Spotlight on Rights: How Celebrity Employment Feuds Illuminate Protections for Every Worker

The entertainment capital of the world operates from Los Angeles, where its celebrity workers face high-profile employment disputes that create dramatic news stories. The cases involve glamorous celebrities who work with multimillion-dollar contracts, yet they exceed the boundaries of tabloid entertainment. The employment rights that all workers need for protection, from Van Nuys studio grips… … Read more

DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models

DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models

DoorDash has launched a new option for its gig economy workers to earn some extra cash. The delivery service introduced Tasks, which it describes as “short activities Dashers can complete between deliveries or in their own time.” It gives taking pictures of restaurant dishes or recording video of unscripted conversations in languages other than English … Read more

Amazon acquires autonomous robotics startup Rivr

Amazon acquires autonomous robotics startup Rivr

Amazon has acquired Rivr, a startup focused on autonomous robotics. Rivr is based in Zurich and was valued at $110 million in a funding round from August 2024, which both Amazon and its CEO’s Bezos Expeditions participated in. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.  Rivr’s robots have four legs and wheels that allow … Read more

Google is reportedly testing a Gemini app for Mac

Google is testing a version of its Gemini app for macOS, Bloomberg reports. The app would bring the AI assistant to uncharted territory, and in more direct competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude, both of which offer standalone Mac apps. Gemini remains accessible through the web, and it sounds like the macOS app offers … Read more

Android will hide app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

Android will hide app sideloading behind a new one-time security process

Google has detailed how users will be able to sideload apps from unverified developers once it implements its more restrictive policy towards downloading software on Android. The company originally planned to require all developers to be “verified” to distribute on Android, but softened its stance in November 2025 to allow carveouts for Android power-users and … Read more

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