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Google workers have formed a union

Google was arguably at the epicentre of the origins of the tech worker movement. The Damore memo and the Walkout,…

January 4, 2021 6:53 pm

Could big tech platforms improve democracy rather than undermine it? Possibly, says Common Wealth

The digital platforms that make up 'big tech' as we know it today have done very little for democracy. Ideas…

December 9, 2020 2:24 pm

Google and Facebook face regulation from the Digital Markets Unit, a new digital watchdog in the UK

The UK government has announced the creation of a new digital watchdog, the Digital Markets Unit. The news won't be…

November 27, 2020 4:22 pm

Is a Biden administration good or bad news for big tech?

Nobody seems to be able to agree on whether a Biden administration is good or bad for the tech industry.…

November 20, 2020 4:43 pm

Biden invites tech execs and Silicon Valley “creeps” to join his transition team

Joe Biden's transition team includes a number of executives from big tech. The move by the Biden camp, reported in…

November 12, 2020 11:59 am

The Markup has built Simple Search, a browser extension that will purify your search experience

The Markup - the technology publication founded by Julia Angwin - has built a useful tool that strips away the…

November 11, 2020 11:31 am

What is the techlash? And is it actually over?

The word ‘techlash’ might appear to be a useful term to describe politicians’ and society’s changing attitude to the technology…

November 8, 2020 4:38 pm

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