In an indictment against Defend the Atlanta Forest activists in Georgia, state prosecutors are citing use of encrypted communications to fearmonger. Alleging the defendants—which include journalists and lawyers, in addition to activists—in the indictment were responsible for a
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As Congress appears ready to gut one of the internet’s most important laws for protecting free speech, they are ignoring how that law protects and benefits millions of Americans’ ability to speak online every day. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a hearing
The flirty, conversational upgrade to OpenAI's chatbot has been compared by some to 2013 film Her.
Photo illustration by The Verge The head of Google sat down with Decoder last week to talk about the biggest advancements in AI, the future of Google Search, and the fate of the web. Continue reading…
BT has ditched its timetable to move landline customers from copper wire to digital.
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Pakistan has one of the youngest populations in the world, which means older gig workers are seldom the focus of platform policies.
With crime statistics already high in South Africa, older gig workers find themselves easy targets for theft, hijackings, and attacks.
Venezuelans struggling against age discrimination and hyperinflation have found a lifeline in online gig work.
For some older workers, gig platforms are a lifeline. But at a certain age, they get the boot.
Rest of World spoke to 50 older workers around the world who see gig work as a lifeline — or a last resort.
Rest of World’s four Labor x Tech fellows reflect on their year reporting about the global tech industry’s impact on its workers.
