Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Thursday, November 1st, 2018. I'm Brian McCullough.

Today, Google employees stage a walkout protest around the globe.

Vox swallows recode.

The new devices this week continue Apple's push to increase ASP,

and maybe it's subscriptions that are really eating the world.

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

Google employees across the world walked out of work briefly today in protest of

Google's handling of sexual harassment incidents inside the company.

Google workers in Japan, Singapore, Israel, the UK, Ireland, India, and the US all downed

tools and shared photos of their protest on social media.

This company-wide protest was organized by Google employees at a Twitter account called

at Google Walkout, the organizers posted a list of their demands.

Number one, an end to forced arbitration in cases of harassment and discrimination.

In case you didn't know, that is apparently part of Google's contract if you sign up to work there.

You must submit to arbitration, which critics say prevents victims from taking cases to court.

Number two, a commitment to end pay and opportunity inequality.

Number three, a publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency policy.

Number four, a clear uniform global inclusive process for reporting sexual

misconduct safely and anonymously. And number five, a request that the chief diversity officer be elevated to a position where they would answer directly to the CEO and have the power to make recommendations directly to the Board of Directors.

In addition, the group requests the appointment of an employee representative on the Alphabet

Board of Directors.

This obviously has come to a head in light of that New York Times story from a week ago today, outlining

...