Breaking News: Technology
Amazon workers at second Staten Island warehouse reject union
Amazon Labor Union organizers hold signs outside of the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center on April 25, 2022 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Employees at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island overwhelmingly rejected a unionization effort on Monday, a significant victory for the e-retailer a month after a nearby fulfillment center […]
Read More
About 150,000 people are using SpaceX’s Starlink internet service daily in Ukraine, government official says
A shipment of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite antennas, also known as terminals, arriving in Ukraine. Fedorov Mykhailo on Twitter Elon Musk’s SpaceX continues to expand its Starlink satellite internet network in besieged Ukraine, with a government official saying that about 150,000 people use the service in the country each day. Ukraine digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote […]
Read More
Uber reports Q1 earnings on Wednesday: Here’s what Wall Street’s watching
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks at a product launch event in San Francisco, California on September 26, 2019. Philip Pacheco | AFP via Getty Images Uber will report first-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday and Wall Street notes to investors are providing insight into what investors might expect. The latest financials come after what’s […]
Read More
EU regulator accuses Apple of restricting rivals’ access to payment tech
CEO of Apple Tim Cook attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party following the 94th Oscars at the The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California on March 27, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Europe’s antitrust regulator accused Apple of restricting rivals’ access to its payment technology, […]
Read More
Netflix cancels Meghan Markle series ‘Pearl’ amid cutbacks
Netflix is expanding its push into mobile gaming. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Netflix has canceled development on “Pearl,” an animated series created by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, marking the latest cost-saving moves after the company reported a disappointing first quarter. The cancellation is part of strategic decisions Netflix is making around animated […]
Read More
Amazon workers won’t get paid for Covid leave anymore
A worker sorts out parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Watchara Phomicinda | MediaNews Group | The Riverside Press-Enterprise via Getty Images Amazon is cutting paid time off for front-line U.S. workers who test positive for Covid-19, effective Monday. All U.S.-based Amazon workers who […]
Read More
Lyft, Uber will cover legal fees for drivers sued under Oklahoma abortion law
Lyft President John Zimmer (R) and CEO Logan Green speak as Lyft lists on the Nasdaq at an IPO event in Los Angeles March 29, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Lyft and Uber said this week they will fully cover legal fees for their respective drivers who are sued under Oklahoma’s anticipated restrictive abortion law. […]
Read More
Google employees get private Lizzo concert as they return to the office
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Google hires Lizzo to perform for return-to-office “celebration” among thousands of employees Emma Wong @_emwong_ For years, Google lured people to its sprawling Silicon Valley campus with the promise of amazing perks, like gourmet meals from top chefs and massages. Now, there’s Lizzo. Earlier this month, as Google officially started […]
Read More
FAA delays environmental review of SpaceX’s Starship launches from Texas for a fourth time
SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. Michael Sheetz | CNBC The Federal Aviation Administration for a fourth time delayed its environmental review of SpaceX’s Starship rocket program in Texas, pushing a decision to the end of May. SpaceX needs a license from the FAA to conduct further Starship flight tests and begin operational launches from […]
Read More
Cloud computing is a bright spot for tech as the economy grapples with war and inflation
Microsoft’s CEO indicated that companies aren’t looking to cut into their IT budgets when economies worsen. That means cloud could be a safe haven for Big Tech. Source
Read More