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Platform labor, algorithmic management, workplace surveillance, and the erosion of traditional employment structures. The gig economy is not a side effect. It is the model.

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August 23, 2026
17:59 LABOR on-labor
Twitch faces a class action lawsuit over using streamers' content to train Amazon's AI
16:55 AI LABOR PLATFORMS eurogamer
'We didn't have layoffs before, and now all of a sudden we have yearly layoffs': Bethesda artist says 'something has changed' under Microsoft
16:43 CORPORATE GAMES LABOR pc-gamer
States, Sectoral Bargaining, and a Way Forward for Labor Law
23:08 LABOR REGULATION on-labor
Psychonauts Developer Double Fine Gets Rights To Games Back, But Union Future Uncertain
21:50 GAMES LABOR aftermath
The newly independent Psychonauts dev now earns all the revenue when you buy games it made under Xbox: 'Buying any of our games helps support the studio'
21:05 GAMES LABOR pc-gamer
We're finally talking about AI, ft. David 'Rez' Graham and Luke Dicken
14:45 AI AUTOMATION LABOR game-developer
New Voices Gain Ground at Letter Carriers Convention
01:35 LABOR labor-notes
The website that created an AI clone of its editor in chief
00:00 AI AUTOMATION LABOR platformer
August 20, 2026
14:59 LABOR REGULATION on-labor
MIT’s new digger controller could finally solve construction’s aging operator shortage
10:43 AUTOMATION LABOR ROBOTICS interesting-engineering
Redfall developers begged Microsoft to come back and finish its last patch: 'I know we don't work here anymore, but can we please release this?'
10:38 GAMES LABOR pc-gamer
EA's Saudi takeover wouldn't have happened if the company's culture "had any semblance of a moral backbone", say staff fearing layoffs and ownership meddling
09:58 CORPORATE GEOPOLITICS LABOR rock-paper-shotgun
Hundreds of union workers rally across North America to protest Xbox layoffs
08:57 CORPORATE GAMES LABOR game-developer
It Doesn’t Get Much Bleaker Than The US Army Offering Four Days Of GTA VI In Exchange For Several Years Of Additional Service
21:30 GAMES LABOR MILITARIZATION aftermath
Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data
20:04 CORPORATE LABOR PRIVACY ars-technica
EA employees brace for the worst under Saudi ownership: 'Hard to feel good about being bought out by a regime that's very much at odds with progressive society'
17:58 CENSORSHIP CORPORATE LABOR pc-gamer
More than half of Americans now view AI negatively
15:25 AI LABOR the-register
August 19, 2026
14:59 CORPORATE LABOR REGULATION on-labor
"Without us, Bethesda games aren’t Bethesda games": Rallies against Microsoft layoffs at Elder Scrolls studio continue, with unionised devs' morale "on the upswing"
11:30 CORPORATE GAMES LABOR rock-paper-shotgun
Fired Rockstar workers say you shouldn't boycott GTA 6 for them: 'We spent years pouring our hard work, skill, and creativity into making GTA'
10:42 CORPORATE GAMES LABOR pc-gamer
'I feel dirty:' EA workers trapped in a maelstrom of cynicism and doubt after Saudi buyout
08:13 CORPORATE GAMES LABOR game-developer
CISOs Break Their Silence in 'Declassified' Docuseries
18:32 CYBERSECURITY FILM-TV LABOR dark-reading
Don't boycott Grand Theft Auto 6, say workers fired by Rockstar - buy a T-shirt to help fund the legal battle instead
13:27 GAMES LABOR eurogamer
Rather than calling for GTA 6 boycott, fired Rockstar workers urge players to support them in their legal battle against the studio by buying union merch
12:20 GAMES LABOR rock-paper-shotgun
Do Not Boycott GTA 6, Fired Rockstar Workers Tell Fans: 'There’s a Better Way to Support Us and Hold Rockstar to Account'
10:26 GAMES LABOR ign
UK's tech talent pipeline shrinks as overseas worker visa applications fall 7%
08:31 GEOPOLITICS LABOR the-register
August 16, 2026
17:59 LABOR POLICING SURVEILLANCE on-labor
Saber Interactive finally adds an AI disclaimer to Rideshare Stimulator's Steam page
17:34 AI GAMES LABOR eurogamer
Saber CEO Matthew Karch apologises to writer he said he'd have "been happy to replace" with AI
15:04 AI LABOR eurogamer
Federal Spies Hunt Minnesota Unions in Search of Conspiracy, But Find Solidarity
15:59 LABOR POLICING labor-notes
August 14, 2026
14:59 CORPORATE LABOR on-labor
Diraq Says Quantum Computing Needs a Broader Workforce Beyond PhDs
07:30 LABOR QUANTUM quantum-insider
Netflix closing Oxenfree developer Night School Studio and Moonloot Games
19:54 CORPORATE GAMES LABOR game-developer
Netflix Closes Two More Game Studios, Expects Us To Believe It Still Sees ‘Opportunity’ In Games
19:48 CORPORATE GAMES LABOR aftermath
August 13, 2026
14:59 LABOR REGULATION on-labor
Affordability’s key ingredient is union power: Tripling union membership would raise wages, reduce inequality, and strengthen communities. Policymakers should take note.
14:14 INEQUALITY LABOR economic-policy-institute
Opinion: Deprofessionalization could foster toxic work environments on small teams
13:36 GAMES LABOR game-developer
Abandon single-player, move development to Saudi Arabia, "reduce labour"? Experts on what EA's huge buyout debt could really mean
11:59 CORPORATE FINANCE LABOR eurogamer
'I would frankly have been happy to replace her with AI' - extraordinary public spat between Saber CEO and writer "replaced with ChatGPT" intensifies
10:42 AI GAMES LABOR eurogamer
Videogame lawyer says it's become 'just boilerplate' this year to include no-AI clauses in contracts: 'It's not worth the legal liability'
10:41 AI LABOR REGULATION pc-gamer
Saber CEO scorns writer who says she was fired in favor of AI with confusing, combative statement
01:46 AUTOMATION LABOR pc-gamer
Saber Interactive's CEO Matt Karch Can Get In The Bin
00:51 AUTOMATION CORPORATE LABOR aftermath
Rowan, Rook and Decard workers unionize with IWGB Games Worker Union
15:48 LABOR TABLETOP rascal-news
Raid by authorities sees illegal migrant workers arrested at under-construction data center site in Rayong, Thailand
15:33 INFRASTRUCTURE LABOR POLICING data-center-dynamics
Developers expect generative AI to impact roles and team sizes in the next three years
14:42 AI AUTOMATION LABOR game-developer
Layoffs tied to AI hurt worker productivity – and the reason may surprise managers
12:40 AI LABOR the-conversation-technology
OMI Urges Appeals Court to Reject Immunity for Kroger-Albertsons No-Hire Agreement During 2022 Strike
12:17 ANTITRUST LABOR REGULATION open-markets-institute
Saber admit Rideshare "Stimulator" features generative AI writing, but deny they replaced taxi game's lead writer with ChatGPT
10:30 AI GAMES LABOR rock-paper-shotgun
The Elder Scrolls 6 Demo to Xbox Leadership Included a Giant Inflatable Rat, Placed Outside Bethesda Offices in Protest at Microsoft's Mass Layoffs
09:41 CORPORATE GAMES LABOR ign