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Labor

Work, workers, and the economics of the technology industry.

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Labor

Remote work, two years later: who won and who lost

We examine which workers benefited, which were harmed, and what the data says about productivity claims on both sides.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min . Read story
Labor

The H-1B debate: data, politics, and the visa that built Silicon Valley

The H-1B programme is more contested than ever. We read the research and tried to find the facts underneath the rhetoric.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min
Labor

What tech workers actually want from their unions

After a wave of successful union drives at Apple, Amazon, and Google, we survey the contracts that were won.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min
Labor

Content moderation is the most important job in tech — and the worst

The people who review graphic violence and abuse online face conditions that courts have compared to trauma exposure.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min
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The gig economy’s long reckoning with misclassification

After years of lobbying and litigation, the legal status of platform workers in the US remains unsettled.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min
Labor

The great tech layoff: what actually happened to all those engineers

Between 2022 and 2024, more than 400,000 technology workers were laid off. We tracked where they went.

Apr 23, 2026 . 1 min