In the PR battle for AI data centers, tech giants got a blue-collar allyAmerican construction unions are now key players in building the nation's artificial intelligence infrastructure. They are partnering with ...
02 May, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
Google says employees can discuss antitrust caseGoogle has lifted its ban on employees discussing its antitrust case following a settlement with the Alphabet Workers Union and the NLRB. T...
08 Apr, 2025, 07.11 AM IST
Google scraps diversity-based hiring targetsGoogle had for years been among the most vocal companies pushing for more inclusive policies in the wake of protests against the police kil...
06 Feb, 2025, 07.50 AM IST
Google should be forced to bargain with contractor's union, US labor agency saysThe labor board in January 2024 ruled in a separate case that Google was required to bargain with a group of workers at YouTube Music, whic...
07 Jan, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
Google’s AI chatbot is trained by humans who say they’re overworked, underpaid and frustratedIt’s an increasingly thankless job. Six current Google contract workers said that as the company entered a AI arms race with rival OpenAI o...
13 Jul, 2023, 10.17 PM IST
Businesses criticise new EU data rules, consumer group sees missed opportunityThe Data Act, agreed on Tuesday, sets out rights and obligations for how Big Tech and companies use European consumer and corporate data, f...
28 Jun, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
YouTube Music contract employees go on strike over unfair labour practicesYouTube Music's content operations team is expected to return to the Austin office early next week. However, Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) s...
04 Feb, 2023, 11.19 AM IST
Google employees petition bosses for abortion policy changesAlphabet, which employs over 174,000 people globally, has said that though it sets some standards, it cannot fully dictate policies of outs...
18 Aug, 2022, 06.38 PM IST
'Obscure religious cult' running Google Developer Studio: ReportKevin Lloyd, a contractor hired as a video producer for GDS, alleged that at least 12 members of an obscure religious cult known as 'Fellow...
20 Jun, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Drivers on the stormWe take a closer look at UK's Supreme court ruling and its implications for Uber and its drivers in India.
20 Mar, 2021, 08.43 AM IST
Google to pay $2.6 million to settle allegations of discrimination against women, AsiansThe settlement announced Monday closes a 4-year-old case that the Labour Department brought as part its periodic reviews of the pay practic...
02 Feb, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
HCL America denies US labour board allegation that it is shipping jobs to PolandLast week, the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) sought a response by October 19 from HCL America on complaints that it was violating ...
13 Oct, 2020, 07.25 PM IST
Union-busters help IT companies manage conflictsGoogle contractor HCL Technologies had enlisted management consultant Eric Vanetti of Vantage Point Alliance to “create awareness” among em...
26 Dec, 2019, 12.53 PM IST
The Apple 'black site' that gives workers few perks and little securitySeveral people who worked here say it’s widely referred to within Apple as a “black site,” as in a covert ops facility.
11 Feb, 2019, 04.22 PM IST
Inside Google's shadow workforce of contract labourersContractors are on the rise at Google as the company spreads into new markets, such as devices and corporate services, which demand a large...
26 Jul, 2018, 10.53 AM IST
Private companies to get degraded land for forest harvestingJavadekar said that a scheme will soon be launched wherein private industries will be given degraded land on revenue sharing basis for fore...
15 Sep, 2015, 01.50 PM IST
Europe's order to mute Google angers USBut across the Atlantic, the idea that users should be able to edit Google search results in the name of privacy is being slammed as weird ...
25 May, 2014, 09.57 PM IST