Drivers in Europe net big data rights win against Uber and Ola

April 5, 2023

In a major win over opaque algorithmic management in the so-called gig economy an appeals court in the Netherlands has found largely in favor of platform workers litigating against ride-hailing giants Uber and Ola — judging the platforms violated the drivers’ rights in a number of instances, including when algorithms were involved in terminating driver […]

Drivers in Europe net big data rights win against Uber and Ola by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Y Combinator is back to bet on the Bay Area

April 5, 2023

Y Combinator, the startup accelerator that has launched the likes of Instacart and Airbnb, has broadened its investing lens in recent years, backing companies all over Africa and India, and beyond. As the tech downturn has continued, though, Y Combinator has shrunk its cohort size, stepped back from late-stage investing, and brought on a new […]

Y Combinator is back to bet on the Bay Area by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Forest Admin launches cloud version of its low-code internal tool builder

April 5, 2023

French startup Forest Admin is launching a cloud-based version of its product. The company helps you create flexible back-end admin panels for operations teams. Essentially, Forest Admin helps development teams spend less time on back office tools so that they can focus on the actual product. With the cloud version, companies just have to integrate […]

Forest Admin launches cloud version of its low-code internal tool builder by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

Substack’s new short-form ‘Notes’ feed looks a lot like Twitter

April 5, 2023

Substack announced today that it’s introducing a new Notes feature that is designed to let users share posts, quotes, comments, images, links and ideas. Notes shared on the platform are displayed in a dedicated short-form feed that looks a lot like Twitter. Once you share a note, it’s essentially like posting a Tweet. Each note […]

Substack’s new short-form ‘Notes’ feed looks a lot like Twitter by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch