Uber released its long-awaited security report yesterday, revealing the company documented nearly 6,000 reports of sexual assault both by drivers and passengers in 2017 and 2018, as well as 19 deaths from Uber-related physical assaults in that time (not neces…
It took more than two years, but Jeff Bezos has promoted more women to Amazons S team, an elite group of senior company executives who run the sprawling tech giant and still consists mainly of white men. In recent weeks, Amazon promoted Amazon Fashion vice p…
Amazon says its off to a record-breaking start to the holiday season, but some customer delivery times are paying the price. The tech giant acknowledged on Thursday that some customers orders are experiencing shipping delays as the company battles high dema…
The leaders who call the shots at major philanthropies are some of the most powerful people in the world that youve never heard of. And one at the tippy-top of that list is stepping down in a rare changing of the guard at the Gates Foundation. Sue Desmond-H…
Saudi Arabia sits on loads of money that it wants to invest in Silicon Valley startups. But for nearly a century, Saudi Arabia has had an unusual problem. No, not any concerns about the ethics of taking its money. But that some of this money wasnt exactly s…
Google co-founder Larry Page no longer runs the company he helped create 21 years ago. On Tuesday, Page announced that hes handed the job to Sundar Pichai, who was already CEO of Google and is now also CEO of Alphabet, the parent company that Page had run f…
Cyber Monday was the biggest shopping day in Amazons history. Turns out it was also a day for Amazon to promote its own brands over all others. On Monday, a query asking Amazons Alexa smart assistant for the best Cyber Monday deals returned five straightresp…
A group of former Google engineers said on Tuesday theyre filing unfair labor practice charges against the search giant, alleging that the company terminated their employment to retaliate against them for workplace organizing. Last week, Google rattled many…
Tech has been given surprisingly little airtime during the 2020 Democratic primaries. It has rarely come up on the debate stage. While candidates such as Elizabeth Warren, Andrew Yang, and Amy Klobuchar have made tech-related issues part of their platforms, t…
Electronic GPS monitoring within the criminal justice system isnt widespread. But its become more prevalent in recent years. In 2005, around 53,000 people were supervised with monitors, according to the PEW Charitable Trusts. By 2015, that number had reache…
A US teenage TikTok users attempt to spread awareness about Chinas oppression of its Uighur Muslim population has renewed questions about censorship on the China-based social media companys platform. Earlier this week, 17-year-old Feroza Aziz, who lives in N…
Sometimes you just need a break from the daily news cycle. Whether youre hopping on a plane, sitting in car traffic, or cooking up a storm at home, here are nine Vox podcast episodes that are bound to teach you something new about something other than impeach…