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How some workers are using AI to save time — even though they fear the tech could replace them
Using AI at work could save you time right now, and save your job in the future. Here's how five wo…
Jacob Zinkula
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Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI banned from selling face database to private US businesses
Facial recognition company Clearview AI is now banned from selling its database of faces to private…
Caroline Haskins
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Four Amazon drivers are suing the company after they were caught in the warehouse wrecked by a tornado. Two say warehouse staff threatened to fire them if they went home.
The drivers' lawsuit says they suffered "devastating physical and emotional injuries" from being in…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Lawmakers are investigating Amazon's labor practices after an Illinois warehouse collapse sparked fears for workers' safety
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is among the three lawmakers seeking documents to further understand the e…
Sam Tabahriti
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An Amazon driver was told she would be fired if she stopped delivering packages during tornado warnings: report
The driver's supervisor said in a text that returning to the factory would "end with you not having…
Kate Duffy
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Facial recognition tool Pimeyes — which has been used to unmask pornstars and stalk people — is sued by 5 Illinois residents for 'irreparable injury'
A group of Illinois residents is suing facial recognition company Pimeyes alleging that the company…
Caroline Haskins
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The family of an Amazon driver killed in a tornado warehouse collapse is suing the company
The lawsuit says Amazon had enough warning that severe weather could hit the building, but failed t…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Lawmakers demand answers from Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy over the deaths of six Amazon workers in warehouse collapse
"We are writing to express our grave concern regarding Amazon's anti-worker policies that prioritiz…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Amazon reportedly paused plans to reinstate a ban on warehouse workers having phones after 6 died in a tornado
Amazon had planned to reinstate its warehouse worker phone ban in January, but Bloomberg reported i…
Shona Ghosh
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It's 'inexcusable' that Amazon asked staff to work during severe weather that collapsed a warehouse roof in Illinois, union says
"Our union will not back down until Amazon is held accountable for these and so many more dangerous…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Amazon is 'obstructing' congressional probe of Illinois warehouse tornado deaths, AOC and other House Dems say
In December, six warehouse workers died in a tornado. House Oversight Committee members say Amazon …
Weilun Soon
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Aldi is the latest grocery store to use a rival version of Amazon's Just Walk Out tech
Aldi is testing tech from Grabango, which allows customers to bypass checkout lanes, at an Illinois…
Alex Bitter
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Amazon employees speak out against controversial phone ban after deadly tornado kills at least 6 warehouse workers in Edwardsville, Illinois
Workers told Bloomberg they fear phone bans leave them without vital information about inclement we…
Bethany Biron
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Facebook users in Illinois may qualify for a $400 settlement check after the social media company used facial-recognition technology
Earlier this year, Facebook settled a lawsuit that alleged the company violated an Illinois law abo…
Barbara Smith
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Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout and they blame anti-theft tech
When Walmart's anti-theft self-checkout tech alerts an employee of a missed scan, it can cause some…
Yeji Jesse Lee,Grace Mayer,Do…
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Tech's great layoffs: Over 30,000 tech employees lost their jobs as of July. These are their stories in their own words.
Many tech companies have announced downsizing. We're chronicling the human impact of layoffs on wor…
Tekendra Parmar
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10 Things in Tech: Inside Google Cloud
Today we're taking you inside Google Cloud under Thomas Kurian's leadership, and delivering some sa…
Jordan Parker Erb
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This telehealth abortion clinic has seen a 300% surge in interest since the bombshell news that Roe v. Wade may be overturned
It's going to be challenging for patients to get care amid the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade,…
Jyoti Mann
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Tech leaders dish on how asinine it is to try to describe their companies, products, and worth to Congress
Tech companies are growing worried that an aging Congress can't meet their needs. But some members …