A former Amazon delivery contractor is suing the tech giant, saying its performance metrics made it impossible for her to turn a profit
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A former Amazon delivery contractor is suing the tech giant, saying its performance metrics made it impossible for her to turn…
A lawsuit filed Monday says Amazon "continually rewrote the rules of the game to ensure that it always won" while its delivery partners lost.
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Call Of Duty Maker Reveals Plan To Squash Union Effort | Activision Blizzard calls for studio-wide vote after refusing to voluntarily recognize Raven QA union
https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-warzone-activision-blizzard-raven-qa-union-1848422566
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Call Of Duty Maker Reveals Plan To Squash Union Effort
Activision Blizzard calls for studio-wide vote after refusing to voluntarily recognize Raven QA union
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U.S Govt Flags Precarious State Of Semiconductor Supply Chain With Inventory Down To 5 Days, Urges Congress To Approve $52 Billion Plan To Enhance Domestic Chip Production
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Amazon shut down its program that paid warehouse 'ambassadors' to tweet positively about the company, report says
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Amazon shut down its program that paid warehouse 'ambassadors' to tweet positively about the company, report says
Amazon's army of Twitter "ambassadors" sparked a backlash from users who found them creepy, and spawned parody and fake accounts.
The International Monetary Fund tells El Salvador it shouldn’t use Bitcoin as legal tender.
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/25/22901374/el-salvador-bitcoin-international-monetary-fund-crypto
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The International Monetary Fund tells El Salvador it shouldn’t use Bitcoin as legal tender
The country has used Bitcoin alongside the USD since 2021.
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Activision Blizzard Declines to Voluntarily Recognize Union.
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Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition target Activision Blizzard has declined to voluntarily recognize a new union
The newly formed Game Workers Alliance says it's petitioning the NLRB to force Activision to recognize it.
Nothing Sacred: These Apps Reserve The Right To Sell Your Prayers - Prominent venture capitalists are flocking to invest in Christian worship apps. The apps say users’ prayers are a business asset.
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Nothing Sacred: These Apps Reserve The Right To Sell Your Prayers
Prominent venture capitalists are flocking to invest in Christian worship apps. The apps say users’ prayers are a business asset.
Race begins to recover $100m F-35 stealth technology from the bottom of South China Sea
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/f35-crash-china-stealth-recovery-b2000753.html
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Race begins to recover $100m F-35 stealth tech from the bottom of South China Sea
The rapid response in the South China Sea comes after the UK scrambled to retrieve its misplaced F-35 from the Mediterranean
Uber sued for $63 million by man who was paralyzed in a crash
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/26/22902635/uber-sued-quadriplegic-crash-boston-ride-hailing-driver-63-million
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Uber sued for $63 million by man who was paralyzed in a crash
Will Good said he knew right away that he was paralyzed.
Cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2021
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Cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2021
Cybercriminal gangs laundered an estimated $8.6 billion worth of cryptocurrency last year, in 2021, a 30% rise from the previous year, according to a Chainalysis report published today.
Meta’s cryptocurrency ploy all but dead with Libra/Diem seeking to sell assets
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/01/metas-cryptocurrency-plans-all-but-dead-with-libra-diem-looking-to-sell-assets/
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Meta’s cryptocurrency ploy all but dead with Libra/Diem seeking to sell assets
Stablecoin raised concerns of “excessive concentration of economic power.”
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Spotify to Take Down Neil Young’s Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum
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WSJ News Exclusive | Spotify Takes Down Neil Young’s Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum
The folk-rock star had over six million monthly listeners on the service, which he blames for spreading fake information about vaccines.
NFTs Are, Quite Simply, Bullshit
https://jacobinmag.com/2022/01/nfts-fallon-paris-hilton-bored-ape-digital-imagery-commodification
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NFTs Are, Quite Simply, Bullshit
NFTs are emblematic of capitalism’s growing retreat from productive activity — and the wealthy’s desire to extend their dominion into the digital ether. They’re worse than useless.
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Anti-work subreddit goes private after rough Fox News interview
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Anti-work subreddit implodes after rough Fox News interview
Yikes.
Tesla Cybertruck delayed until at least next year, Elon Musk confirms
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/26/22903314/q4-2021-tesla-cybertruck-delayed-until-2023-elon-musk-earnings-call
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Tesla Cybertruck delayed until at least next year, Elon Musk confirms
Elon Musk confirms the Cybertruck is delayed until 2023
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The IRS Needs to Stop Using ID.me's Face Recognition, Privacy Experts Warn
https://gizmodo.com/how-id-me-irs-face-recognition-works-1848429342
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The IRS Needs to Stop Using ID.me's Face Recognition, Privacy Experts Warn
New statements from the company's CEO show it may use a more expansive facial recognition system than previously known.
Amazon workers in Staten Island reach union vote threshold
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-union-jfk8-signatures-010145048.html
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Amazon workers in Staten Island reach union vote threshold | Engadget
Workers at JFK8, an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Staten Island, New York, have reportedly collected enough signatures to proceed with a union election vote..
How streaming services left us with too much to watch
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60125013
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How streaming services left us with too much to watch
Multiple platforms streaming new TV shows and films risk leaving people overwhelmed by choice.
Apple to Rival Square by Turning iPhones Into Payment Terminals
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-27/apple-to-let-iphones-accept-credit-cards-without-extra-hardware
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Apple to Rival Square by Turning iPhones Into Payment Terminals
Apple Inc. is planning a new service that will let small businesses accept payments directly on their iPhones without any extra hardware, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
iPhones will soon accept contactless payments directly, says report
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/26/22903971/iphone-apple-mobeewave-contactless-payments-ios-update
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iPhones will soon accept contactless payments directly, says report
The news could spell trouble for Square.