By Michael Grothaus February 14, 2023 Elon Musk’s Valentine’s Day gift this year from Tesla workers in New York is a unionization effort. The effort is led by Autopilot analysts at the company’s Buffalo plant. The analysts make up about 800 employees who work in non-engineering roles and label data from the company’s Autopilot … Continue reading Tesla workers in New York want to unionize: ‘People are tired of being treated like robots’
Robinhood lays off almost a quarter of its staff The company cut nine percent of its workforce earlier this year. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Andrew Kelly / reuters For the second time this year, Robinhood is cutting its headcount. On Tuesday, the company announced it would lay off 23 percent of its workforce. According to … Continue reading New York regulators slap Robinhood’s crypto business with $30 million fine
By Elissaveta M. Brandon July 18, 2022 I’ll start with an apology. I’m about to tell you a story about pigeons and buildings—particularly New York City buildings—and once you’re done, you may not see those buildings in the same light ever again. This won’t be news to anyone, but New York City has … Continue reading How one company has pigeon-proofed all of New York City
New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas It’s now up to Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the legislation. M. Moon @mariella_moon June 4th, 2022 Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images The New York State Assembly has passed a bill that aims to limit productivity quotas in warehouses shortly after it was approved by … Continue reading New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas
Amazon ordered to reinstate warehouse worker who was fired after protest Gerald Bryson worked at the warehouse that just voted to unionize. J. Fingas @jonfingas April 19th, 2022 Gerald Bryson holds a sign at Amazon building during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Staten Island borough of New York City, U.S., … Continue reading Amazon workers in New York accuse the company of retaliatory firings
By Connie Lin February 16, 2022 The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is eyeing greater ventures in the lucrative NFT trading frenzy, according to its recent filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The filing, submitted February 10, reveals the NYSE’s ambition to launch a platform for cryptocurrency and NFT trading, among … Continue reading The New York Stock Exchange files trademark for an NFT marketplace
Wordle, the game everyone’s obsessed with, gets bought by the New York Times Nothing gold (or green) can stay. B. Menegus @bryanmenegus January 31st, 2022 Wordle Wordle, the once-a-day word game that’s been delighting puzzle nerds (and cluttering Twitter feeds) since launching in October of last year, has been purchased by the New York Times… … Continue reading Wordle’s desktop site now redirects to the New York Times
Spencer X. Smith — October 2, 2017 Follow @spencerXsays — October 2, 2017 I was fortunate enough to run into Green Bay Packer legend Donald Driver at the LaGuardia airport in New York City last week. Technically, we were both on a bus that was driving us to our plane on the tarmac (first time … Continue reading 4 Social Media Lessons From Donald Driver and Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange
by Todd Grennan November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 The New York Times recently published a post looking at the way they use push notifications. It used to be that the paper only sent them about breaking news, but they’ve begun expanding their use to promote other stories. That’s boosted readership, but it’s also triggered criticism … Continue reading What The New York Times Can Teach You About Switching Up Your Messaging Strategy
