Month: November 2020
Uber, Lyft drivers aren’t employees after all, California voters say
California voters approved Prop. 22, which would exempt companies such as Uber and Lyft from having to classify their workers as employees, according to The Associated Press. The $200 million campaign in support of the measure was the most expensive in state history. The ballot measure mandates that drivers for…
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CA ballot measure that keeps gig workers as independent contractors is projected to pass
Uber, Lyft, Instacart and DoorDash — the major backers of California’s Proposition 22 — are getting their way. The proposition, which will keep gig workers classified as independent contractors, is projected to pass. The Associated Press called the race with 67% of precincts partially reporting. At the time of publication,…
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Portland, Maine has voted to ban facial recognition
Portland, Maine has passed a ballot initiative banning the use of facial recognition by police and city agencies. The Bangor Daily News is reporting that voters have passed a ballot initiative bolstering a ban on facial recognition by city agencies. The initiative follows a city council vote in August, which…
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Samsung’s China gambit explained Samsung exynos processors
When the details of the launch of Samsung’s much-expected Exynos 1080 mobile application processor were revealed on Weibo, the popular social media platform in China, there was understandable curiosity all around. Why is Samsung choosing to make a formal announcement on what is a major technological component in Chinese? It…
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Facebook, Twitter take steps to limit the president’s false election claims
After a night in which President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory in the presidential election, Facebook has added a notification at the top of Facebook and Instagram feeds saying there was — as yet — no winner. Earlier in the night, both Twitter and Facebook chose to label a message…
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Twitter labels Trump tweet for ‘making a potentially misleading claim’
Twitter slapped a warning label on an election-night tweet from President Donald Trump, for “making a potentially misleading claim about an election.” In the tweet, Trump claimed that “they are trying to STEAL the Election,” and that “Votes cannot be… Source
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