A profile of Aaron Greenspan, who has spent years on a crusade to expose what he believes are financial problems at Tesla and at big tech companies
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/b... … Noam Scheiber / @noamscheiber : I have a profile up today of the transparency activist and Tesla skeptic Aaron Greenspan, who's unearthed lots of evidence undercutt...
Interviews with Hollywood sound and picture editors, artists, and others detail their fears of AI replacing much of their work, despite a new IATSE contract
or that they already are. https://www.nytimes.com/... Ryan W. Mead / @rwmead : The New York Times also covered the IATSE giving in to studio demands to allow AI in its new contract much to the dismay ...
Sources detail what happened at OpenAI in the build-up to Sam Altman's firing; some board members believed that Altman was trying to pit them against each other
the OpenAI chief scientist who helped fire Sam Altman then backtracked—should jump ship for xAI or Tesla Rachel Metz / Bloomberg : OpenAI's Altman Ouster Was Result of Drawn-Out Tensions Gary Marcus /...
As labor contract negotiations heat up in Hollywood, unions representing screenwriters and actors seek to regulate the use of AI-produced material
that's the nightmare scenario” https://www.nytimes.com/... Noam Scheiber / @noamscheiber : If you're stressed out about ChatGPT taking your job, consider what it must be like to be an actor and see th...
A year after its Staten Island win, the Amazon Labor Union has endured setbacks and conflicts, including between president Chris Smalls and longtime organizers
Noam Scheiber / New York Times : Tweets: @josheidelson , @marketurbanism , @noamscheiber , @michelleimiller , @_grendan , @jacremes , @lfelizleon , and @jamieson Tweets: Josh Eidelson / @josheidelson...
Apple plans to hire a third-party firm to audit its US labor practices, focusing on human rights, after an investor coalition pushed for the assessment
Noam Scheiber / New York Times : Tweets: @patrickmoorhead and @noamscheiber Tweets: Patrick Moorhead / @patrickmoorhead : Seems like Apple should hire a firm to audit its China labor practices where ...
Sources: Apple told unionized store staff in Maryland that they won't get its new benefits and would need to negotiate via the collective bargaining arrangement
From Mark Gurman's “Apple to Withhold Latest Employee Perks … Rida Imran / iThinkDifferent : Apple's latest education and health perks will be withheld from unionized store Joe Wituschek / iMore : App...
Labor Board accuses Google contractor HCL of violating employees' labor rights by refusing to negotiate with a union and retaliating by shipping work to Poland
Noam Scheiber / New York Times :
A book based on labor ideas from the early 20th century has provided a blueprint for workers at Google, Uber, and Kickstarter to organize without a formal union
A book based on ideas associated with a labor group from the early 20th century has provided a blueprint for organizing without a union. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @nytimes , @tobiashigbie , @choffman...
California passes landmark bill that requires gig economy workers to be treated as employees, going into effect Jan 1, affecting companies like Uber and Lyft
what's next? Mathew Katz / Digital Trends : Uber says drivers aren't an essential part of its business Danielle Abril / Fortune : Uber, Lyft, and Other Gig Economy Companies Push Back on New Californi...