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Crypto Goes to War in Ukraine
Hey, everyone. Among the first signs of spring: a climate-change-induced increase in pollen and a rising new Covid variant. Can…
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Labor Unions Face Historic Votes at Amazon
Bradley Moss is having a busy year. A consultant with union-avoidance firm The Burke Group, Moss has been paid by…
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Workers Are Trading Staggering Amounts of Data for ‘Payday Loans’
Argyle CEO Shmulik Fishman says the company can coach lenders on factors like consistency of work and upward trajectory. “Is…
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Russia Is Facing a Tech Worker Exodus
Aleks bought a one-way ticket out of Russia on February 21, right after Vladimir Putin recognized the breakaway Ukrainian territories…
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Sky-High Gas Prices Push Europe’s Gig Workers to Strike
A year ago, Anna (not her real name) would spend eight hours a day driving for food delivery platforms Just…
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California’s Plan to Electrify Uber and Lyft Doesn’t Add Up
California regulators, who are still hammering out the details of the Clean Miles Standard, have sensed the tension between drivers…
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The Entirely Predictable Impact of Salary Transparency
“Firms are also wary of wages getting compressed and losing their best talent to competitors without transparency,” says Obloj. “But…
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Is Russia’s Largest Tech Company Too Big to Fail?
Arkady Yurievich Volozh seemed to be in good spirits. It was February 11, his birthday, and the 58-year-old billionaire CEO…
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Why WhatsApp Survived Russia’s Social Media Purge
It has become easier to be labeled an extremist in Russia. On Monday the label—once reserved for the likes of…
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Airbnb Cracked Down on Ukraine Listings. Some Donors Wish It Hadn’t
Two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, Gregory Offner was looking for ways to help from his home in Philadelphia. He…
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