Amazon built its own in-house mobile app called Mentor that it uses to track the location and rate the performance of third-party delivery drivers, according to a new report from CNBC. The app tracks a driver’s location at all times and also generates a daily score that factors into performance evaluations, with low scores potentially… Continue reading Amazon delivery app Mentor tracks drivers’ locations and measures their performance
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Please GameStop it, Hollywood
Okay, screenwriters, directors, authors, and production companies — we get it. You have some experience telling stories about Wall Street, the video game industry, or social networks, and you see some mighty big dollar signs in the true tale of how Reddit managed to drive an ailing video game retailer’s stocks to completely ridiculous highs… Continue reading Please GameStop it, Hollywood
Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan he wants the new Tesla Roadster to hover
Elon Musk has said for years that he wants to offer a rocket thruster package to increase the already ludicrous speed of the second-generation Tesla Roadster. But now he says he’s considering using the thrusters to make the Roadster hover, too. “I want it to hover, and I was trying to figure out how to… Continue reading Elon Musk tells Joe Rogan he wants the new Tesla Roadster to hover
Uber and Lyft are getting less unprofitable, but COVID-19 is still a drag on their business
Uber and Lyft reported their quarterly earnings this week, and while both companies are showing signs of improvement, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cast a long shadow over the overall ride-hailing business. It raises the question of how both companies, neither of which have ever turned a profit, can hope to claw their way out… Continue reading Uber and Lyft are getting less unprofitable, but COVID-19 is still a drag on their business
China becomes latest country to reach Mars with Tianwen-1 probe
China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft successfully rolled into Mars orbit Wednesday morning, the China National Space Administration confirmed. The probe’s arrival makes China the sixth space-faring power to reach the planet. It’s also the second country this month to celebrate its first Mars mission, arriving a day after the UAE’s Hope orbiter entered Martian orbit Tuesday morning.… Continue reading China becomes latest country to reach Mars with Tianwen-1 probe
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey wants to build an app store for social media algorithms
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey imagines a future where you get to choose what you see on social media by picking out your favorite recommendation algorithm, rather than relying on a single controlling company to get it exactly right. On a call with investors today, Dorsey expanded on his vision of how a decentralized social network… Continue reading Twitter’s Jack Dorsey wants to build an app store for social media algorithms
How Black communities shaped the internet
As we’ve gone through the pandemic, I’ve been thinking about how much of our lives happen on screens and through software. We use software to connect with our friends, to play games, to move markets, and to catch criminals. Software isn’t eating the world; it’s eaten it. Today on Decoder, I’m talking to Charlton McIlwain,… Continue reading How Black communities shaped the internet
Some things Jeff Bezos can do with his $193 billion
Some things Jeff Bezos can do with his $193 billion Feb 9, 2021, 9:00am EST Jeff Bezos announced on February 2nd that he’d be leaving the CEO job at Amazon. In the announcement, he signaled he’d be pursuing his “other passions,” which include the Day 1 Fund, the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin, and The… Continue reading Some things Jeff Bezos can do with his $193 billion
If you’ve wondered what Horizon Zero Dawn might look like on a graphing calculator, here you go
What are we actually looking at here? A rock? An enemy? Does it even matter compared to the glory of running Horizon Zero Dawn at the eye-watering resolution of 128 pixels wide by 72 pixels tall? Yes, a YouTuber has managed to play Horizon Zero Dawn at 72p, and that’s not a typo. The YouTuber… Continue reading If you’ve wondered what Horizon Zero Dawn might look like on a graphing calculator, here you go
Tesla to accept bitcoin as payment in ‘near future’ after $1.5 billion investment
Tesla says it has invested $1.5 billion in the bitcoin cryptocurrency. The electric car manufacturer filed its annual 10-K report with the SEC this morning, and revealed the new bitcoin investment. Tesla says it will also “begin accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for our products in the near future.” Tesla customers have been… Continue reading Tesla to accept bitcoin as payment in ‘near future’ after $1.5 billion investment