big tech
TikTok Users Are Inventing Wild Theories to Explain Its Mysterious Algorithm
No one knows how TikTok’s For You page algorithm works, so users have taken it upon themselves to construct their own theories.
An 'Uber, but for Mental Health' App Is an Unsettling Therapist in 'Eliza'
A software engineer changed the world. Now she has to find out whether she improved it.
We're About to Learn How Bad Amazon’s Delivery Infrastructure Will Be for Workers
FedEx has cut ties with Amazon, which means that in the long term, Amazon will be doing more deliveries itself.
US Cities Are Helping People Buy Amazon Surveillance Cameras Using Taxpayer Money
Documents obtained by Motherboard show that Ring uses partnership and promotional agreements in order to contractually obligate public officials to promote its products.
New Campaign Demands End to Amazon's Partnerships with Police
People can sign a petition urging their local government to forbid police partnerships with surveillance companies like Amazon’s Ring.
Area Republican Wants to Outlaw Social Media's Dreaded “Infinite Scroll”
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley took aim at a feature central to our online experience with a new bill Tuesday.
Silicon Valley's Apology Tour Serves the Rich and Powerful
Big tech executives get another moment in the spotlight when they join the Oopsie Circuit.
Amazon Told Police It Has Partnered With 200 Law Enforcement Agencies
Ring’s partnerships with law enforcement could be far more more widespread than previously reported.
Tulsi Gabbard’s $50M Google Lawsuit Takes a Page from the Far-Right Playbook
It's perhaps the most direct punch thrown by a 2020 Democrat against Big Tech.
Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement
The Lakeland, Florida police department is required to “encourage adoption” of Ring products as part of a secret agreement with the company.
Amazon Wants to Help You Buy an Amazon House Filled With Amazon Smart Devices
Turnkey, a collaboration between Amazon and several real estate companies, involves giving people up to $5,000 in Amazon credits and discounts on Amazon smart products if customers buy a house.
Big Tech Went to Washington and Tried Really Hard to Look Tiny
“When a company owns four of the largest six entities — measured by active users — in the world, we have a word for that: Monopoly”