2025-08-27
India's informal recycling economy is turning global e-waste into profit, but it comes at a steep human and environmental cost. India is the world's third-largest producer of e-waste. By @yashjournals https://restofworld.org/...
Rest of World
Inside India's growing ~$1.5B e-waste recycling industry: about 95% of workers are employed informally, doing dangerous, toxic, and lawless work for meager pay
https://restofworld.org/... Gayathri Vaidyanathan / @gayathriv : India's informal recycling economy is turning global e-waste into profit, but it comes at a steep human and environ...
2025-06-18
“Whenever we have a problem, we wipe it out military-style, instead of finding a proper solution. It's called the ‘Samsung way’.” — Inside the dysfunction at Samsung's chips division https://restofworld.org/... — by @michelletomkim in @restofworld
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Ten current and former Samsung semiconductor engineers say many are leaving for SK Hynix and other rivals due to long hours, heavy workloads, and lower bonuses
Scarred by long hours, low pay, and a hostile work culture, many chip workers are leaving for competitors, including American companies.
2025-05-29
Migrant workers are providing much of the labor for Taiwan's AI-fueled chip boom. For these workers, brokers control everything from paychecks to meals to dorm beds- by @maykelbelts and @liuhsiuwen - https://restofworld.org/...
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Migrant Filipino workers in Taiwan's chip industry say job brokers control everything from paychecks to dorm beds, leaving them feeling trapped and exploited
In Taiwan's AI-fueled chip boom, brokers control everything from paychecks to dorm beds, leaving workers feeling trapped and exploited. Bluesky: @parismarx.com . X: @brianhioe , @r...
2024-03-17
Match Group, owner of Tinder, Hinge, https://match.com/, OKCupid, has been sued for gamifying its platforms “to transform users into gamblers locked in a search for psychological rewards that Match makes elusive on purpose.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
A look at the collapse of dating apps' usability, which can be blamed on the paid subscription model and the near monopoly the apps have over the dating world
“The golden age of dating apps is over,” a friend told me at a bar on Super Bowl Sunday. As we waited for our drinks … X: @gayathriv , @nytopinion , @mattsheffield , @nytopinion ,...