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EXCLUSIVE: Google software engineer on medical leave laid off after enduring psychological abuse from managers

'Traumatized is an understatement.'

On Jan 20, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

woman speaking outside caption 'This happened to me at my old job by searching my name in Google Drive' (l) hand holding phone with Google Drive on screen in front of keyboard on gray background (c) woman speaking outside caption 'And what popped ip was the feedback and the notes from my interview' (r)

‘I did this and found out they were planning to fire me’: Worker searches name in Google Drive, sees co-worker’s private, negative feedback about her

'It made me look at my co-worker differently.'

On Dec 31, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Investors are selling off Google and Microsoft stock—and experts think it’s because of ChatGPT

Could ChatGPT be the beginning of the end of big tech dominance?

On Dec 12, 2022 by Chris Stokel-Walker

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‘I’m telling you the price is $10’: Server says ‘Karen’ threw fit over differing prices from 11-year-old menu she found on Google

'They stay acting like I made the damn menu.'

On Nov 16, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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RNC sues Google, claiming it curtails end-of-month fundraising email efforts

The RNC is calling Google's alleged actions 'egregious' and 'irreparable.'

On Oct 24, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Has your Gmail spam filter gone to sh*t recently? You aren’t alone

And Republicans may be to blame.

On Oct 20, 2022 by Chris Stokel-Walker

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Google reverses course, approves Truth Social for app store

Former President Trump's social media platform is now available on Android.

On Oct 13, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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#NoTechForApartheid: Google, Amazon employees to protest tech giants’ billion-dollar deal with Israel

#NoTechForApartheid claims the technology will assist in state violence against Palestinians.

On Sep 7, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘They’re using a carrier pigeon’: Creator’s video slamming Microsoft’s Outlook sparks email debate

'Outlook was created by a person who was never once in their entire life needed to email a single person.'

On Sep 4, 2022 by Maria Poggi

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‘I have some difficult news to share’: Man wears pink wig, drinks wine while getting laid off via Google Hangouts

'They lost a personality hire for sure.'

On Aug 29, 2022 by Vladimir Supica

man speaking finger up (l) google search 'site:lever.co site:greenhouse.io site:jobs.ashbyhq.com site:app.dover.io' with resulting websites 'Lever: Recruiting Software for More Hiring in Less Time' 'Inside.Lever' 'Greenhouse: Applicant tracking system & recruiting software' 'Lever Engineering' (c) man speaking (r)

‘Tell me why I need a degree in job searching just to apply for jobs’: TikToker reveals Google hack for job searches

'If you say LinkedIn, I'm literally gonna punch you in the throat.'

On Aug 19, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Martin Shkreli is using Google Docs to find women who f*ck on the first date

He's got at least 14 first dates planned.

On Aug 2, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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An app designed to aid in efforts to hack Russian infrastructure was actually a Russian honeypot

Google's Threat Analysis Group says Russian hackers tied to the Kremlin developed the malicious app.

On Jul 19, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

woman speaking with caption 'yep, i guess i'm older millennial... evey(sp) thing you put into a computer can be taken straight back out!'

‘Nothing is private’: TikToker who says she’s a former Google admin warns workers about work accounts

'I look up The Great Resignation up a lot - just to keep them on their toes.'

On Jul 12, 2022 by Braden Bjella

old keyboard set up on desk caption 'Going from a gmail/zoom/Mac company to an outlook/teams/Microsoft company' (l) woman with headset on caption 'Going from a gmail/zoom/Mac company to an outlook/teams/Microsoft company' (c) clunky pc set up caption 'Going from a gmail/zoom/Mac company to an outlook/teams/Microsoft company' (r)

‘Why does it look the same as when I used it in the 90s’: Worker goes from a Gmail and Zoom office to new job that uses Microsoft Teams, sparking debate

'Teams is so much better than zoom it’s not even comparable.'

On Jul 9, 2022 by Melody Heald