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Peter Thiel is utterly wrong about Alzheimer's
Why is the paper of record letting one of the richest guys mouth off about medical research?
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The enshittification of YouTube's full album playlists
A network of ancient YouTube accounts have resurfaced, and are pushing marketing spam into playlists of surprisingly niche albums.
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Finally, I can make my iPhone look like total crap
iOS will allow us to move past the grid, and common sense. Such the better.
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Sous vide machines aren't haute cuisine, they're Millennial crockpots — and that's why they're perfect
I was visibly confused when I received the Anova Precision Cooker Nano as a gift. I associated sous vide cooking methods with the sort of intimidating, molecular gastronomy-style cuisine that is typically a fool's errand for home cooks. But I quickly found out that a sous vide machine is the perfect tool for someone like me who cooks herself a huge batch of something on Sunday and grazes on it through the workweek.
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Google extends software support for Pixel 8 phones to a full seven years
Pixel phones' potential longevity are getting a boost, hopefully saving a few more handsets from an early visit to the landfill.
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Microsoft's Surface Laptop Studio 2 has a 13th-gen Intel CPU and RTX 40 series GPU options
The latest Surface Laptop Studio comes with many improvements over its predecessor.
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Amazon debuts the $120 Bluetooth-enabled Fire TV Soundbar
Amazon has added a brand new soundbar to its Fire line, as well as refreshed streaming sticks.
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CNET's new guidelines for AI journalism met with union pushback
The storied tech publication is promising to disclose when artificial intelligence generates a portion of a story's text, but that's about it.
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Apple refreshes the Mac Pro with its new M2 Ultra chip
Apple's premier desktop gets some new guts, but retains its lofty pricetag.
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After layoffs and an AI scandal, CNET's staff is unionizing
The venerable tech site's staff have chosen to band together and demand a seat at the table.
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Google Search's new Perspectives tab will highlight forum and social media posts
Google's Search will soon include a tab or carousel of content sourced from social media and forums. If the potential benefits seem heavily outweighed by the obvious pitfalls, you're not alone.
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Rank and file tech workers have been fed up. In 2022, they organized
There are any number of reasons to give a failing grade to The Year That Was, but for those searching for a glimmer of hope, 2022 was the year unions won elections at two of the world's biggest tech companies, with a third likely on the way.
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Exclusive: Amazon’s attrition costs $8 billion annually according to leaked documents. And it gets worse.
Amazon churns through workers at an astonishing rate, well above industry averages. That staggering attrition now has an estimated financial cost.
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Google is failing to protect users and contractors post-Roe, workers say
Alphabet was among the many tech companies to alter its healthcare and data policies once abortion access was no longer guaranteed. Workers say the company isn't doing nearly enough.
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Google fires researcher who claimed LaMDA AI was sentient
After public claims that Googe's LaMDA had attained sentience and even possessed a soul, researcher Blake Lemoine has been let go.
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Exclusive: Amazon instructs New York workers 'don't sign' union cards
In a facility in upstate New York, Amazon is bombarding its workers with anti-union slogans, this time without a hint of subtlety.
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Big tech's abortion travel policies do nothing for its contractor workforce
Tech companies cannot promise to build the future while vast numbers of their workforces are trapped in 1972.
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Little of Microsoft's 'principles for employee organizing' is actually pro-union
Admittedly it's surprising for a company this size in the tech industry to strive for anything less than the complete destruction of any organizing effort. But Smith's post contains precious little substance.
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Texas's bizarre social media law suspended by Supreme Court
The "censorship" law, which has raised serious questions about first amendment rights and the platforming of heinous viewpoints, is back on hold.
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Apple Store workers in Georgia call off union vote over intimidation claims
Less than a week before its scheduled date, the Communications Workers of America have decided to withdraw a formal vote on unionization for Apple Store employees at Atlanta's Cumberland Mall location.
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Is Revolution's InstaGLO smart toaster worth $399?
Revolution's InstaGLO smart toaster tries to improve upon the standard, humble toaster with high-tech features, but is it really worth the steep asking price of $399?
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Intel engineers, led by a Congressional hopeful, demand a union
Intel may be facing its largest unionization effort, as hundreds of engineers appear to be seeking a better work/life balance.
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A simple string of 'and's seems to crash Google Docs pages
Why "And. And. And. And. And." breaks Google Documents pages is a mystery, but it does.
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Netflix's Tudum lays off staff months after launch
Netflix assembled an impressive roster of writers and editors for its fan site project, Tudum, which launched in early December of 2021. Today, a significant portion of those new hires have been sent packing for reasons unknown.
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Verizon fires worker for union organizing, CWA alleges
Shortly after two Verizon retail locations successfully unionized in Washington State, the company has fired a worker at its Seattle Northgate and Aurora Village stores. He contends it was explicitly their reaction to his own organizing efforts.
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