
Despite rumors this morning to the contrary, Google has just issued an on the record statement that the “Pixel 5a” does indeed exist and will not be canceled.
The union election signaled a big shift in Amazon's labor relations, but Amazon will now cite its outcome as vindication for its employment policies
Labor leaders & progressive activists say they intend to escalate both the ground war & air war against Amazon after the failed union election More than 1,000 Amazon workers across the country have co...
In a letter to Tim Cook, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee “strongly urge” Apple to reconsider refusal to provide a witness for upcoming hearing on app stores
‘We strongly urge Apple to reconsider its position,’ the senators said — Senate Judiciary Committee leaders …
Logitech to stop making its Harmony line of universal remotes effective immediately, says software and app support will be available for the foreseeable future
Well, the other shoe finally dropped. After years of speculation about the fate of its Harmony line of universal remotes … Source: Logitech Support + Download .
Sources: Sony's PlayStation organization has shifted its development focus to prioritize AAA games at the expense of projects from its niche teams and studios
Sony Corp.'s Visual Arts Service Group has long been the unsung hero of many hit PlayStation video games.
At Pwn2Own, researchers unveil a flaw in Zoom that could let hackers perform an RCE exploit on a victim who is on a call; Zoom says it is working on a fix
Two Dutch white-hat security specialists entered the annual computer hacking contest Pwn2Own, managed to find a Remote Code Execution …
1,200+ Alphabet employees have signed a letter asking the company to stop protecting harassers, following a NYT op-ed by an ex-employee who alleged harassment
Organizers say the demands of the Google Walkout still haven't been met — More than 500 Alphabet employees have signed … Source: Medium .
Sources: Didi Chuxing has filed confidentially with the SEC for an IPO that could value it at $70B-$100B, and is raising $1.5B in debt financing from banks
Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has filed confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering …
White House will host a virtual semiconductor summit on Monday with execs from Intel, Samsung, HP, Alphabet, and more, as it begins a review of US supply chains
The White House has asked Congress to approve $150M to fund two new manufacturing plans, including one targeting domestic semiconductor manufacturing
President Biden's budget proposal to Congress includes a call to fight the current semiconductor shortage. — What you need to know
Epic filing reveals that in a 2016 email Phil Schiller said “moving iMessage to Android will hurt us more than help us”, which Epic argues is proof of lock-in
what a story! You should call me. https://www.theverge.com/... Florian Mueller / @fosspatents : Since #EpicGames started its fight for app developer freedom last summer, these two days have been the f...
Researchers say Facebook has known for years about exploits similar to the one that used its “contact importer”, enabling the scraping of 533M users' data
Software makers can't catch every bug every time, but Facebook had ample warning about the privacy problems with its “contact import” feature.
A look at Tattle Life, a gossip forum where users dox celebrities and influencers, dissect their personal lives, and target them with vicious comments
When the lifestyle influencer Jessie Lethaby - better known as SunbeamsJess - announced she was pregnant in December … Tweets: @carnage4life , @iamnotlucymoon , @thedalstonyears , @kerrymflynn , @niam...
The FBI arrested a far-right extremist who allegedly plotted to destroy AWS data centers in Virginia with C-4; FBI was tipped off by posts following Jan. 6 riot
Brian Barrett / Wired :
Researchers say Facebook's algorithms disproportionately show certain types of job ads to men and women; no evidence of gender skewing was found on LinkedIn
Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal :
Analysis finds that an OpenCV-based facial recognition model used by exam monitoring software Proctorio fails to recognize Black faces more than 50% of the time
it is the SAME faulty, racist tech. And #Proctorio uses tech that fails to detect Black faces 57% of the time, while lying and saying their system is proprietary. #Eproctoring #InvestigateProctorio ht...
A judge has suspended the Australian Epic vs. Apple trial for three months while the US case advances; Apple had lobbied the judge for “a permanent stay”
Lauren Rouse / Gizmodo Australia :
YouTube blocks advertisers from using terms like “Black Lives Matter” to find videos to advertise against but was letting them use phrases like “White power”
with a tiny fraction of the budget and workforce Google has at their disposal—are able to discover how hate groups continue to operate on these platforms, while the company itself somehow remains clue...
Verizon is recalling 2.5M Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hotspots, ~1.3M of which are in use, after investigation found batteries could overheat and pose fire hazards
Source: Reddit is exploring a Clubhouse-like feature that would enable moderator-run voice chats
Jack Morse / Mashable :
Q Link Wireless, a Florida-based MVNO for low-income consumers, exposed the personal data of its 2M customers to anyone who knew a number from the carrier
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica :
Platforms like Douyin in China have become live online labs where grassroots nationalists and state media collaborate to harass critics at home and abroad
Dozens of companies over the past three years have announced boycotts of Xinjiang cotton given widespread reports of detention … Tweets: @xu_xiuzhong Tweets: Vicky Xu / @xu_xiuzhong : .@ZeyiYang did s...
Report: March was Twitch's biggest month to date, with 2B+ hours watched, helped by “sleep streaming,” where popular streamers film themselves while sleeping
Thomas Wilde / GeekWire :
Robinhood says 9.5M customers traded crypto on its platform in Q1 2021 compared to 1.7M in Q4 2020, an increase of 458%
Online mortgage service Better.com raises $500M from SoftBank at a valuation of $6B, up from a valuation of $4B during its $200M Series D last November
Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch :
Ernst & Young: venture funding in the US hit $64B in Q1, the highest amount ever for a single quarter and equal to 43% of all the venture money raised in 2020
Ari Levy / CNBC :
Current and ex-employees say inattention to data protection at Verkada is emblematic of a “bro culture” that tolerated sexual harassment, misleading customers
Bloomberg :
Sources: Byju's is raising about $1B from B Capital and others at a valuation of about $15B, with plans to raise a further $200M to $300M in the coming weeks
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
Profile of Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, who tweets relentlessly about Miami's merits as a hub for the tech industry, but has a relatively powerless job
Bloomberg : Tweets: @jstrauss , @claire , and @apompliano Tweets: J-Strizzle / @jstrauss : Techmeme headline rewrites are 🔥🔥🔥 https://twitter.com/... Claire Daz-Ortiz / @claire : not gonna lie, “twee...
TipRanks, which uses NLP to measure the performance of and rank 7,000+ professional stock analysts, raises $77M led by Prytek and More Investment House
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