What to Know About the Amazon Unionization Vote

The most closely watched union election in recent history is underway in Alabama, where almost 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse near Birmingham are voting on whether they want to form a union. The election has attracted attention from…

Facebook and News Corp Strike Pay Deal for Australian Content

MELBOURNE, Australia — Facebook has agreed to pay Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp for its journalism content in Australia, a month after the social media platform temporarily blocked news links inside the country over legislation pressing…

A.I. Is Not What You Think

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.When you hear about artificial intelligence, stop imagining computers that can do everything we can do but better.My colleague Cade Metz, who has…

Our Virtual Pandemic Year – The New York Times

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.The pandemic, which officially hit the one-year mark on Thursday, showed how much we need technology — but also that it’s probably not the solution…

How to Reach the Unvaccinated

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.What does it take to get credible information about the coronavirus vaccine, and the vaccines themselves, to more people?My colleague Sheera Frenkel…

Preparing for Retaliation Against Russia, U.S. Confronts Hacking by China

In writings and talks over the past four years, Mr. Sullivan has made clear that he believes traditional sanctions alone do not sufficiently raise the cost to force powers like Russia or China to begin to talk about new rules of the road…

Sports Are the Internet’s Secret Key

This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Sports, especially the National Football League, are instrumental to charting the future of entertainment on the internet.Maybe you think that’s…

Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama

Players from the National Football League were among the first to voice their support. Then came Stacey Abrams, the Democratic star who helped turn Georgia blue in the 2020 election.The actor Danny Glover traveled to Bessemer, Ala., for a…