Labor and worker’s rights in tech
… The win comes three years after quality assurance workers at the Call of Duty support studio organized the Game Workers Alliance in collaboration with the Communications Workers of America. …
Search
Google DeepMind workers are unionizing over AI military contracts
… Shortly after, Google — alongside OpenAI and Nvidia — signed deals that reportedly allow the US Department of Defense to use their AI models for “any lawful government purpose.” In 2024, the company fired more than 50 staffers in response to a protest over Google’s military ties to the Israeli gove… …
Christian content creators are outsourcing AI slop to gig workers on Fiverr
… In the age of generative AI, though, many of these gig workers have embraced the technology in order to meet clients’ demands. These workers’ profiles emphasize that they can quickly and cheaply whip up images and videos of just about anything. …
Pope Leo calls for being ‘profoundly human’ in the age of AI
… The letter, which runs more than 42,000 words, frames the call for “prudence, rigorous evaluation and even, at times, a slower pace in adopting AI” as “an exercise of responsible care for the human family.” Among some of the proposals: A social criteria for introducing automation and AI, along with… …
The AI fight brewing inside The New York Times
… Harnett emphasizes that the unit’s position is not that AI shouldn’t ever be used, but that workers should have a say in how it’s deployed. …
As AI gets better, it reveals an empty promise
… At least AI has freed up the time of these fired workers? …
Data centers are coming for rural America
… A lot of these workers are there for three weeks to do their part of it, and then they’re gone … The real question is whether there are permanent jobs associated with data centers, and in Texas, the answer is no.” "“A lot of these workers are there for three weeks to do their part of it, and then t… …
Fortnite developers can make AI characters now — just don’t try to date them
… But it’s struggled with the transition, recently announcing layoffs of more than 1,000 workers due to a “downturn in Fortnite engagement” that started in 2025.
Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis
… Bungie has been hit with with the layoff of hundreds of workers since joining Sony’s PlayStation division and was forced to delay its extraction shooter Marathon following lackluster alpha test feedback. …
US Elections
… Lauren Feiner Apr 16 Some Pennsylvania poll workers will be barred from prediction market election betting. …