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Code in Uber’s iPhone app suggests the company is working on a TaskRabbit-like service, codenamed Chore, to let users hire people to conduct various tasks (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Code in Uber’s iPhone app suggests the company is working on a TaskRabbit-like service, codenamed Chore, to let users hire people to conduct various tasks  —  – Uber is looking for new ways to grow beyond rides, deliveries  — … Continue Reading →

The Download: promising new batteries, and how to regulate AI

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Zinc batteries that offer an alternative to lithium just got a big boost The news: One of the… Continue Reading →

Senator Marsha Blackburn, the Kids Online Safety Act’s lead sponsor, says the US legislation would be used to “protect minor children” from transgender people (Erin Reed/Erin In The Morning)

Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning: Senator Marsha Blackburn, the Kids Online Safety Act’s lead sponsor, says the US legislation would be used to “protect minor children” from transgender people  —  The lead sponsor of the “Kids Online Safety… Continue Reading →

The Download: stem cell experiments, and coining “embryo tech”

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A biotech company says it put dopamine-making cells into people’s brains The news: In an important test for… Continue Reading →

DappRadar: monthly NFT trading volume fell 81% between January 2022 and July 2023, while monthly NFT sales dropped 61%; bitcoin is up nearly 55% in 2023 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: DappRadar: monthly NFT trading volume fell 81% between January 2022 and July 2023, while monthly NFT sales dropped 61%; bitcoin is up nearly 55% in 2023  —  When you look at the charts, “everything is down.”  —  NFTs first… Continue Reading →

A biotech company says it put dopamine-making cells into people’s brains

In an important test for stem-cell medicine, a biotech company says implants of lab-made neurons introduced into the brains of 12 people with Parkinson’s disease appear to be safe and may have reduced symptoms for some of them. The added… Continue Reading →

Interviews with 36 Remotasks workers in the Philippines, who annotate data for Scale AI customers in the US, reveal delayed, reduced, or canceled payments (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Interviews with 36 Remotasks workers in the Philippines, who annotate data for Scale AI customers in the US, reveal delayed, reduced, or canceled payments  —  CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines — In a coastal city in the southern Philippines,… Continue Reading →

The Download: internet scams, and the ethics of brain implants

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How culture drives foul play on the internet, and how new “upcode” can protect us From Bored Apes… Continue Reading →

X launches its job posting feature X Hiring in beta for verified organizations, allowing them to “organically reach millions of relevant candidates” (Joe Wituschek/BGR)

Joe Wituschek / BGR: X launches its job posting feature X Hiring in beta for verified organizations, allowing them to “organically reach millions of relevant candidates”  —  Who goes to LinkedIn to look for a job?  Nah, those days are… Continue Reading →

The Download: brain signals as speech, and faster-charging batteries

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Brain implants helped create a digital avatar of a stroke survivor’s face The news: A woman who lost… Continue Reading →

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