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Gig Workers Were Promised a Better Deal. Then They Were Outsourced
Another subcontractor in Liverpool, who declined to give his name because he was worried about losing his job, has also…
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Cities Want Ebikes to Stay in Their Lane—but Which One?
It’s hard to find anything that unites Nashville, Tennessee; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Moab, Utah; and New York City. But all…
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The Antitrust Case Against Facebook Draws Blood
On Tuesday, federal judge James E. Boasberg ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to break up Facebook could move…
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US-China Trade Tensions Threaten Europe’s Biggest Tech Company
Plenty of places claim they are Europe’s answer to Silicon Valley: Stockholm boasts the most unicorns per capita, and London…
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A Move for ‘Algorithmic Reparation’ Calls for Racial Justice in AI
Supporters of algorithmic reparation suggest taking lessons from curation professionals such as librarians, who’ve had to consider how to ethically…
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Face Recognition Is Being Banned—but It’s Still Everywhere
Since 2018, Delta has worked with CBP to offer international passengers flying from Atlanta the option of checking in and…
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Faster Home Broadband Should Be Enshrined in Law
The way we use the internet has changed—and fast. Before the pandemic, telecoms and internet service provider BT was handling…
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The Gig Economy’s Days in Europe Are Numbered
When former Uber driver Yaseen Aslam first started campaigning for app workers’ rights back in 2014, the battle felt hopeless;…
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E-Scooters Are Everywhere in Europe. So Are Grisly Accidents
The summer of 2020 was something of a heyday—and a Wild West—for e-scooters in Scandinavia. Rental companies had been swarming…
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Meta’s Failed Giphy Deal Could End Big Tech’s Spending Spree
This concern, however, only formed half of the CMA’s argument. While cautioning about reduced competition between social media platforms, the…
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