TECHNOLOGYJul 31 · 17:00 UTCTHE ATLANTICCharlie Warzel

Galaxy Brain : Behind the Curtain at Google

Claire Stapleton, a former Google communications employee, discusses her experiences from 2007 to 2019, highlighting the company's growth, initial optimism, and later disillusionment over data privacy issues, monopoly concerns, and shifting corporate values. She led an employee walkout in 2018 and critiques tech CEOs' alignment with MAGA politics.

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