February 24, 2025

Your boss is watching

A full day’s work for Dora Manriquez, who drives for Uber and Lyft in the San Francisco Bay Area, includes waiting in her car for a two-digit number to appear. The apps keep sending her rides that are too cheap to pay for her time—$4 or $7 for a trip across San Francisco, $16 for…

January 2024

How to find the right venture investor

January 9, 2024

Now that we’re in recovery mode, there are new rules to play by when it comes to identifying, pitching and partnering with the right investor.

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Can a striking design set rabbit’s r1 pocket AI apart from a gaggle of virtual assistants?

January 9, 2024

In a sea of AI-enabled gadgets at CES, the rabbit r1 (all lowercase, they insist) stands out not just for its high-vis paint job and unique form factor, but because of its dedication to the bit. The company is hoping you’ll carry a second device around to save yourself the trouble of opening your phone […]

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AI aides nation-state hackers but also helps US spies to find them, says NSA cyber director

January 9, 2024

Nation state-backed hackers and criminals are using generative AI in their cyberattacks, but U.S. intelligence is also using artificial intelligence technologies to find malicious activity, according to a senior U.S. National Security Agency official. “We already see criminal and nation state elements utilizing AI. They’re all subscribed to the big name companies that you would […]

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FTC bans X-Mode from selling phone location data, and orders firm to delete collected data

January 9, 2024

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has banned the data broker X-Mode Social from sharing or selling users’ sensitive location data, the federal regulator said Tuesday. The first of its kind settlement prohibits X-Mode, now known as Outlogic, from sharing and selling users’ sensitive information to others. The settlement will also require the data broker to […]

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Apple Music Classical to launch in China, Japan, Taiwan and more on Jan 24

January 9, 2024

Starting on January 24, Apple Music Classical will be available in China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Apple made the announcement in an X post today. Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan: pre-order Apple Music Classical now on the @AppStore. https://t.co/lwnF4Dx4ua pic.twitter.com/6PVPl02ZHs — Apple Music Classical (@AppleClassical) January 9, 2024 Apple’s […]

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