Since March, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has struggled under the weight of a record amount of unemployment claims. The Department’s antiquated technology buckled under the sudden influx of claims, and the system rapidly backed up. Six months into the quagmire, Governor Tony Evers fired the Department’s Secretary — Caleb Frostman. In his place, […]
Big Tech and the Future of Capitalism
The power of Big Tech only seems to be growing as the pandemic has shifted work, education, and social life online. Large tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, and Google are both being praised for providing valuable services and publicly criticized for unjust labor practices, wealth hoarding, and allowing misinformation to spread on digital platforms. Today […]
Wisconsin Joins Others States In Google Antitrust Probe
States across the country are investigating tech giant Google for anticompetitive practices. On Tuesday, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced that he would be joining 49 other attorneys-general in an investigation of the tech giant. WORT reporter Martin Rakacolli has the story. (Photo credit: Paweł Czerwiński on Unsplash)
Living with Big Tech
The internet is dominated by five companies: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. And it’s not just online—these giant tech companies are behind a lot of the smart devices collecting information about us every day, from Amazon Echo to robot vacuums to even “smart” toothbrushes that many consumers are bringing into their homes. Today on […]
