Whitney Kimball

12/3/21

Two Men Allegedly Stole $20 Million in Music Royalties From YouTube

In an incredibly simple four-year scam, prosecutors claim the men just said they held the copyrights and collected…

11/29/21

Amazon's Alabama Workers Are Getting a Second Chance to Unionize

The National Labor Relations Board ruled that Amazon's meddling invalidates the Bessemer, AL union election results.

11/29/21

Jack Dorsey Has Resigned from Twitter

Soon after the news leaked to CNBC, the CEO tweeted that his time has come to an end. And Twitter's stock price is…

11/24/21

John Deere Reports $6 Billion Profit After Fighting Workers Over Meager Wages

Would have been relevant information for 10,000 workers who struck for five weeks to get a living wage.

11/23/21

Don't Cross the Wirecutter Picket Line

The Wirecutter union has announced that 100% of its unit will forge ahead with a Black Friday weekend walkout.

11/23/21

Robot Company Will Pay $200k for Your Face—If It’s Friendly Enough

If you don't like what a robot is doing with your mug, there are no takebacks.

11/22/21

Crypto Bros Who Failed to Buy U.S. Constitution Would Like to Give You a New Token Instead of a Refund

It's promising refunds while launching a new governance token, because...?

11/19/21

Crypto-Fueled Plan to Buy the U.S. Constitution Ends With a Big Pool of Money and No Constitution

Nearly 20,000 people donated in the hopes of winning collective control over a copy of the US Constitution.

11/19/21

The Crucifixion of the Cable Guy

Cable technicians, often called "the cable guy" with a sneer, saw their pay slashed as Spectrum reaped historic…

11/18/21

S&P Trying to Snag Some of That Snazzy Meme Stock Energy by Mining Twitter

S&P Dow Jones is offering positivity ratings for companies vis-a-vis Twitter sentiment analyses.

11/17/21

Is the Crypto-Fueled Plan to Buy the U.S. Constitution a Scam?

As of this writing, ConstitutionDAO has raised nearly $15 million to purchase a copy of the Constitution. What…

11/12/21

No, a 'Detox' Bath Will Not Reverse Your Covid-19 Vaccine

Anti-vaxxers have pivoted to "undoing" vaccines with epsom salt and borax, which will absolutely not work.

11/12/21

Miami Plans to Give Out Bitcoin in Its Quest for Crypto Utopia

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has announced that residents are getting crypto disbursements.

11/5/21

18 States That Have Passed Permanent Daylight Savings Time and Why They Haven’t Implemented It

States have decided to free themselves from the afternoon night. They may not. Here is why.

10/29/21

Architect Says Billionaire's Dystopian Dorm Design Is a Dangerous Social and Psychological Experiment

Warren Buffet's right-hand man, Charlie Munger, designed a mammoth dorm with limited windows and only two entrances…

10/27/21

We Just Got the Right to Repair—in Theory

The Librarian of Congress approved exemptions to copyright law that greatly expand right to repair, if we can get…

10/26/21

Biden Nominates Net Neutrality Champion Jessica Rosenworcel to Head the FCC

If the Senate approves her and other nominees, the FCC can avoid a Republican majority and start fixing Trump-era…

10/25/21

Blue Origin Wants In on Luxury Space Real Estate

A proposed “mixed use business park” in orbit would have various amenities and foster "new entertainments."

10/22/21

You Call This a Safety Report, Lyft?

They had three years to do it and still didn't complete the assignment.

10/21/21

The Amazon Worker-Led Union Is Almost Ready for Election Time

The union drive is a marker for Amazon workers' year of progress.

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