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August 28, 2019

Amazon tactic nudges shoppers to private-label brands just before they click 'Buy'

Amazon has introduced a new feature that markets its private-label brands right before consumers add rival products to their shopping carts.

August 28, 2019

Amazon's New York HQ2 debacle included 'burn book' on project's detractors

Amazon went full "Mean Girls."

August 28, 2019

Brent Bozell: Facebook's conservative bias analysis desperately needs a do-over to be credible

A majority of conservatives don’t trust Facebook, according to one survey. And now the company just gave them another reason why — its new report whitewashing bias against conservatives.

August 28, 2019

PragerU exec blasts YouTube's 'laughable' claim it's politically neutral

Craig Strazzeri, the chief marketing officer for Prager University, balked at Google's claim that its subsidiary YouTube lacked political bias -- arguing that the company's restrictions on PragerU had reached the "point of absurdity."

August 27, 2019

Hundreds of parts from endangered birds reportedly found for sale via Facebook

Hundreds of parts of the endangered helmeted hornbill appeared on Thai-language Facebook groups, a new report claims.

August 27, 2019

Palantir's work with ICE prompts LGBTQ tech conference to disinvite it

Software company Palantir has been disinvited from a major LGBTQ tech conference because of public objection to its work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

August 26, 2019

Google cracks down on political speech among its workforce

Google is cracking down on political speech at work amid a widespread backlash from politicians, activist groups and its own employees over a host of issues.

August 26, 2019

Amazon slammed over product safety issues

Amazon could be committing "widespread deception" by selling thousands of products without any warnings despite goods having been deemed unsafe, according to a top consumer protection regulator.

August 26, 2019

'Highways of hate': Current policing of hate groups is ineffective, expert warns

Social media firms such as Facebook are policing online hate groups all wrong, according to new research.

August 25, 2019

US tech industry sees growing wave of employee activism

Despite six-figure salaries and unlimited vacation time, many tech workers are questioning the effects of their work and joining forces with their more precarious blue-collar, service and contract-worker counterparts, pressing for better work conditions and pay.