MIT Technology Review’s most popular stories of 2025
Gig workers in California to receive millions for unpaid vehicle expenses
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other app-based ride-hail and delivery companies will have to reimburse California gig workers potentially millions of dollars for unpaid vehicle expenses between 2022 and 2023. The back payments come from a provision in Proposition 22, the controversial law that classifies gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees and promises them […]
Gig workers in California to receive millions for unpaid vehicle expenses by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch
An NFL Coach Saved a 3-Year-Old Boy From Drowning in a Hotel Pool. ‘I’m Thankful I Knew What To Do.’
Twitter’s trust and safety lead Ella Irwin resigns
Twitter’s head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has resigned, the now-former executive confirmed to Reuters on Thursday. Irwin took over for Yoel Roth, who famously left the company during the early days of Elon Musk’s chaotic Twitter takeover. While Roth clashed with Musk over the new Twitter owner’s hands-off approach to content moderation, Irwin […]
Twitter’s trust and safety lead Ella Irwin resigns by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Welcome to the new surreal. How AI-generated video is changing film.
NASA, Boeing delay the first crewed flight test of the Starliner capsule…again
Boeing and NASA said Thursday that the first crewed flight test of the Starliner capsule would be further delayed due to a new crop of technical issues with the spacecraft. The first crewed mission was scheduled to fly two NASA astronauts on July 21 after being pushed back from an earlier April launch date. Officials […]
NASA, Boeing delay the first crewed flight test of the Starliner capsule…again by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch
Turncoat drone story shows why we should fear people, not AIs
A story about a simulated drone turning on its operator in order to kill more efficiently is making the rounds so fast today that there’s no point in hoping it’ll burn itself out. Instead let’s take this as a teachable moment to really see why the “scary AI” threat is overplayed, and the “incompetent human” […]
Turncoat drone story shows why we should fear people, not AIs by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
Roman Roy’s ‘Succession’ T-Shirt Is a $7 Boys Shirt From Walmart — And Now It’s Sold Out
Fidelity cuts Reddit valuation by 41%
Fidelity, the lead investor in Reddit’s most-recent funding round, has slashed the estimated worth of its equity stake in the popular social media platform by 41%, the latest high-profile write-down amid a weakening worldwide economy on public markets. Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund’s stake in Reddit was valued at $16.6 million as of April 28, […]
Fidelity cuts Reddit valuation by 41% by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Rocket Lab’s private mission to Venus slips to 2025
Rocket Lab’s mission to Venus, which was originally scheduled to launch last month, is “not imminent,” a spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch. That means the mission will likely move ahead no earlier than January 2025, the only publicly stated back-up window for launch. “Our focus right now is on delivering customer missions as a priority,” the […]
Rocket Lab’s private mission to Venus slips to 2025 by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch