Porter says that using algorithms to check whether workers are following Amazon’s workplace rules fits with a management catchphrase of Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos: “Good intentions don’t work, but mechanisms do.” Some Amazon workers say the company’s intentions and mechanisms are both failing to keep them safe. Those workers have talked with WIRED and other […]
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Google, Facebook and Twitter are all seeking to help promote election 2018, though in very different ways. Facebook and Twitter are battling foreign election interference and domestic trolls, while Google is quaintly reminding us of all the helpful things that search can do on Election Day. Facebook blocks ‘inauthentic coordinated behavior.’ Facebook reported that on Sunday
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Welcome back to another edition of This Week in Small Business. This video is being presented by Salesforce. In this week’s edition, I’m joined by the founder of IntelliPhi, Anand Thaker, and we’re looking at the most interesting articles to appear this week on Small Business Trends. Right from the top, Anand and I take
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Tops in the news for small businesses is National Small Business Week. The event included tons of events and the recognition of entrepreneurs for their achievements. SBA Administrator Linda McMahon had some warm remarks about the importance of small businesses too. Meanwhile, those with business websites are trying to wrap their heads around the Google’s
President Donald Trump hosted a White House event last Tuesday where he revealed a rosy future for American businesses and the nation’s economy in general. Attended by 100 small business owners from all over the country, the President praised those in attendance for their roles in powering up the nation’s economic recovery and also reiterated
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