Some companies that provide Big Tech and other clients with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring minors, often exposing them to traumatic content
Companies that provide Big Tech with AI data-labeling services are inadvertently hiring young teens to work on their platforms, often exposing them to traumatic content.
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
India cutting off internet in Manipur state on May 4 after ethnic conflict broke out did not quell the violence and provided cover for murders, rapes, and arson
Since May 4, the Indian government has shut off the internet in Manipur, giving cover to murders, rapes, and arson. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . Twitter: @peterguest , @shakirm...
As Israel enacts controversial judicial reforms, many tech companies are protesting or distancing themselves from the country, moving money and HQs overseas
Impeachment now front and center for House GOP Twitter: @glichfield : “Almost 70 percent of Israeli startups are taking measures to distance themselves from their home country, wit...
Source and analysis: PDD-owned Temu is losing an average of $30 per order and between ~$588M to ~$954M per year, as the app tries to break into the US market
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Source and analysis: PDD-owned Temu is losing an average of $30 per order and between $588M to $954M per year, as it tries to break into the US market
The Chinese shopping app is topping app stores in the US. But it's burning money and squeezing its suppliers to a breaking point in a bid to take on Amazon.
A look at the Modi administration's attempts to strengthen government control over the internet in India and its battle with Big Tech, which keeps giving in
The Modi administration keeps giving itself new powers, and Big Tech keeps giving in. — Akash Banerjee isn't sure whether he's allowed …
A look at the Modi administration's attempts to strengthen government control over the internet in India and its battle with Big Tech, which keeps giving in
The Modi administration keeps giving itself new powers, and Big Tech keeps giving in. — Akash Banerjee isn't sure whether he's allowed …
Researcher: for over a year, India's education ministry app Diksha exposed the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of 1M+ teachers via an unsecured server
FTX posed as a haven from tumbling currencies and inflation in Africa, where the company recruited users via glitzy events, $5 sign-up bonuses, and giveaways
Alexandra Wexler / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @gksteinhauser , @sarahnemerson , @peterguest , @counternotions , and @drewhinshaw Tweets: Gabriele Steinhauser / @gksteinhauser :...
Crypto investors say Sam Bankman-Fried frequently promoted and manipulated “Samcoins”, including Solana, Serum, FTT, and Maps, to benefit FTX and Alameda
or did it? Developers complained for years that @SBF_FTX preyed on their projects for his own gain. And investors say they saw red flags in his funraising techniques https://www.ny...
A look at Saudi Arabia's Kollona Amn app, launched in 2017 to let its citizens inform on activists, as the country expands the use of surveillance technology
eying off a neighbour's lovely farmland? Report them to the Inquisition and grab the land. #news https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... Leticia Rodríguez / @letirgar : Saudi snitchin...
Leaked docs show how reputation laundering companies use fake DMCA and legal notices to scare news outlets into taking down unflattering articles about clients
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Interview with Meta's VP of Global Affairs Nick Clegg on leaving politics, the impact of Haugen's leaks, and his leading role in the decision to ban Trump
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Interview with Nick Clegg, Meta's VP of global affairs, on moving from politics to Meta, the impact of Haugen's leaks, and the decision to ban Trump
Nick Clegg may be available in Berlin. He has a slot in Paris. He'll make time for lunch in Brussels.
A look at China's extensive tech investments in Africa, including undersea cables, data centers, and fintech apps, as part of its “Digital Silk Road” initiative
from e-commerce, smart cities, and fintech apps to big data, internet of things, smartphones, and undersea cables — is a growing point of concern https://restofworld.org/... Peter ...
Survey of ~5,000 gig workers across 15 countries: over 60% say they are financially satisfied but most want out of the job within a year
Survey of ~5,000 gig workers across 15 countries: over 60% say they are financially satisfied but most want out of the job within a year
Some restaurants in India are moving from Zomato and Swiggy to direct order services like DotPe due to their lower commissions and more access to customer data
Ahead of the company's $1.3 billion IPO, restaurants are moving to other platforms with lower commissions that provide more access to customer data. Tweets: @nilchristopher , @sub8...
Koo, the Indian microblogging app that has positioned itself as a government-friendly alternative to Twitter in India, is taking a similar approach in Nigeria
Rest of World : Tweets: @anirvan , @architmeta , @peterguest , @cengizyar , @nilchristopher , @iatalkspace , @yinkawrites , and @evelyndouek Tweets: Anirvan Chatterjee / @anirvan ...