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Job Hunting Sucks. This Programmer Filled Out 250 Applications to Find Out Why

Five months ago, software engineer Shikhar Sachdev adopted a peculiar hobby. While his friends met for drinks or played FIFA 23 to unwind after work, he would come home, boot up his...

Epic Games’ Sale of Bandcamp Has Left the Artist-Friendly Music Platform in Limbo

After work hours on September 27 last week, employees of Fortnite maker Epic Games received a calendar invite informing them of a mandatory meeting the next morning, according to an employee who...

This Exec Is Forcing Google Into Its First Trial Over Sexist Pay Discrimination

More than 20,000 fed-up Google employees staged a worldwide walkout in 2018 to demand a safer, fairer workplace for women after scandals over sexual harassment and unequal pay roiled the company. That...

Amazon’s All-Powerful ‘Buy Box’ Is at the Heart of Its New Antitrust Troubles

Anyone who has shopped on Amazon will have seen the Buy Box with its peppy yellow and orange Add to Cart and Buy Now buttons. The US Federal Trade Commission has seen...

Workers Demand Job Security in the Autonomous, Electrified Future of Transport

The internal combustion engine ruled the 20th century. In the 21st, electric motors and automation are reshaping the way stuff and people get around. Transportation workers aren’t entirely thrilled about how it’s...

Pay Transparency Is Sweeping Across the US

Applying for a new job is always a venture into the unknown, but when it comes to the pay on offer, that uncertainty is lessening. Salary disclosure in US job ads appears...

Autoworkers Prepare to Strike for a Place in the EV Future

Ethan Surgenavic was excited to begin work at a new electric vehicle battery-cell plant in Ohio’s Mahoning Valley last summer. The Ultium Cells plant is a joint venture of General Motors and...

Grindr’s Return to Office Ultimatum Has Gutted a Uniquely Queer Space in Tech

Many bosses have demanded, requested, or wheedled their staff to return to the office over the past year, often to minimal effect. The CEO of LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr delivered an abrupt...

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