August 18, 2015 Unicorns Hunt for Talent Among Silicon Valley’s Giants by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Unicorns, start-ups like Uber and Airbnb valued at $1 billion or more, are hiring people from the likes of Google, especially…
August 18, 2015 Daily Report: Amazon’s Workplace Culture Continues to Spur Online Debates by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM The online argument over Amazon’s white-collar workplace gathered steam as employees and ex-employees recounted their own experiences at the retailer. Published:…
August 18, 2015 Depiction of Amazon Stirs a Debate About Work Culture by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Details of working conditions at Amazon led to a response from employees, relatives and friends. Published: August 18, 2015…
August 18, 2015 Daily Report: Where to See the Inequality Gap Wrought by the Tech Boom by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM Perhaps nowhere is the inequality gap created by the latest technology boom as evident as in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, a…
August 18, 2015 Accomable: Lessons From an Inspiring Start-Up by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR A new start-up Accomable seeks to be the “Airbnb for disabled people and anyone with mobility difficulties.” Published: August 16, 2015…
August 17, 2015 Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Won’t Tolerate ‘Callous’ Management Practices by DAVID STREITFELD and JODI KANTOR By DAVID STREITFELD and JODI KANTOR The company’s chief told employees that he didn’t recognize the “soulless, dystopian workplace” that he said was depicted…
August 17, 2015 Data-Crunching Is Coming to Help Your Boss Manage Your Time by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Employers of all types are using a wide range of technological tools to monitor workers’ efforts and motivate them. Published: August…
August 16, 2015 Blending Tech Workers and Locals in San Francisco’s Troubled Mid-Market by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Tech giants like Twitter and Spotify have descended on one of the poorest neighborhoods in the Bay Area, bringing prosperity for…
August 16, 2015 Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Google and Tinder Shake Up the Internet by FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC Google reorganized under a new name, Alphabet, and Tinder blew up on Twitter in response to an article…
August 15, 2015 Where to Find Symbols on Tablets by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Locate copyright, trademark and other symbols on Android and iOS tablets; and find how much free space is available on…