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Google Calendar's 'focus time' can auto-block meeting requests
Google Calendar now has a 'focus time' feature that can auto-block meeting requests to spare you from interruptions.
Amazon secures giant tax breaks despite record profits and questionable labor practices
Amazon has received a record $650 million in tax breaks to grow its delivery network despite concerns about working conditions.
Amazon workers fired for cannabis use can reapply for jobs
Amazon has revived the possibilty of employment for workers and candidates who were rejected during cannabis screenings.
Activision Blizzard workers accuse company of violating federal labor law
Activision Blizzard workers have filed a federal labor law complaint accusing the game company of coercive tactics following a dispute over arbitration.
Amazon will pay full college tuition for some warehouse workers
Amazon has promised to pay the full college tuitions of all its US warehouse workers, although questions about labor conditions remain.
Zoom's latest update includes gesture-activated reactions on iPad
Zoom's latest major update adds new features to meetings, chats and calls.
Apple employees likely won't return to the office until 2022
Apple is delaying its return to the office until at least January of next year as it grapples with complications caused by a surge in COVID-19 cases in the US.
Peloton wants to take over your company's fitness plan
Peloton now lets companies offer discounted access to its subscriptions — in other words, to serve as your corporate fitness plan.
Amazon hopes more robots will improve worker safety
Amazon has offered a look at robots it hopes will improve worker safety, although they raise questions about the company's other safety practices.
Apple employee group rejects planned return to the office
Apple employees sent a letter objecting to a policy that will require them to return to offices in September, arguing that they should be allowed to work remotely unless necessary.
Microsoft delays full reopening of its offices to at least September
Microsoft has delayed the full reopening of its offices until September 7th at the earliest as it comes to terms with the possible end of the pandemic.
Amazon apologizes for tweets attacking criticism of working conditions
Amazon has apologized for tweets attacking Rep. Mark Pocan after he criticized the company's working conditions, including drivers who have to pee in bottles.
Slack Connect now lets you DM people outside your work bubble
Slack has unveiled a Connect feature that lets you DM virtually anyone, even if they're outside your company — helpful in the work-from-home era.
Google's Threadit is a short-form video platform for work
Google's Area 120 experimental lab has released a new workplace video app called Threadit to get you sharing short clips with colleagues.
Google union files first complaint over alleged labor abuses
The Alphabet Workers Union says Google contract workers were banned from discussing pay, allegedly violating US labor law.
Microsoft's new tools help you adapt to the realities of remote work
Microsoft has launched Viva, a platform that helps you 'thrive' in remote work — think of it as an intranet you might like to use.
Zoom's meeting room features help you safely return to the office
Zoom has unveiled Rooms updates that will help you return safely to the office, including a virtual receptionist and meeting room controls on your phone.
Apple puts another manufacturer on probation after India factory riot
Apple has put another manufacturer on probation after pay problems at a Wistron India plant prompted a riot.
Google won't reopen its offices until September 2021
Google has delayed its return to the office once again, to September 2021, but it will include flexible weeks that allow remote work even when it's safe.
Fired Amazon worker gets a court hearing over retaliation claims
Amazon workers will get a National Labor Relations Board court hearing over claims the company fired them in retaliation for labor organization.