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Speedy robots. Constant surveillance. Ruthless quotas. A new investigation into why the injury rate for Amazon’s warehouse workers is sky-high.

The Amazon-owned grocer started notifying some employees this week of the changes, sources told Business Insider.

The popular app doesn’t tell users when a video was posted. Creators say that makes it easier to steal content—but there are also upsides to forgetting what day it is.

Arise Virtual Solutions, part of the secretive world of work-at-home customer service, helps large corporations shed costs at the expense of workers. Now the pandemic is creating a boom in the...

The lives of incarcerated people are usually hidden from society. On prison TikTok, they’re going viral.

The island’s Gold Card residency program for highly-skilled professionals has attracted around 6,500 startup founders, tech workers and others from all over the world since 2018.

The Amazon CEO’s pledge will fundamentally reshape the fight against climate change, whatever Bezos ultimately decides to do with it.

Here’s what it means when your phone says it’s using 4G, LTE, or even 5GE technology, or why you can’t make a call when you have five bars.

Rubber bullets and tear gas are billed as relatively safe. They're anything but.

A number of Venmo users say the payment app is stalling transactions for “Emergency Palestinian Relief Fund.”

Stephen King, Zadie Smith, and Michael Pollan are among thousands of writers whose copyrighted works are being used to train large language models.

Consumer surveillance cameras are everywhere now, and they’re capturing moments we otherwise would never have known happened.

Under investigation for his role in his crypto empire’s collapse, the former billionaire has parted ways with white-shoe litigators.

The scheme involved 7,000 $94 toothbrushes, according to law enforcement.

Members of Twitter’s safety council say the company is keeping them in the dark and want to talk to CEO Jack Dorsey, in a letter obtained by WIRED.

In an era where conversations never seem to end, we should be able to press pause on all of them.

It's about the size of an eraser, but don't underestimate its formidable practicality!

The former New York Times executive editor is a gym rat who relishes time with her grandchildren and never records her interviews.

Parents can use Life360 to track their teen’s location in real time. The company can use that data to sell car insurance.

Homepages are hard. They have to make a good first impression on a new reader. They have to clearly display our tone and style. And, of course, they have to communicate our editorial voice.

The coffee giant rates performance using data from customer surveys, which some baristas said made them feel powerless.

"This job is essential because people need deliveries, but it’s also essential for me because I need the money to feed my family."

One cybersecurity threat that’s proven difficult for wireless carriers to combat? Their own employees.

It aims to evaluate automated systems so that tech companies aren’t allowed “to grade their own homework.”

The retail giant warned holiday shoppers that Honey, a popular browser extension, was a “security risk.” Honey denies the claim.

Sellers report receiving messages from the company that their face masks are too expensive, while users on Amazon's forum debate the ethics of raising prices during emergencies.

TikTok is also blocking the hashtag #LettertoAmerica after users posted videos promoting Osama bin Laden’s 2002 letter.

Amazon’s Global Security Operations’ (GSO) Global Intelligence Program (GIP) is looking for an entrepreneurial intelligence analyst to join a team of analysts providing high-level tactical and...

Here’s what you can do to relieve your worries, while still keeping you and your family safe.

Rubber bullets and tear gas are billed as relatively safe. They're anything but.

Stories on Queering The Map from gay and trans people in the territory have gone viral as the Hamas-Israel war continues to escalate.

The demonstration will be the first nationwide protest at the e-commerce giant.

The social network where one-third of humanity checks in at least once a month is also a marketplace, a satellite developer, and a maker of VR headsets.

Links to adult content overwhelmed other posts from Chinese cities where rallies escalated.