![Jules Roscoe](/content/images/size/w300/2024/04/IMG_8955-2.jpg)
Jules Roscoe
Jules is 404 Media’s first fellow. They care about unions, global politics, and how AI is changing the world of labor. They graduated from NYU this May.
26 posts
![Court Allows K-Pop Group to Subpoena YouTuber's Identity from Google](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/06/NewJeans_X_OLENS_1_-cropped-.jpg)
Court Allows K-Pop Group to Subpoena YouTuber's Identity from Google
K-pop group NewJeans is attempting to sue the anonymous user of a YouTube account for defamation, but cannot proceed without obtaining their identity.
![Amazon’s AI Warehouses Isolate Workers and Hinder Union Organizing, New Report Finds](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/06/yender-gonzalez-lX5OfZFjHWk-unsplash.jpg)
Amazon
Amazon’s AI Warehouses Isolate Workers and Hinder Union Organizing, New Report Finds
The report finds that Amazon workers in robotic warehouses feel more isolated at work, which makes it difficult to unionize.
![Google Laid Off Workers That Help Investigators During School Shootings and Kidnappings](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/05/mitchell-luo-jz4ca36oJ_M-unsplash.jpg)
Google Laid Off Workers That Help Investigators During School Shootings and Kidnappings
A third of the team responsible for handling Google’s data requests was laid off, a union representing workers said, raising concerns about how the company will manage its users’ data security.
![Amazon Kills Shareholder Proposals on Worker Protections and AI Oversight](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/05/boliviainteligente--nDhdxxOvgc-unsplash.jpg)
News
Amazon Kills Shareholder Proposals on Worker Protections and AI Oversight
The proposals requested increased transparency on working conditions and freedom of association. Amazon recommended that shareholders vote against them.
![Amazon’s Swag Store Sells Neck Fans to Prevent Workers from Overheating](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/05/CleanShot-2024-05-14-at-07.37.06@2x-1.png)
News
Amazon’s Swag Store Sells Neck Fans to Prevent Workers from Overheating
Employees can buy the fans at an in-warehouse store with “Swag Bucks” they earn for good behavior and team bonding activities.
![Amazon Workers Use Bots to Claim Limited Supply of Time Off](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/05/Screen-Shot-2024-05-12-at-6.06.03-PM.png)
Amazon
Amazon Workers Use Bots to Claim Limited Supply of Time Off
Numerous bots on Github claim to allow Amazon workers to auto-collect voluntary time off work.
![Met Gala AI Images of Katy Perry and Rihanna Show Relentless Spread of AI Junk](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/05/katyperry-1.jpeg)
AI Images
Met Gala AI Images of Katy Perry and Rihanna Show Relentless Spread of AI Junk
AI-generated images of Katy Perry and Rihanna show them in beautiful gowns at the Gala, which they both did not attend.
![Amazon Driver Saves Woman’s Life, Rewarded With Pizza Party and Laptop](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/05/trucks1.jpg)
Amazon
Amazon Driver Saves Woman’s Life, Rewarded With Pizza Party and Laptop
“It’s always ‘An Amazon Driver’ when they do something good, and ‘a third party Amazon driver’ when it’s bad.”
![Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/04/Putin_spoke_at_the_International_Parliamentary_Conference_Russia_-_Africa_in_a_Multipolar_World-_20_March_2023.png)
Wikipedia
Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original
Ruviki is intended to be a more “trustworthy” source of information for Russians by editing out anything that makes the Russian government look bad.
![Nurses Protest 'Deeply Troubling' Use of AI in Hospitals](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-24-at-1.01.36-PM.png)
AI
Nurses Protest 'Deeply Troubling' Use of AI in Hospitals
National Nurses United has repeatedly warned about the use of AI in healthcare, saying it put both patients and nurses at risk. Healthcare giants are increasingly integrating it into patient care.
![LinkedIn Descends Into Madness Over ‘WORK From HOME’ Copypasta](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/04/souvik-banerjee-JLj_NbvlDDo-unsplash.jpg)
work
LinkedIn Descends Into Madness Over ‘WORK From HOME’ Copypasta
A viral LinkedInfluencer post about WORKing from HOME has devolved into a strange meme subculture.
![Review Used By UK to Limit Gender Affirming Care Uses Images of AI-Generated Kids](/content/images/size/w1000/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-15-at-10.16.08-AM.png)
AI
Review Used By UK to Limit Gender Affirming Care Uses Images of AI-Generated Kids
One image depicts a non-binary child with short pink hair, consistent with how generative AI tends to represent queer people. In another image, a child’s fingers blend together.