Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expressed that in most cases he believes gig workers should be classified as employees with benefits rather than as independent contractors. Walsh’s statements sent shock waves through Wall Street as stocks of gig companies like Lyft, DoorDash and Uber plummeted amid speculation about the future of the fraught business model under […]
A new law was passed in California, which impacted delivery apps like Grubhub, DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates, Caviar and others. The law, which was approved last fall, went into effect on January 1 to require delivery apps to offer services only from restaurants with which they have a direct partnership. With this, apps are also […]
Stuck at home with nothing to do but snack and daydream, we’re all ordering deliveries. With those to-go containers of comforting pasta dishes, the boxes of Amazon goodies, and the new home office furniture comes a lot of packaging and single-use disposable garbage. Our cleaning habits have ramped up, too, in the face of fighting […]
On August 2, Microsoft announced its interest in purchasing TikTok, a popular video social media app created by Chinese parent company ByteDance, following scrutiny from President Donald Trump over “national security, foreign policy and economy” concerns. These concerns stem from reports of the app mishandling user data to spy on the United States for the […]
While it seems like we know so much about artificial intelligence (AI) already, we are just tapping into the extensive capabilities of this technology. We often hear about the capabilities that seem almost futuristic to us, such as self-driving cars, but the everyday uses of innovative AI tech are often less apparent. You might not […]
Many parents around the world are currently juggling working from home, paying their bills, taking care of their children (and sometimes their parents), and are now also expected to teach their children. Teaching is a full-time job in and of itself, and it can be difficult for children to adjust to learning from home. It […]