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Amazon union leader flies in to help UK strikers ‘kick down the door’
Chris Smalls, who set up the retailer’s first union in New York, came to Coventry to back its workers in their pay dispute
Chris Stokel-Walker
26, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM

TechScape: Google and Microsoft are in an AI arms race – who wins could change how we use the internet
In this week’s newsletter: The two tech behemoths are betting big that their ‘Bard’ and ‘Bing’ services will revolutionise the way we navigate the net
Chris Stokel-Walker
21, Feb, 2023 @11:45 AM

TechScape: Why Twitter ending free access to its APIs should be a ‘wake-up call’
In this week’s newsletter: The social media network is putting its APIs – the under-praised tool that keeps the internet as we know it going – behind a paywall. And the ramifications are huge
Chris Stokel-Walker
07, Feb, 2023 @11:45 AM

TechScape: TikTok has been spying on reporters – exactly no one is surprised
In this week’s newsletter: Inside the social video app’s new scandal. Plus, Musk continues to Trump tech and Apple might finally make the metaverse interesting
Chris Stokel-Walker
10, Jan, 2023 @12:16 PM

While EU regulators take on Elon Musk, Britain’s online safety bill is a beacon of mediocrity | Chris Stokel-Walker
The attempt to bring big tech to heel promised much but, three years on, pleases no one, says the journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker
Chris Stokel-Walker
05, Dec, 2022 @3:33 PM

Twitter has ‘50% chance’ of major crash during World Cup, says insider
Social media giant ill-equipped to deal with traffic spikes after cuts imposed by Elon Musk, according to former employee
Chris Stokel-Walker
19, Nov, 2022 @3:37 PM

New YouTube king MrBeast: amateur poster who became $54m-a-year pro
Big-budget Jimmy Donaldson has overtaken PewDiePie to become the most subscribed person on the platform
Chris Stokel-Walker
18, Nov, 2022 @1:00 PM

‘A sweatshop in the UK’: how the cost of living crisis triggered walkouts at Amazon
Inside the protests taking place at the online giant which is accused of exploiting workers and awarding derisory pay offers
Chris Stokel-Walker
14, Aug, 2022 @5:00 AM

TikTok is not the enemy of journalism. It’s just a new way of reaching people | Chris Stokel-Walker
The platform’s rise is best seen as the latest evolution in how we consume news
Chris Stokel-Walker
23, Jul, 2022 @5:00 PM

Khaby Lame: from factory job to king of TikTok
Senegalese-Italian has enjoyed a meteoric rise, becoming the most followed creator on video app
Chris Stokel-Walker
09, Jul, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘It’s the right thing to do’: the 300,000 volunteer hackers coming together to fight Russia
Ukraine appealed for a global army of IT experts to help in the battle against Putin – and many answered the call. We speak to people on the digital frontline
Chris Stokel-Walker and Dan Milmo
15, Mar, 2022 @10:00 AM

The first TikTok war: how are influencers in Russia and Ukraine responding?
Social media lit up with messages and videos decrying the war, ignoring the risk that comes with speaking against a Russian dictator
Chris Stokel-Walker
27, Feb, 2022 @7:00 AM
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