“Chickens**t” whistleblower firings are “poison,” resigning Amazon VP says
Firings highlight “toxicity running through the company culture,” Bray said.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
How well can algorithms recognize your masked face?
There's a scramble to adapt to a world where people routinely cover their faces.
Frontier, amid bankruptcy, is suspected of lying about broadband expansion
Small ISPs want investigation as Frontier tries to block FCC funding for rivals.
Congress calls on Bezos to come explain Amazon’s possible lies
And if he doesn't come voluntarily, he'll be voluntold with a subpoena.
ICANN blocks controversial sale of .org domain to a private equity firm
ICANN concludes privatizing .org domain isn’t in the public interest.
Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
If all complaints must first be approved by a manager, there will be fewer of them.
Comcast overcharged elderly couple $600, denied refund until contacted by Ars
Auto-pay compounded Comcast error, leading to a year of $50 monthly overcharges.
Georgia ditches road testing new drivers amid pandemic
They will still need 40 hours of supervised driving, although no one will check.
Who owns remdesivir, how much can they make, and how much does it cost?
The drug was originally developed for Ebola but has shown promise with COVID-19.
Lyft lays off almost 1,000 staffers as Uber weighs big layoffs
Report says Uber's ride bookings have fallen 80 percent from a year earlier.
Half of Americans won’t trust contact-tracing apps, new poll finds
Respondents trust public health agencies, but not tech firms, with their data.
Trump admin threatens to sue states that don’t lift pandemic orders
AG Barr says state orders for containing COVID-19 may violate Constitution.
Senator pushes DOJ to launch criminal antitrust probe of Amazon
The other eleventy zillion probes are all civil matters.
New York AG’s office questions Amazon over “inadequate” COVID-19 safety
“Many workers are fearful about speaking out” on COVID safety, officials wrote.
Proposed bill would end “likes” for young teens’ online content
Senators want kids under 16 to be more protected from platforms teens use.
