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The fight over whether gig workers are independent contractors or employees has been heating up this week on both state and federal levels. The stakes? A once disruptive business model could soon be disrupted itself. On the state level, this week has seen developments in the Proposition 22 saga as companies relying on gig workers […]

The battle over gig worker status is heating up by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

One of the major stumbling blocks to AI adoption among organizations is the lack of a data-driven culture. Here are three ways organizations can become more data-driven to leverage AI better.

From the growing popularity and widespread adoption of AR tools to redefining expectations around monetization, many changes are afoot in the mobile apps space.

After decades of experiments around the word, researchers in California have finally figured out how to create net energy gain, but there is still a long road ahead.

If you’re reading this, I’m willing to bet you probably weren’t arrested this week and are now sitting in a Bahamian jail.

SBF’s handcuffs aren’t loosening up anytime soon by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

After reports circulated that “Westworld,” among other titles, would soon be pulled off HBO Max, the company sent out an announcement via email yesterday confirming the sad news. Westworld isn’t the only show to get the axe. More than a dozen shows will leave the streaming service in the coming days, including “The Nevers,” “Raised […]

Here are the 13 shows leaving HBO Max (yes, ‘Westworld’ is one of them) by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

The pandemic shook brand loyalty, shopping habits and purchasing behaviors, but bright spots remain for retailers.

Every developer knows that it’s a bad idea to hardcode security credentials into source code. Yet it happens and when it does, the consequences can be dire. Until now, GitHub only made its secret scanning service available to paying enterprise users who paid for GitHub Advanced Security, but starting today, the Microsoft-owned company is making […]

GitHub brings free secret scanning to all public repos by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch

Agriculture can cut emissions in only so many ways. That’s why there’s growing interest in enhanced rock weathering — the use of minerals to absorb carbon dioxide.

Stripe-backed Eion digs up $12M Series A to help farms capture carbon with green rock dust by Tim De Chant originally published on TechCrunch