Jules Roscoe
jules.roscoe@vice.comAmazon Is Trying to Stop a Lawsuit From Drivers Who Peed In Bottles From Going to Court
“That coffee maker that you wanted overnight costs you a couple of bucks to get it shipped,” said one plaintiff. “It costs somebody their dignity.”
eBay Violated Labor Law Trying to Bust Its First Union, NLRB Finds
The National Labor Relations Board found merit to two unfair labor practice charges filed against the company.
Congress Pulls Bill That Would Massively Expand Surveillance After 'Dramatic Showdown'
The House was set to vote on two competing bills reauthorizing a powerful mass surveillance tool, but faced backlash from rights groups.
'Eyes Everywhere': Congress Is About to Vote to Expand Mass Surveillance of Americans, Experts Warn
Privacy experts worry that a proposed reform bill would greatly widen how the government can surveil Americans’ digital communications.
Elon Musk's Grok AI Is Pushing Misinformation and Legitimizing Conspiracies
Grok's selling point is real-time access to news, but Motherboard found that it generated inaccurate information about Israel-Palestine and lent credence to conspiracy theories.
The TikTok Panic Reached a New Level of Stupidity at Last Night's GOP Debate
In the fourth Republican debate, Nikki Haley said every 30 minutes spent watching TikTok makes people "17% more antisemitic."
Apple Just Confirmed Governments Are Spying on People’s Phones With Push Notifications
A U.S. senator warned that governments are spying on push notification data in a letter, which Apple confirmed.
Amazon Brags It ‘Cultivated’ California Mayor With Donations in Leaked Policy Document
Amazon "aims to paint myself and the City of Perris as an example of a manipulated municipality for future development," Mayor Michael Vargas said.
An Iconic Queer Nightclub's Staff Unionized. Then, It Closed Forever.
Berlin Nightclub in Chicago suddenly closed after 40 years amid contract negotiations, a boycott, and an owner's cancer diagnosis. One worker called it "senseless."
'Your Turn': United Auto Workers Launches Campaign to Unionize Tesla
After the UAW won contracts with the Big Three, it's seeking to unionize 150,000 workers across a dozen companies including Tesla.
The LAPD Is Using Controversial Mass Surveillance Tracking Software
Cobwebs Technologies' WebLoc software allows police to track individuals using geolocation signals displayed on a map interface.
eBay Deleted Support for Unions From Its Website After Its Workers Unionized
New York City and State comptrollers have called on the company to explain why it no longer explicitly supports workers’ rights to unionize.