September 2023

Google Pixel Event 2023: Pixel 8, Watch 2 and everything else we expect

September 29, 2023
It’s been a wild few weeks for consumer hardware news, but it seems the season is finally winding down. We’ve already seen big events from Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, and now it’s time for Google to get in on the action. After all, being fashionably late to consumer electronics is kind of Google’s thing. Spoilers […]

So what happened to Blue Apron?

September 29, 2023
How Blue Apron got to where it is today an interesting story, and one that we should trace from the company’s IPO through to today. 

Why embracing complexity is the real challenge in software today

September 29, 2023
Technology Radar is a snapshot of the current technology landscape produced by Thoughtworks twice a year; it’s based on technologies we’ve been using as an organization and communicates our perspective on them. There is always a long list of candidates to be featured for us to work through and discuss, but with each edition that…

X (Twitter) has paid almost $20M to creators, CEO says

September 29, 2023
The company formerly known as Twitter has paid out nearly $20 million to creators, according to a post from X CEO Linda Yaccarino. The platform, now called X, began paying creators in July for a share of the ad revenue they earned from ads served in the replies to their posts to other verified users. To […]

‘Control, Surveillance and Manipulation’: How TikTok’s Office Surveillance Could Backfire and Cost The Company Billions

September 29, 2023
Recently, TikTok made headlines for the wrong reasons — introducing a badge monitoring app called MyRTO, aimed at enforcing its office attendance policy as part of a top-down return-to-office mandate. While many companies are recalibrating post-pandemic work expectations, TikTok’s approach not only raises serious ethical issues but also amplifies broader concerns about its surveillance culture.