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When social justice protests swept the country in 2020, tech companies mostly welcomed employee activism. The Gaza demonstrations are getting a much different reception. @zoeschiffer talked to folks at Apple, Google Amazon, and Coinbase about it: https://www.platformer.news/tech-protests-gaza-israel-workplace-activism/
How the tech industry soured on employee activism

When social justice protests swept the country in 2020, tech companies mostly welcomed employee activism. The Gaza demonstrations are getting a much different reception

Platformer
Today’s been my first Apple event helping out on the coverage side. 😅 In case you’re wondering what I’ve been up to all day: https://www.macstories.net/tag/may-2024-event/
MacStories

Apple news, app reviews, and stories by Federico Viticci and friends.

Boom! I got a golden ticket for the #WWDC24 special event at Apple Park! 🤩 Check your inboxes, folks – see you there? 💫
The EU fined Apple $2 billion for antitrust violations today, and Apple says it's Spotify that's the problem. I wrote about what the company is missing https://www.platformer.news/apple-european-commission-antitrust-fine-spotify/
Europe takes a bite out of Apple

The company accuses Spotify of being greedy — but fails to acknowledge how its own greed got us here

Platformer
Apple's Vision Pro is a really compelling device, and I loved my short time with it. But I'm not sure we quite understand yet what it's *for* https://www.platformer.news/apple-vision-pro-hands-on-impressions/?ref=platformer-newsletter
Apple readies its Vision

I loved my time with the Vision Pro. But what is it for?

Platformer

When the natural gas industry used the playbook from Big Tobacco

As early as the 1970s, research showed that gas stoves produced indoor air pollution.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/11/when-the-natural-gas-industry-used-the-playbook-from-big-tobacco/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

When the natural gas industry used the playbook from Big Tobacco

As early as the 1970s, research showed that gas stoves produced indoor air pollution.

Ars Technica
An incredible glowing review of EXTREMELY ONLINE today in the NYT I could cry. They called my book terrific in the lede https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/books/review/extremely-online-taylor-lorenz.html
Book Review: ‘Extremely Online,’ by Taylor Lorenz

Taylor Lorenz’s “Extremely Online” charts the internet phenomena that have shaped the 21st century, focusing not on the platforms but on the users.

The New York Times

In the Washington Post, my take on Tesla Autopilot:

“Even if [Tesla owners] accept [Autopilot's risks], what about everyone on a public road or street who is not in a Tesla? None of us signed on to be a guinea pig.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/28/tesla-trial-autopilot-crash/

#tesla #safety #streets

Is Tesla liable if a driver dies on Autopilot? Juries will now decide.

The trial over a fatal crash is the first in a string of cases involving Autopilot that will be litigated around the country in the coming months.

The Washington Post

Six hours! The kids are flagging a bit, but the dogs are going strong 🐺💪

Here’s my youngest daughter, Charlotte. She’s 10 today! We’re walking to raise money for @JulianHouseUK because the life expectancy of someone living on the streets is just 44. https://justgiving.com/page/circuit-of-bath-2023

I'm taking on the Circuit of Bath Walk to help people experiencing homelessness

Help Paul Hudson raise money to support Julian House

JustGiving

"Cars, once America’s most important industrial commodity, are now, for so many, a vehicle of debt-driven extraction. They are also the setting of the most common interaction between citizens and police—one that plays out on streets and highways more than 20 million times annually, often as a humiliating ritual of domination and submission."

https://newrepublic.com/article/175505/car-culture-funnels-drivers-debt-jail-danger

#cars #transportation #TheWarOnCars

How Car Culture Funnels Drivers Into Debt, Jail, and Danger

A car is a necessity in most parts of the U.S. It also exposes drivers to fines, police harassment, and predatory loans.

The New Republic