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How Uber and the gig economy changed the way we live and work
Gig work predates the internet. Besides traditional forms of self-employment, like plumbing, offers for ad-hoc services have long been found in the Yellow Pages and newspaper classified ads,...
Here’s Proof the AI Boom Is Real: More People Are Tapping ChatGPT at Work
Ever since the rollout of ChatGPT in November 2022, many people in science, business, and media have been obsessed with AI. A cursory look at my own published...
The Quest to Give AI Chatbots a Hand—and an Arm
Peter Chen, CEO of the robot software company Covariant, sits in front of a chatbot interface resembling the one used to communicate with ChatGPT. “Show me the tote...
Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination
Hall says when she has access to an interpreter, they are rotated throughout the week, forcing her to repeatedly explain some technical concepts. “Google is going the cheap...
Former Call of Duty designer to lead new NetEase studio
It's been a bleak year so far for the gaming industry, between , projects getting canceled and . There are some specks of light in the darkness, though,...
PlayStation is laying off 900 staff across Naughty Dog, Insomniac and other studios
It’s another bleak day for the gaming industry as there’s more news of . This time around, its that’s gutting its studios. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) ...
