How tech worker activism has grown more cautious as companies crack down and once-privileged workers realize they don't have much leverage
@kickstarterunited.org @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Veena Dubal / @veenadubal : “Still, Ms. Redwine, the Kickstarter employee turned labor organizer, said layoffs and pressure from management had made m...
The AI boom is delaying US municipal projects, as ~$4T in AI infra spending through 2030 shifts skilled construction workers to AI data centers
This is absolute madness. [embedded post] Danny Page / @danny.page : Opportunity Cost - noun: the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen. — “The opportunity c...
A profile of Mercor CEO Brendan Foody, who says Mercor is building a “new category of work”; Mercor hit a $500M ARR in September and pays contractors ~$1.5M/day
Plus, perimenopause apps, Musk's mammoth pay package … X: Kevin V. Nguyen / @kevinnguyen_89 : There are a lot of young people in their early 20s running around in San Francisco rn making fortunes and ...
How a California college uses data collection tools to track students' daily movements, like homework trackers, e-proctoring software, and license plate readers
A Markup examination of a typical college shows how students are subject to a vast and growing array of watchful tech … Threads: @craignewmark . Mastodon: @irisRichardson@mastodon.art , @trent@eigenma...
After Big Tech cut thousands of trust and safety staff, Sero AI and other outsourcing startups sell the services, which experts warn bring problems of their own
The burgeoning trust and safety industry promises to help tech companies navigate scrutiny and regulation. But these services bring problems of their own. X: @daphnehk , @gabenicholas , @tnewmstweet ...
A US AT&T call center worker details working with AI, which generates call transcripts and provides suggestions, and wonders if she is training her replacement
To many people, chatbots and other technology feel like a ticking time bomb, sure to explode their work. But to some, the threat is already here. LinkedIn: Stephen Loynd . Bluesky: @kashhill.bsky.soc...
YouTube staff are using their own channels to better understand creators' work as YouTube tries to balance creators' well-being and their career sustainability
Megan Farokhmanesh / The Verge : Tweets: @mattkoval , @nealmohan , @tnewmstweet , @jeremarketer , and @reckless Tweets: Matt Koval / @mattkoval : Yep, there are many creators and former creators who ...
YouTube staff are using their own channels to better understand creators' work as YouTube tries to balance creators' well-being and their career sustainability
The oldest video on Matt Kovalakides' channel appeared on YouTube 12 years ago, back when he was a more traditional filmmaker in Hollywood … Tweets: @reckless , @mattkoval , @nealmohan , @tnewmstweet ...
Former Meetup employees describe how competition from Facebook, the WeWork acquisition, and a mandatory arbitration agreement weakened the culture at Meetup
Meetup was supposed to be different. — While much of the tech industry struggled to create inclusive work environments … Tweets: @vboykis , @stormyafternoon , @joshconstine , @kateconger , @tnewmstw...