politics Google spent ~$150 million on US lobbying over last decade, followed by Facebook at ~$81M, Amazon almost $80M: Federal filings Xeni Jardin
Business Former Google exec says he was pushed out after he lobbied for human rights program Xeni Jardin
google Larry Page approved $150M stock grant to Andy Rubin despite sex abuse allegations & without board's OK, lawsuit claims Xeni Jardin
Business Google shakes its structure up with Alphabet, and Sundar Pichai becomes Google CEO Xeni Jardin
LGBTQ rights Miss Staten Island banned from St. Patrick's Day parade when she comes out as bisexual Mark Frauenfelder
Business Many of the key Googler Uprising organizers have quit, citing retaliation from senior management Cory Doctorow
google After retaliation against Googler Uprising organizers, a company-wide memo warns employees they can be fired for accessing "need to know" data Cory Doctorow
Business Silicon Valley's techie uprisings reveal growing support for socialism in tech Cory Doctorow
Science GoFundMe says anti-vaccine fundraising campaigns violate terms of service, will be taken down Xeni Jardin
#rapeculture How Google protects its exec-level sexual harassers and pays them millions Mark Frauenfelder
security Machine learning models keep getting spoofed by adversarial attacks and it's not clear if this can ever be fixed Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole Peter Thiel: the "libertarian" who loves mass government surveillance, monopolies, and censorship Cory Doctorow
Business Amazon files for meal-kit trademarks, and Blue Apron shares shrivel in fearful anticipation Xeni Jardin
fake news What Megyn Kelly is hiding, Bill Cosby found guilty, and Tom Cruise’s hair plugs, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
