Formed by Jack Poulson and other Silicon Valley dissidents, Tech Inquiry uncovers the tech industry’s role in weaponry and surveillance. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Decades-old services have seen business plummet as DoorDash, Grubhub, and other deep-pocket rivals crowd them out. They say Google is part of the problem. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
A new national campaign aims to end campus surveillance programs before they even start. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Grocery delivery gig workers on Instacart are complaining of more jobs with low tips, zero tips, or disappearing tips. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Whether it was protesting projects with ICE and the Chinese government or walking out to demand better treatment of women, political activism has entered tech with a force that the industry has never experienced. (Read in California Sunday Magazine)… Read the rest
Google engineer Liz Fong-Jones raised over $100,000 in three hours to support striking workers, then doubled it with her own contribution. (Read more on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
Three Bay Area cities approved new taxes to help even out the income divide. They may inspire a movement across the state and country. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
A ballot initiative that would tax the city’s biggest companies to fund housing services has become an ethical litmus test for technology leaders. (Read on Fast Company)… Read the rest
Employees at Apple, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies are discovering their power to bend the trajectory of multibillion-dollar corporations. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
The green jobs advocate is also promoting coding and artificial intelligence careers, teaming up with Google’s AI boss Fei-Fei Li to reach minorities. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
