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Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, and other Silicon Valley Big Tech companies are built on innovation. But how are these corporate behemoths dealing with the ramifications of their power?

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Amazon is hiring 100,000 new workers in the US to deal with the coronavirus boom

The hiring spree is to cope with an unprecedented surge in demand for online deliveries during the outbreak.

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Coronavirus is revealing the gig economy’s sharp inequalities

The growing outbreak is creating fear and confusion for contractors who lack the protections afforded to permanent employees.

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Germany’s synagogue shooting was live-streamed on Twitch—but almost no one saw it

The rapid response to the shootings in Halle shows how tech firms are learning from Christchurch.

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Meet America’s newest military giant: Amazon

The Pentagon’s controversial $10 billion JEDI cloud computing deal is one of the most lucrative defense contracts ever. Amazon’s in pole position to win—and its move into the military has been a long time coming.

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