Hashtag Trending – Kickstarter unionizes, Inbox damage control, Bezos pledges to fight climate change
Kickstarter employees have voted in favour of forming a union, Twitter talks about how they prevent their email inbox from catching on fire, and Jeff Bezos says he’s pledging $10 billion to fight climate change, but Reddit isn’t convinced.
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