The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is expanding its lawsuit against Google to include three other former employees of the company, according to Recode. When the agency first accused the search giant of illegally firing some of its workers for organizing, it included the cases of two people. Recode reports that the NLRB added … Read more
In the past, users have used app reviews to object to company policies. However, an ongoing campaign can cause significant damage. NBC News has learned that pro-Palestinian activists have successfully dismissed Facebook’s Apple App Store and Google Play Store ratings with “thousands” of one-star ratings. Many of the attendees have accused Facebook of silencing Palestinians … Read more
Bill Gates speaks about the onset of COVID-19 in the early days of the global outbreak at the American Association for Advancement of Science meeting (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop). Bill Gates resigned from Microsoft’s board of directors after allegations surfaced that the company’s co-founder had an inappropriate, long-term sexual relationship with an employee, the … Read more
GeekWire illustration. The battle between Amazon and Shopify is a little juicier now. Shopify’s cheeky social media team – or, if you will, SaaSy – fired up some pointy tweets this week asking Amazon in subtle and not-so-subtle ways to supposedly make copycat products. The tweets appear to be in response to a video posted … Read more