Biden to award a posthumous Medal of Freedom to Steve Jobs for changing the way the world communicates and transforming the computer, music, and film industries
” https://www.whitehouse.gov/... Harry McCracken / @harrymccracken : Jobs should surely have shared this honor with Woz. https://twitter.com/... Gabe Rivera / @gaberivera : one more thing... https://t...
Apple employees at a store in Towson, Maryland vote 65-33 to unionize, making it the company's first US store where employees voted in favor of unionizing
I mean... download... to “Have a chance to ask leadership questions” about the “not yet certified” vote. We at #AppleTogether think this is great! Ever heard of the Streisand Effect? @applelaborers : ...
In a bid to appease lawmakers and regulators, Microsoft outlines 11 app store principles, including equal treatment and allowing third-party payment processing
Microsoft hints it will open up Xbox store, changing its entire business model The Economic Times : Microsoft unveils new app store guidelines as it woos regulators on deal Financial Times : Microsoft...
IBM tells US staff they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8 or face an unpaid suspension, but will consider medical and religious exemptions
- IBM told U.S. employees this week that they must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by Dec. 8 or face an unpaid suspension. Tweets: @baxiabhishek , @stevekovach , and @levynews Tweets: Abhishek Ba...
Facebook shares two annotated internal research docs about Instagram's impact on teen mental health, after being notified of WSJ's plans to publish the docs
accusing the company of putting profits ahead of children's wellbeing and concealing the harms that its apps pose to young people. The hearing came days after Facebook “paused” work on an app for kids...
Adam Mosseri says Instagram is pausing work on Instagram Kids, after criticism from parents, experts, regulators, policymakers, and others
Good morning! This Tuesday, Facebook says Instagram isn't bad for teens … Ben Lyons / Gamereactor UK : Development of Instagram Kids has been paused Barbara Ortutay / NBC Bay Area : EXPLAINER: Why Fa...
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:/...
Facebook will now ban posts that deny or distort the Holocaust; Zuckerberg says his “thinking has evolved” as data shows an increase in anti-Semitic violence
including strongmen and their most avid followers. https://nyer.cm/bbhby6Q @newyorker : .@andrewmarantz reports on Facebook's inability or unwillingness to stamp out the hate speech and disinformation...
Apple has agreed to allow Facebook to process payments for its paid online events feature via Facebook Pay, without taking a 30% cut, until December 31
for now — when Facebook sells online classes Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Facebook takes a shot at Apple over stance on paid online events for game creators Bloomberg : Apple to Let Facebook Online ...
Facebook's new policies on the US election are so narrow, and come into effect so late, that they won't have any real effect on election misinformation
Steve Kovach / CNBC :