It’s Now Amazon’s Turn in the Spotlight
The tech superpower faces hard questions over how it’s handling worker safety.
‘Scared to Death’ by Arbitration: Companies Drowning in Their Own System
Lawyers and a Silicon Valley start-up have found ways to flood the system with claims, so...
Young Adults, Burdened With Debt, Are Now Facing an Economic Crisis
Young people who entered this financial downturn with fewer resources than previous generations are enduring pain.
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman Gamble $1.8 Billion on Quibi
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman had to cancel a starry Hollywood party for their short-video platform...
Facebook Hampers Do-It-Yourself Mask Efforts
The social network said it had made an “error” in threatening to ban the organizers of...
Gaps in Amazon’s Coronavirus Response Fuel Warehouse Workers’ Demands
Shifting sick-leave policy and communication issues are causing employees to assert themselves after they stayed on...
Coronavirus and Paid Sick Leave: A Quarantined Uber Driver's Quest
Zachary Frenette spent about two weeks fighting to get help under a new Uber policy. It...
‘Zoombombing’ Becomes a Dangerous Organized Effort
Zoom, the videoconferencing app, has become a target for harassment and abuse coordinated in private off-platform...
How Tech’s Lobbyists Are Using the Pandemic to Make Gains
Silicon Valley hasn’t suffered from the same financial devastation as other industries. Tech companies still have...
Profiteers and Pool Noodles: The Mask Market Is a Total Mess
Hospitals, governments, do-gooders and hucksters are all competing. Scams and prices are soaring.
How to Hold an Awards Show in a Pandemic
Major prizes have been postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak, but one organization showed...
Teaching Your Kids to Be Safe Online: A Hasty Primer
The coronavirus has relaxed many parents’ stances on communication apps. Here are some ground rules.
Touting Virus Cure, ‘Simple Country Doctor’ Becomes a Right-Wing Star
How Dr. Vladimir Zelenko’s claims for his coronavirus treatment spread from a New York village all...
Flight of the Influencers
Doctors warn that sharing decisions to leave metropolitan areas for smaller towns on social media might...
Under Modi, India’s Press Is Not So Free Anymore
India’s government has pressured advertisers and even shut down channels to shape the information that 1.3...
Amazon Pushes Into Making Video Games, Not Just Streaming Their Play
The internet giant is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the effort, with its first...
A Feature on Zoom Secretly Displayed Data From People’s LinkedIn Profiles
After an inquiry from Times reporters, Zoom said it would disable a data-mining feature that could...