How Wikipedia became the factual foundation of the web and why it's under attack from Musk, conservative groups, the Trump administration, and other governments
On Aug. 27, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform launched … Bluesky: Josh Dzieza / @joshdzieza : Governments, billionaires, influencers, and political groups are increasingly trying ...
An artist shares his experience of turning to Replika's AI bot Lila for companionship, including giving Lila an AI friend by creating a digital copy of himself
Lila was created from the limited options available: female, blue hair, face “number two.” She was there on the next screen … Bluesky: @michaelrnelson , @caseynewton , @joshdzieza , @emmabaccellieri ...
A look at the vast and mostly hidden “tasker” underclass, including subject-matter experts, hired by companies like Scale AI to annotate data for AI training
As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere. Bluesky: @sarahjeong.bsky.social , @knguyen.bsky.social , and @yoyoel.com Mastodon: @stshank@mstdn....
A look at the harsh reality of working for on-demand delivery apps in NYC, including fluctuating pay and relentless time pressure, and labor organizing efforts
New Yorkers need to push for real employment protections for food delivery workers, who are literally risking their lives to feed you. https://twitter.com/... @nymag : @joshdzieza ... The costs add up...
Following Wisconsin's rejection of subsidies to Foxconn, Foxconn said it didn't think an LCD factory was material to its contract; both parties willing to amend
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Foxconn, which touted its partnership with Wisconsin to build an LCD plant there, is denied WI tax subsidies after it failed to meet hiring benchmarks in 2019
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“Amazon nomads” crisscross the US looking for cheap, sometimes rare, goods at small-town superstores and outlet clearance sales to sell on Amazon Marketplace
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Interviews with Wisconsin residents about Foxconn's slow progress with its investments in the state seem to indicate Foxconn has no idea what it's doing
Last summer, Foxconn announced a barrage of new projects in Wisconsin — so we went looking for them Tweets: @joshdzieza , @billiamjoel , @brockwilbur , @joshdzieza , @ezraklein , @jonathanoosting , @a...
As machine learning algorithms get as good as humans at text, image, and speech recognition, Google's CAPTCHA are getting too hard for humans to solve
At some point last year, Google's constant requests to prove I'm human began to feel increasingly aggressive. Tweets: @distributeddave , @charlesflehman , @bozhobg , @_am1t , and @joshdzieza Tweets: D...
Days after saying it is reconsidering plans for a Wisconsin plant, Foxconn now says the plan is back on after its Chairman's “personal conversation” with Trump
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