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Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

The laid-off lawyers and PhDs training AI to steal their careers

Unemployed workers are being recruited by companies like Mercor to create training data for AI systems, often the same technology that displaced them from their jobs.
Remote teams
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Missile Attacks Are Overwhelming the Gulf. Delivery Drivers Are Still on the Roads

Delivery drivers are classified as essential workers by the UN's International Labour Organization, providing critical access to food, medicine, and necessities while facing safety risks and earning based on completed deliveries.
Food & drink
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

The Innovation That's Killing Restaurant Culture

Delivery platforms have transformed restaurants into pickup-focused, commodity-driven businesses, increasing packaging and exposing precariously employed couriers to higher safety and labor risks.
Silicon Valley
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Scale AI agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from its California contractors

Scale AI agreed to settle four California lawsuits alleging worker misclassification, underpayment, and denied benefits and has stopped hiring California gig workers.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber, Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize

More than 800,000 California ride-hailing drivers can unionize and bargain collectively while companies secured reduced state insurance requirements in a negotiated agreement.
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