Strike looms over labor conditions on TV and film productions by big streaming services

A dispute over working conditions at “new media” properties like Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV and others may shut down productions across the country if a strike vote by the union succeeds. Thousands of workers on and off set claim they are not receiving appropriate wages, breaks, safety measures and other needs due to a contractual […]

Rivian’s IPO filing is now public

Electric vehicle startup Rivian, which started deliveries of its R1T pickup truck in September, released its filing to become a publicly traded company in the United States. The S-1 document filed Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not include terms for its offering. The filing — one of the most anticipated of […]

アマゾンの家庭用ロボットの「見えない用途」と、透けて見える本気度

アマゾンが初の家庭用ロボットとして発表した「Astro」。いまのところ用途がはっきりしないこのロボットだが、ヴィデオ通話や音声アシスタント「Alexa」の機能、さらには家庭内で軽い物を運ぶような機能まで備えている。一方で、ロボット分野への多額の投資や家庭用警備ドローンの投入といった動きは、アマゾンが“本気”であることも示している。
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Tech giants brace for impact in India as new payments rule goes into effect

Apple, Sony, Google, Zoom, PayPal and several other tech companies as well as scores of banks have cautioned customers and partners in India to expect a surge in declined transactions as the world’s second-largest internet market’s central bank enforces a new directive for the way recurring payments are processed in the country. The Reserve Bank […]