Shea Serrano is a great talker. And a great writer. Those two facts are connected. Serrano, a bestselling author whose newest book Movies (And Other Things) is out this week, writes about basketball, movies, race, and a grab bag of topics in a casual, just-…
Apple has been more successful in China than any other consumer tech company. Now thats a problem for Apple. On Wednesday, Apple said it removed HKMapLive, an app used by protest organizers in Hong Kong, from its Chinese app store. The app, which lets users …
GitHub, which hosts an important platform for software developers, is the latest prominent Silicon Valley company to be embroiled in controversy over its contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). On Wednesday, GitHubs employees began publicly …
President Donald Trumps reelection campaign is running a false ad about former Vice President Joe Biden on Facebook, and theres nothing the company is going to do about it. It doesnt bode well for whats to come in 2020 and social media platforms willingness t…
Tech CEOs and their underlings have spent the past few years apologizing in Washington. Google paid a fine. Facebook paid a very big fine. Donald Trump is yelling at Silicon Valley. So is Elizabeth Warren. But will anything else come out of the techlash? S…
Tech startups imbibe cash and run on optimism. Lately theyre running short on both. In the latest example of this new reality, Postmates, the food-delivery startup valued at over $2 billion that was expected to go public in 2019, recently told its IPO advise…
Rent the Runway, the popular clothing rental service, said Tuesday it was once again accepting new rental orders and subscribers following a nearly month-long operations disruption that caused customer outrage. The New York City-based startup, valued at $1 b…
More than 30 civil rights organizations, including RAICES, Media Justice, and the National Immigration Law Center, published a joint letter Tuesday asking lawmakers to end local police partnerships with Amazons Ring. The video doorbell company has more than…
Senator Elizabeth Warren accused Facebook on Monday of emboldening Donald Trump, even suggesting that the social media companys leadership struck some deal with Trump behind closed doors that explains why he is allowed to promote misleading ads on its platfor…
Online menswear brand Bonobos laid off dozens of employees on Monday amid a broader push by its parent company Walmart to rein in e-commerce losses. A spokesperson would not say exactly how many jobs were cut or what prompted the layoffs, and she wouldnt ans…
Amazons Prime Video app, which disappeared from Apples app stores this morning, should be returning shortly. That comes from a person familiar with the disappearance, who suggests that its related to a bug in Amazons app that Amazon is working to fix. Ive a…
In May, California passed landmark legislation that rewrote the rules for the gig economy, including the more than 300,000 drivers who work for companies like Uber and Lyft in the state. The bill, AB 5, makes it harder for Uber, Lyft, and other gig economy c…