Book publishers sue Internet Archive for allegedly enabling piracy Christine Fisher @cfisherwrites When libraries around the US began closing their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Internet Archive (IA) responded by creating a “National Emergency Library,” a collection of 1.4 million books from its free e-book repository Open Library. Publishers immediately took issue … Continue reading Internet Archive violated publisher copyrights by lending ebooks, court rules
California Uber drivers sue company over Prop 22 app notifications Karissa Bell @karissabe It’s no secret Uber has been aggressively supporting Proposition 22, a California ballot initiative that would allow the company to skirt a state law requiring them to classify drivers as employees. Now, a group of the app’s drivers say the company’s … Continue reading Court rules that Uber and Lyft can keep treating drivers as contractors in California
FCC chair proposes rules to reduce scam robotexts Kris Holt @krisholt The chair of the Federal Communications Commission has proposed new rules to tackle the scourge of text message scams. If the agency’s commissioners approve the rules at a meeting in March, providers would have to block robotexts that are “highly likely to be … Continue reading FCC chair proposes rules to reduce scam robotexts
By Nacho De Marco February 23, 2023 It might seem like the war for tech talent is over. After 12 months of brutal layoffs and hiring freezes from big names like Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft, U.S.-based tech companies have laid off a collective 150,000 professionals over the past few months—a considerable reduction of … Continue reading 4 rules for winning tech’s talent war in 2023
What happens if the internet’s most important law disappears? Daniel Cooper @danielwcooper Buried deep in the 1996 Telecommunications Act is a tiny clause that underpins everything we do online. It’s often described as the 26 words that created the internet — and with very good reason. Every email you send, social media post you make … Continue reading Two Supreme Court cases could upend the rules of the internet
7 Rules of Building the Warehouse of Tomorrow Jake Rheude / 13 Feb 2023 Companies have long been looking to uncover the “Warehouse of Tomorrow” to solve all of today’s problems — from labor shortages and capacity crunches to new usage and reliable fulfillment. The approach of building a single location that can serve … Continue reading 7 Rules of Building the Warehouse of Tomorrow
Elon Musk bans Twitter employees from working remotely He enforced similar policies at SpaceX and Tesla. D. Cooper @danielwcooper Mark Leong for The Washington Post via Getty Images Elon Musk has banned Twitter employees from working remotely, saying they need to spend 40 hours a week in the office unless he gives his express … Continue reading Elon Musk changes Twitter’s remote work rules, again
Ad Industry Prepares To Fight Potential FTC Privacy Rules by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, August 11, 2022 Almost one year ago, the watchdog Accountable Tech urged the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules that could outlaw “surveillance advertising,” loosely defined as serving ads to people based on their activities across websites and apps. On … Continue reading Ad Industry Prepares To Fight Potential FTC Privacy Rules
Recent moves by Facebook and Instagram show a closer embrace of the short form video content that has made TikTok a sensation. Kim Davis on July 22, 2022 Ads on TikTok reach about 18% of adult internet users. That’s 885 million people. They’re spending more time on TikTok too (44 minutes per user per day), … Continue reading TikTok is setting the ground rules for social media
The Supply Chain Crisis Broke The Marketing Rules. You Should, Too by Rich Bina , April 8, 2022 There’s an adage often attributed to Winston Churchill: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” A crisis is a gift, permission to break rules and build something better. So let’s examine the supply chain crisis and … Continue reading The Supply Chain Crisis Broke The Marketing Rules. You Should, Too
