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Some workers say on-demand home services startup Urban Company, which helped Indian women enter the gig economy, pushed them out for not meeting steep targets (Varsha Bansal/Wired) http://www.techmeme.com/230805/p10?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230805p10
US lawmakers are quickly advancing an anti-sex, anti-speech agenda in the name of kids' online safety, which could soon entangle every adult internet user (Casey Newton/Platformer) http://www.techmeme.com/230806/p2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230806p2
Elon Musk says X will fund the legal bills of people who have been "unfairly treated" by their employer "due to posting or liking something on this platform" (Reuters) http://www.techmeme.com/230806/p1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230806p1
Here’s how much heat your body can take https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/08/03/1077155/extreme-heat-health/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Climatechange #climatechange
What’s next for China’s digital currency? https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/08/03/1077181/whats-next-for-chinas-digital-currency/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WhatsNextinTech
Initially, I thought The Onion published this; Google Invites Employees to Sleep 'On Campus' for a Fee. Google is charging its employees $99 a night to stay at its on-campus hotel to help "transition to the hybrid workplace." https://gizmodo.com/google-invites-employees-to-sleep-on-campus-for-a-fee-1850709102
Some artists say AI tools have made them anxious about the YouTube thumbnail microeconomy's future; creators like MrBeast pay up to $10K for a video thumbnail (Nilesh Christopher/Rest of World) http://www.techmeme.com/230805/p4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230805p4
Global smartphone revenue fell 8% YoY and 15% QoQ to under $90B in Q2 2023; Apple had a record 45% share of global smartphone revenue and an 85% share of profit (Harmeet Singh Walia/Counterpoint Research) http://www.techmeme.com/230804/p22?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230804p22
X took control of the nostr:npub1uf4m6kyv4nqqt7t0tekgsqhv4y3k2vge5x8u66ckazjg3keratpqpnh63l account from a man who had been using it since 2007, without advanced warning or compensation; his new account handle is nostr:npub1w0tug7thtxe3p3mw8pd8c7paaf5f0egw9acrgyp6gyns2s3pxf2stzkz25 (Michael Kan/PCMag) http://www.techmeme.com/230804/p24?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230804p24
Microsoft says it has fixed an Azure flaw that could let hackers access sensitive data, following criticism from the CEO of cybersecurity company Tenable (Jonathan Greig/The Record) http://www.techmeme.com/230804/p23?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230804p23
X delays its ads revenue sharing program payouts that were set for the week of July 31, saying the volume of people signing up "has exceeded our expectations" (Richard Lawler/The Verge) http://www.techmeme.com/230805/p1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230805p1
Zomato reports Q1 revenue up 71% YoY to ~$292.2M and its first-ever consolidated quarterly net profit at ~$241.9K, vs. a loss of ~$23.4M in the year-ago quarter (The Economic Times) http://www.techmeme.com/230804/p25?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230804p25
People have little protection or recourse when hallucinating AI chatbots create and spread falsehoods that threaten their reputations (Tiffany Hsu/New York Times) http://www.techmeme.com/230805/p3?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230805p3
A US court rules former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky must face a lawsuit by NY AG Letitia James accusing him of defrauding investors and concealing Celsius' risks (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters) http://www.techmeme.com/230805/p2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230805p2
AI Won’t Replace Humans — But Humans With AI Will Replace Humans Without AI https://hbr.org/2023/08/ai-wont-replace-humans-but-humans-with-ai-will-replace-humans-without-ai?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DigitalTransformation
ICYMI: It’s OK to Fail, but You Have to Do It Right https://hbr.org/2023/07/its-ok-to-fail-but-you-have-to-do-it-right?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DigitalTransformation
How a Federal Ban on Ransomware Payments Could Help CISOs https://hbr.org/2023/08/how-a-federal-ban-on-ransomware-payments-could-help-cisos?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DigitalTransformation
ICYMI: 3 Ways to Keep Your Audience Focused During a Presentation https://hbr.org/2023/07/3-ways-to-keep-your-audience-focused-during-a-presentation?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DigitalTransformation
Mastering the Art of the Request https://hbr.org/2023/08/mastering-the-art-of-the-request?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DigitalTransformation
How judges, not politicians, could dictate America’s Artificial Intelligence rules.
With politicians struggling to curb #AI harms, it’s boom time for tech lawyers.