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Yesterday — 25 June 2024Main stream

Volkswagen Will Invest Up to $5 Billion in EV Maker Rivian

✇NYT: Technology
By: Jack Ewing
25 June 2024 at 17:56
VW and Rivian, a maker of electric trucks that has struggled to increase sales and break even, will work together on software and other technologies.

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The Volkswagen investment provides cash to Rivian, which has struggled to ramp up manufacturing of its electric pickups and sport utility vehicles.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Amazon Says It Will Stop Using Plastic Pillows in Shipments

✇NYT: Science
By: Hiroko Tabuchi
20 June 2024 at 17:49
They’ll be replaced in North America with paper packing, eliminating some 15 billion pillows a year. Plastic film is a major pollutant.

© Fred Greaves/Reuters

Plastic film is one of the most common forms of marine plastic litter, scientists say.

How the Teamsters and a Homegrown Union Plan to Take On Amazon

✇NYT: Technology
By: Noam Scheiber
18 June 2024 at 10:19
An affiliation agreement between the Amazon Labor Union and the 1.3 million-member Teamsters signals an escalation in challenging the online retailer.

© DeSean McClinton-Holland for The New York Times

A line for a unionization vote at Amazon’s JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island in 2022. The Teamsters are ramping up efforts to organize Amazon workers nationwide.

U.S. Antitrust Case Against Google Is Just the Start

✇NYT: Technology
By: Cecilia Kang and David McCabe
3 May 2024 at 05:06
As the Justice Department’s case against Google nears an end, the federal government has more suits in the pipeline trying to rein in Big Tech.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has vowed to take on Big Tech monopolies.

Amazon Reports $143.3 Billion in Revenue for First Quarter of 2024

✇NYT: Technology
By: Karen Weise
30 April 2024 at 18:24
The company also reported that profit more than tripled, to $10.4 billion, topping Wall Street expectations.

© Karsten Moran for The New York Times

Amazon has been focusing on shipping products quickly by putting more items closer to customers. The company’s cloud computing business is also growing.

In Race to Build A.I., Tech Plans a Big Plumbing Upgrade

✇NYT: Technology
By: Karen Weise
27 April 2024 at 05:05
The spending that the industry’s giants expect artificial intelligence to require is starting to come into focus — and it is jarringly large.

© Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Microsoft said generative A.I. had contributed to more than a fifth of the growth of its cloud computing business.

How to Claim Your Part of a $5.6 Million Ring Settlement

✇NYT: Technology
By: Yiwen Lu
25 April 2024 at 20:33
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments to customers who had certain Ring home security cameras and accounts during a particular time period, the agency said.

© Jessica Hill/Associated Press

The Federal Trade Commission sued Ring last year, accusing the company of giving employees and contractors access to customers’ private video footage.

TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated?

✇NYT: Technology
By: Cecilia Kang
25 April 2024 at 08:57
For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. The TikTok law was their first success.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Experts on tech legislation say that the unique speed of the passage of the TikTok legislation is highly unlikely to be repeated.
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