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Antitrust and Privacy Are on a Collision Course
Here’s something to puzzle over. In December, the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of states filed antitrust lawsuits against…
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Despite Union Setback, Amazon Workers Fight for Dignity
Deep in the aisles of a vast Amazon fulfillment center, one aggrieved young worker mounted a very tiny rebellion. A…
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One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack – April 2021
In May 2019, WIRED joined the One Free Press Coalition, a united group of preeminent editors and publishers using their…
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Who Won Amazon’s Union Election in Bessemer? The Results Could Take Time
It’s been a star-studded, action-packed seven weeks since the union ballots shipped to the workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, fulfillment…
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Social Media CEOs Can’t Defend Their Business Model
Anyone who has been paying any attention at all knows that big social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube…
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Announcing the WIRED Resilience Residency
Between a pandemic, climate change, and advances in technology that continue to reshape almost every way of life, the past…
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This Group Wants to ‘Ban Surveillance Advertising’
When the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google testify later this week at a House hearing, a number of familiar…
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Some Amazon Drivers Have Had Enough. Can They Unionize?
In a statement, an Amazon spokesperson said, “We’re proud to empower more than 2,000 Delivery Service Partners around the country—small…
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Google and the Age of Privacy Theater
Google got some good press a few weeks ago when it announced in a blog post that it would be…
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A New York Lawmaker Wants to Ban Police Use of Armed Robots
New York City councilmember Ben Kallos says he “watched in horror” last month when city police responded to a hostage…
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