Industry Amazon to permanently allow phones in its warehouses following tornado, petition The temporary policy suspension has become a permanent one By Rob Thubron, April 28, 2022, 6:46 AM 21 comments
Industry Tech Culture Planned Amazon internal chat app reportedly banned words such as "restrooms," "vaccine," and "slave labor" Union-related terms were also on the blacklist By Rob Thubron, April 5, 2022, 5:19 AM 8 comments
Industry Arm to slash 15% of workforce following failed Nvidia takeover Arm is restructuring ahead of its IPO By Shawn Knight, March 15, 2022, 10:22 AM 7 comments
Industry A dearth of skilled workers in Taiwan could exacerbate the chip shortage Another day, another problem By Rob Thubron, February 23, 2022, 7:44 AM 9 comments
Industry Epic Games will offer full employment to hundreds of temporary QA workers Some rare welcome news for those working in the game industry By Rob Thubron, February 21, 2022, 6:15 AM
Hardware HP's latest desktops and all-in-ones show off Alder Lake internals, RTX graphics and DDR5 New PCs target hybrid workspaces By Daniel Sims, January 25, 2022, 6:04 AM
Industry Hardware Intel is setting aside over $2 billion to give to its employees About $20,000 per employee By Isaiah Mayersen, December 18, 2021, 12:34 PM 50 comments
Tech Culture Industry MGM Resorts is partnering with Strivr on enterprise VR training MGM wants to reduce employee churn By Shawn Knight, December 13, 2021, 12:58 PM
Tech Culture Better.com boss fires 900 employees during three-minute Zoom call And then accuses some of laziness By Rob Thubron, December 7, 2021, 7:37 AM 24 comments
Tech Culture Software Software developers for Chinese tech industry detail tough working conditions, long working hours Many employees subjected to 9am to 9pm, six days a week work culture By Zak Islam, October 18, 2021, 11:23 AM 15 comments
Tech Culture Industry Employees don't want to return to the office... but bosses do. Job satisfaction 62% higher for execs Hybrid work culture is becoming the new norm By Zak Islam, October 6, 2021, 8:18 PM 33 comments
Gaming Industry Activision Blizzard employees, CWA, file complaint for unfair labor practices Company hires two new executives to help clean house By Daniel Sims, September 15, 2021, 3:04 PM
Microsoft Tech Culture Microsoft study claims working from home threatens productivity and innovation And it's not because of social media distractions By Rob Thubron, September 13, 2021, 5:18 AM 31 comments
Tech Culture Amazon says it will cover the entire cost of college tuition fees for 750,000 frontline workers Amazon joins Walmart, Target and Kroger in offering more educational perks By Rob Thubron, September 10, 2021, 10:59 AM 17 comments
Tech Culture Software Automated hiring systems prevent millions of good candidates from getting through the front door Automation is hurting the US labor market more than you think By Adrian Potoroaca, September 6, 2021, 3:43 PM 31 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Riot Games accused of delaying harassment investigation California court wants Riot to inform its employees of their rights to cooperate in the investigation By Daniel Sims, August 17, 2021, 5:46 PM
Gaming Industry Diablo IV director, other designers let go from Blizzard More departures amid lawsuit controversy By Daniel Sims, August 12, 2021, 3:32 PM 11 comments
Blog Industry Join the team! TechSpot is hiring news and feature writers We're looking for tech enthusiasts with sharp writing skills By Julio Franco, August 6, 2021, 4:53 PM
Tech Culture Industry Opinion: Videoconferencing challenge looming Returning to the office and hybrid work environments By Bob O’Donnell, June 16, 2021, 12:03 PM 7 comments
Microsoft Some Microsoft employees slept in data centers during pandemic to avoid lockdown Going above and beyond, or going too far? By Shawn Knight, June 14, 2021, 1:48 PM 17 comments
Software The Web Cisco extends feature offerings for hybrid work, debuts Webex Suite Cisco believes that 98% of all future meetings will have at least one remote participant By Bob O’Donnell, June 8, 2021, 9:22 AM
Tech Culture Amazon's mental health kiosks are giving off the wrong vibe The Internet is mocking Amazon's privacy kiosks By Shawn Knight, May 28, 2021, 2:08 PM 26 comments
Tech Culture Industry Secrecy at Apple may be over as employees uncover workplace issues Leaked letters and corporate culture gaps By Emma Garofalo, May 26, 2021, 7:18 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Sex, alcohol, and shopping: the favorite activities of home workers and their high cost Don't join the 39% of people who lost their job over non-work activities By Rob Thubron, May 25, 2021, 6:15 AM 20 comments
Industry Amazon is hiring 75,000 additional employees, with an average starting pay of over $17 an hour Amazon currently employs nearly 1.3 million people worldwide By Shawn Knight, May 13, 2021, 3:02 PM