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Uber loses its final appeal in UK Supreme Court in landmark ruling
The court ruled that drivers should be classed as workers and not as self-employed.
Tech CEOs to testify before Congress. Yes, again.
Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and Pichai will talk misinformation.
By Rachel Kraus
Facebook admits it bungled its WhatsApp privacy policy update
And throws Facebook Messenger under the bus in the process.
By Jack Morse
You can finally log multiple user accounts into Oculus Quest 2 headsets
You still need a Facebook login, though.
By Alex Perry
Amazon's Kickstarter copycat, 'Build It,' wants to make concept gadgets real
The program will offer concept devices for pre-order and manufacture them if enough people buy in.
By Michael Kan
YouTube announces new 'applause' feature that allows users to pay creators directly
More ways for creators to get paid
By Matt Binder
New York sues Amazon, alleging coronavirus safety failures and protest retaliations
"Amazon’s flagrant disregard for health and safety requirements has threatened serious illness and grave harm to the thousands of workers in these facilities."
By Amanda Yeo
LAPD requested Amazon Ring footage from Black Lives Matter protests
That's a problem.
By Matt Binder
New tech company Nothing acquires Essential, gives everyone a chance to invest
Nothing is making its first moves.
Apple is offering free Apple Watch repairs to fix Power Reserve charging issue
If you've been having this problem with your Watch, Apple has a solution.
By Amanda Yeo
Amazon's driver monitoring app is an invasive nightmare
Amazon is tracking delivery workers' every move.
By Sasha Lekach
Medium unionizes as organizing spreads from media to tech
It's one of few tech companies where employees have officially organized.
By Rachel Kraus
Facebook saves links shared on Messenger and Instagram, and this new detail reveals it’s on purpose
No more link previews in the EU. And that's a good thing.
By Matt Binder
What Apple's big tech frenemies think of its iOS 14 privacy updates
Facebook, Snap, Twitter, and Google have all weighed in.
By Rachel Kraus
New Snapchat feature encourages users to ruthlessly cull their friends lists
Ditch those fake friends with Snapchat's new Friend Check Up tool.
By Rachel Kraus
As Amazon union vote starts, AFL-CIO's tech think tank considers future of labor
More than 5,800 workers will vote on whether to become the first Amazon warehouse in the U.S. to unionize.
Clubhouse banned in China
Like many other U.S.-based apps, Clubhouse is now banned in China.
9 scary revelations from 40 years of facial recognition research
The largest study of facial recognition databases to date show its revealing origins and flaws.
By Rachel Kraus
Microsoft will automatically uninstall the old version of Edge on Windows PCs
Windows users should prepare for the change now.
By Alex Perry
Democrats' proposed Section 230 reform may not be as helpful as it looks
Reforming Section 230 is a bipartisan affair, but any changes to the law could cause major problems.
By Alex Perry
How to check your internet speed
Suspect your internet is struggling? Here's how to find out for sure.
By Alex Perry