“In my point of view, it is digital slavery.” Sorry Servitude AI has a dirty secret: the people hired to train it are making literal pennies on the dollar, tantamount to slave labor. As Wired reports, AI-labeling workers often live in places like Venezuela and the Philippines — and even in refugee camps in Lebanon… Continue reading That AI You’re Using Was Trained By Slave Labor, Basically
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What Techno-Billionaire Marc Andreessen Missed In His Techno-Optimism Manifesto
As a general rule, any essay that includes the one-sentence paragraph “I am here to bring the good news” is written by someone who wants to take your money, your vote, or your soul. As far as I know, Marc Andreessen, the browser pioneer and cofounder of powerhouse VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, isn’t running for… Continue reading What Techno-Billionaire Marc Andreessen Missed In His Techno-Optimism Manifesto
TikTok-Hyped Halloween Decor Is Out of Control
What I’m about to tell you sounds like the kind of thing made by an AI story generator designed to spit out the final segments of the local 11 o’clock news, but here goes: A few weeks ago, firefighters in Glens Falls, New York, got called to the scene of a burning home. Except it… Continue reading TikTok-Hyped Halloween Decor Is Out of Control
Skoon Energy Raises $5.6M in Series A Funding
Skoon Energy, a Rotterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of an AI-powered software platform for clean mobile energy, raised $5.6M in Series A funding. The round was led by Blue Bear Capital, with participation from Graduate Entrepreneur Fund. The Series A round follows investments by Kees Koolen, early investor and CEO of Booking.com and former COO of… Continue reading Skoon Energy Raises $5.6M in Series A Funding
German Manager Magazine: Cruise: US traffic authority investigates robotaxi company after accidents002807
After two accidents involving pedestrians in San Francisco, the robotaxi company Cruise came into the attention of the US transport authority. The NHTSA has initiated an investigation that will, among other things, clarify whether the vehicles, some of which are completely driverless, drive too close to people. In an accident at the beginning of October,… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Cruise: US traffic authority investigates robotaxi company after accidents002807
Uber: Uber Announces Date of Third Quarter 2023 Results Conference Call
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss its third quarter 2023 financial results on Tuesday, November 7th at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Time (8:00 a.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast of the conference call and earnings release materials can be found on Uber’s Investor Relations website at investor.uber.com.… Continue reading Uber: Uber Announces Date of Third Quarter 2023 Results Conference Call
Uber sexual assault survivors score a win, down goes another SPAC and why EV battery plants remain a UAW sticking point
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from Point A to Point B.… Continue reading Uber sexual assault survivors score a win, down goes another SPAC and why EV battery plants remain a UAW sticking point
Cleantechnica: 21 Coolest Cleantech Stories of the Week 003052
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Hello! We’re changing up our weekly CleanTechnica newsletter a bit, so we figured it could be useful to show readers what it’s going to be like going forward (until further notice, of course). We are still including a list… Continue reading Cleantechnica: 21 Coolest Cleantech Stories of the Week 003052
Uber sexual assault survivors call for in-car cameras, tech upgrades
Hundreds of women have filed lawsuits against Uber claiming the company hasn’t done enough to prevent instances of sexual assault by drivers. Now a panel of judges has ruled that more than 80 cases can be consolidated into federal court. The stakes are high for both parties with implications extending to future Uber riders and… Continue reading Uber sexual assault survivors call for in-car cameras, tech upgrades
Rental Car Satisfaction Grows Amid More Stable Price and Supply
The 2023 North America Rental Car Satisfaction Study is based on responses gathered from 8,632 business and leisure travelers who rented a vehicle at an airport location during the past year. The study was fielded from August 2022 through August 2023. Graphic: J.D. Power North American airport-based rental car companies are seeing some of the… Continue reading Rental Car Satisfaction Grows Amid More Stable Price and Supply