June 30, 2021 How big business exploits small business Uber Eats and Postmates stickers side by side on a restaurant window in 2020. Uber Eats has since acquired Postmates further solidifying its position…
June 28, 2021 The FTC’s antitrust complaint against Facebook has been dismissed — for now Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Some politicians have viewed the ruling as a call for Congress to update aged antitrust laws. The antitrust push…
June 26, 2021 Why some biologists and ecologists think social media is a risk to humanity A group of 17 researchers across disciplines from biology to philosophy published a paper arguing that the impacts of social media should be treated…
June 25, 2021 Got the same name as a serial killer? Google might think you’re the same person. One man Recode spoke to said Google attached his professional headshot to a search result about a serial killer. | Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via…
June 25, 2021 Vox Quick Hits: A daily culture and consumerism podcast Zac Freeland/Vox Hear the latest in the world of culture and consumerism in 15 minutes or less. Welcome to Vox Quick Hits, bite-sized podcasts…
June 24, 2021 Google is starting to warn users when it doesn’t have a reliable answer Google started testing a feature that notifies users when they’re searching for something that’s a rapidly evolving topic. | Toby Scott/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty…
June 24, 2021 BuzzFeed grew up. Now it’s going public. BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti at a press conference announcing his plans to take the company public. | Craig Barritt/Getty Images for BuzzFeed BuzzFeed is…
June 24, 2021 Google’s plan to get rid of cookies isn’t going well It will be a little while longer before Google’s browser stops supporting cookies. | Ali Balikci/Anadolu Agency Chrome’s third-party cookie ban has been delayed…
June 24, 2021 Many people don’t want to work unless it’s from home Rira Raisi has been working from her home in San Francisco since the beginning of the pandemic. The vast majority of people say they’d…
June 23, 2021 Peloton’s mandatory treadmill memberships show how you never fully own your connected devices Peloton recently recalled its Tread+ treadmill after one child died and several more were injured while near one. | Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Tread+ owners…