Amazon fired 7 pregnant warehouse workers, who then sued (The 3:59, Ep. 555)
Plus VR came to creepy life at the Tribeca Film Festival and Microsoft doesn't want us shout "Cortana!" anymore.
Joan E. Solsman Former Senior Reporter
Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the intersection of entertainment and technology. She's reported from locations spanning from Disneyland to Serbian refugee camps, and she previously wrote for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. She bikes to get almost everywhere and has been doored only once.
Expertise Streaming video, film, television and music; virtual, augmented and mixed reality; deep fakes and synthetic media; content moderation and misinformation online Credentials
- Three Folio Eddie award wins: 2018 science & technology writing (Cartoon bunnies are hacking your brain), 2021 analysis (Deepfakes' election threat isn't what you'd think) and 2022 culture article (Apple's CODA Takes You Into an Inner World of Sign)
Ben Fox Rubin Former senior reporter
Ben Fox Rubin was a senior reporter for CNET News in Manhattan, reporting on Amazon, e-commerce and mobile payments. He previously worked as a reporter for The Wall Street Journal and got his start at newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
On this podcast, we talk about:
- Lawsuits against Amazon claiming the company fired workers who wanted accommodations for being pregnant
- All the crazy virtual reality at Tribeca Film Festival
- Microsoft pursuing more conversational interaction with Cortana
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