EU countries reach a compromise deal on gig economy workers' rights, breaking a logjam by letting states make decisions; EU Parliament and members must approve (Max Ramsay/Bloomberg) http://www.techmeme.com/240312/p1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a240312p1

Sources: Samsung and SK Hynix are storing, instead of selling, second-hand chipmaking machines over fears of breaking US export controls and sanctions (Financial Times) http://www.techmeme.com/240311/p30?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a240311p30

An OpenAI spinoff has built an AI model that helps robots learn tasks like humans https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/11/1089653/an-openai-spinoff-has-built-an-ai-model-that-helps-robots-learn-tasks-like-humans/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Artificialintelligence #App

A survey of US teens: 38% say they spend too much time on their phone, vs. 27% for too much social media; girls are more likely to report too much phone time (Pew Research Center) http://www.techmeme.com/240312/p3?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a240312p3

Analysis: TikTok app code shows a separate TikTok Photos app, a potential Instagram rival that syncs with the main app and may launch "soon" on iOS and Android (The SP Android) http://www.techmeme.com/240312/p2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a240312p2

An investigation details FTX staff's all-night race to stop a crypto heist as the exchange collapsed, ultimately losing $415M to $432M to unidentified hackers (Andy Greenberg/Wired) http://www.techmeme.com/231009/p9?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a231009p9

A look at SoftBank-owned PayPay, which holds a two-thirds share of the QR-code payments market in Japan and could be next in the conglomerate's IPO pipeline (Bloomberg) http://www.techmeme.com/231007/p7?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a231007p7

A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, in which men read obituaries scraped from authorized publishers like funeral homes and newspapers (Kate Knibbs/Wired) http://www.techmeme.com/230923/p11?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230923p11

ICYMI: 4 Skills the Next Generation of Data Scientists Needs to Develop https://hbr.org/2023/09/4-skills-the-next-generation-of-data-scientists-needs-to-develop?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DigitalTransformation

The UAW and Other Unions Must Focus More on AI and Automation in Their Negotiations https://hbr.org/2023/09/the-uaw-and-other-unions-must-focus-more-on-ai-and-automation-in-their-negotiations?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DigitalTransformation

Protecting Society From AI Harms: Amnesty International’s Matt Mahmoudi and Damini Satija (Part Two) https://sloanreview.mit.edu/audio/protecting-society-from-ai-harms-amnesty-internationals-matt-mahmoudi-and-damini-satija-part-two/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DIgitalTransformation

The secret 'language' only blind people can understand - and it's not Braille https://www.9news.com.au/national/the-secret-language-only-blind-people-can-understand--and-its-not-braille/667eca67-a032-497e-a8fe-2bfd0d57e1c7 #axschat #Accessibility

Filing: Instacart aims to raise up to $616M in its IPO at an up to $7.73B valuation and prices shares at $26 to $28; the listing is expected later this month (Reuters) http://www.techmeme.com/230911/p6?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230911p6

ICYMI: Unlocking the Future of Inclusive Leadership: Empathy, Clarity, and Creativity in a Complex World https://antoniosantos.blog/2023/09/06/unlocking-the-future-of-inclusive-leadership-empathy-clarity-and-creativity-in-a-complex-world/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #accessibility #DigitalAccessibility via @akwyz

Bengaluru-based fintech Perfios, which offers real-time credit underwriting tools to financial companies, raised a $229M Series D led by Kedaara Capital (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) http://www.techmeme.com/230911/p2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230911p2

Coinbase emails its customers in India to say the company plans to cease operations in the country from September 25, advising users to withdraw remaining funds (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) http://www.techmeme.com/230911/p1?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230911p1

A competition between Wharton MBA students and ChatGPT that judges generating ideas for a new product or service finds that 35 of the top 40 came from ChatGPT (Wall Street Journal) http://www.techmeme.com/230911/p4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230911p4

How cybercriminals in Turkey teamed up with Russian émigré hackers to steal and sell tens of millions of credit card numbers, passwords, "hot" cookies, and more (Financial Times) http://www.techmeme.com/230911/p3?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon#a230911p3

Zinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boost https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/09/06/1079123/zinc-batteries-boost-eos/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Climatechangeandenergy #climatechange

What to know about this autumn’s covid vaccines https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/09/08/1079220/covid-vaccines-2023-autumn-variants/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Biotechnologyandhealth #biotechnology