coronavirus Amazon and eBay punished coronavirus price-gougers by making it harder for the rest of us to get hand sanitizer Thom Dunn
Business The self-driving cars wars have triggered vicious shenanigans over top engineering talent Cory Doctorow
politics Coronavirus scams prove a federal anti-price gouging law is needed — Amazon's VP of public policy Xeni Jardin
coronavirus Pandemic has created a shortage in CO2, needed for water supply and to produce fresh food, preserved food and beverages Mark Frauenfelder
coronavirus Amazon workers have been infected with coronavirus in 10 warehouses across the U.S. Carla Sinclair
trump After Trump touts chloroquine + hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 cure, India pharma co to get reprieve from U.S. ban over quality concerns Xeni Jardin
makers Italian hospital needed an $11K part for its ventilators, volunteers 3D printed them at $1 each, original manufacturer threatened to sue Gareth Branwyn
News Coronavirus in Ireland: Leo Varadkar’s St Patrick’s Day broadcast (video, full text) Xeni Jardin
makers FB group forms to open-source development of coronavirus-related medical hardware Gareth Branwyn
climate Amazon threatened to fire two tech workers who spoke about climate and Amazon's business, then 357 more workers joined them Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Manhattan: a city of empty luxury condos and overflowing homeless shelters Cory Doctorow
class war Top tech grads are increasingly unwilling to work for Big Tech, viewing it as a new, unethical Wall Street Cory Doctorow
