Europe’s New Law Will Force Secretive TikTok to Open Up
Social networks grow up faster these days. It took Facebook eight years to reach 1 billion users, but TikTok got there in just five. The fast-growing...
Shanghai Is Rewriting Chinese Censorship Amid Lockdown
After the “Voices of April” video was blocked, users re-uploaded it in ways they hoped would evade the censors’ detection. The video was posted upside down,...
Inside Shein’s Sudden Rise: Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control
I had come to watch Kelly film a haul. She skipped off to the living room to dance around—a warm-up—then led me upstairs to the carpeted...
Don’t Call Tony Fadell an Asshole—He Prefers ‘Mission Driven’
That touches on another distinction you make, between what you call a “caring CEO” and a micromanager. Where do you draw the line? You micromanage on...
Amazon Labor Union Loses Ground in Staten Island Push
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island have voted against unionizing, marking the first loss for the fledgling, worker-led Amazon Labor Union (ALU). When the...
Overwatch’s McCree to have name changed after namesake fired from Blizzard
McCree, the Overwatch cowboy hero named after a former Blizzard employee, will soon have his name changed. His namesake, level designer Jesse McCree, was recently fired from Blizzard Entertainment. McCree (the...
Everything’s a WeWork Now
The SaksWorks coworking space in Greenwich, Connecticut, tucked inside what was once a Saks Fifth Avenue department store, feels like a well-appointed library where no one...