Amazon Labor Union, with renewed momentum, faces next test
A vote this week at a warehouse near Albany, NY, will help show whether the upstart can win outside of her Staten Island home.
Prosecutor makes final case for school shooter execution
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s chief prosecutor made his final push on Tuesday to convince jurors to sentence him to… Read More »Prosecutor makes final case for school shooter execution
5 Best Amazon Prime Day Headphone Deals 2022: Beats, Bose, Sony, AirPods
enlarge / A handful of wireless noise-cancelling headphones we’ve been testing over the past few months. Jeff Dunn Amazon’s Prime-exclusive “Early Access” sales event is… Read More »5 Best Amazon Prime Day Headphone Deals 2022: Beats, Bose, Sony, AirPods
The hottest startups in Barcelona
“Barcelona has triumphed” about Madrid as the seed capital of Spain because of the deal flow and the talent,” explains Miquel Martí, CEO of Tech… Read More »The hottest startups in Barcelona
Gigworkers learn their worth with the Para app
A former Uber employee has created an app to help drivers. The platforms they hire are fighting back.
This Deadly COVID Twist Is Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before
Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast When the wave of COVID infections from the highly contagious BA.5 subvariant finally subsided in late July, new… Read More »This Deadly COVID Twist Is Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before
When hospitals close pediatric wards, where is Lachlan?
Beds for adults are more lucrative than beds for children. So as institutions want to increase profit margins, pediatrics is often one of the first… Read More »When hospitals close pediatric wards, where is Lachlan?
Galileo confirmed as author of pseudonymous 17th-century astronomy text
enlarge / Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Justus Sustermans, 1636. Uffizi Museum, Florence. Public domain In August, we reported that a letter believed to have… Read More »Galileo confirmed as author of pseudonymous 17th-century astronomy text
These remote tech workers are secretly juggling multiple jobs
Many tech companies were completely remote before the pandemic, but the burgeoning Reddit community of r/Overworked, a community of 92,300 members that offers advice and… Read More »These remote tech workers are secretly juggling multiple jobs
Why countries run or walk towards a fossil-free world
Dong Energy The oil crisis of the 1970s, and how the countries affected by it reacted, has several lessons for modern countries looking to switch… Read More »Why countries run or walk towards a fossil-free world
Biting Hollywood columnist Nikki Finke is dead at 68
At newspapers and then Deadline, the website she founded, she served the opposite of lighthearted entertainment journalism.
Iran escalates brutal crackdown on protesters
Reuters Videos Parisians march in solidarity with Iranian women STORY: Shouting “Women, Live, Freedom,” a group of women wore masks while other protesters carried placards… Read More »Iran escalates brutal crackdown on protesters
Facebook ends its newsletter service
The Bulletin platform, which features writers such as Malcolm Gladwell and Mitch Albom, will close early next year, the company said.
How to protect yourself if your school uses surveillance technology
Pfefferkorn also encourages you to ask your school to conduct an audit of the monitoring software, which could reveal what kind of content the algorithm… Read More »How to protect yourself if your school uses surveillance technology
