After months of conversation and development, several states in the U.S. have established COVID-19 tracking apps with the hope of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Since the pandemic hit the United States in the spring, big tech, app developers and public health officials teamed up to deliver exposure notification (EN) technology via smartphones. While […]
Two popular Unicorn tech companies Airbnb (ABNB) and Doordash (DASH) made historic debuts on the stock market this week. These widely anticipated moves put the companies at the forefront of initial public offerings and marked some of the most valuable tech listings this year. With 129 IPOs filed this year, 19 more than 2019, companies […]
Walmart, America’s largest retailer, continues to experiment with the technologies of the future. On November 10, Walmart announced a partnership with Cruise, a self-driving car company and a subsidiary of General Motors headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Testing will begin in the first quarter of 2021 in Scottsdale, AZ. Prior to this partnership, Walmart worked […]
Proposition 22 was approved by 58% of California voters out of the November 3 elections. Now, gig workers who drive for delivery and rideshare apps are deemed independent contractors rather than employees. This proposition marked the most expensive ballot measure in the state’s history and comes with added benefits for delivery gig economy players like […]
In the category of low-down-dirty jobs, a new player has entered the gig economy workforce. New company Civvl launched to nearly universal negative reactions online. The job? Independent gig workers work for landlords and banks to kick delinquent renters out of their homes. Civvl’s Plan for Freelance Evictions? Acting as a Bad News Middleman With […]
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 […]