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AI can’t replace human writers
In the must-watch final season of “Succession,” Kendall Roy enters a conference room with his siblings. As the scene opens, he takes a seat and declares: “Who will be the successor?
Bitcoin-based app Strike expands in Philippines to grow cross-border payment solutions
Strike, a Bitcoin-based payment network and financial app, is expanding to the Philippines to grow cross-border payments and remittance markets. “The Philippines is one of the biggest remitting mark
Uber wants court to nullify Kenya’s new ride-hailing law that caps service fee at 18%
Uber has appealed to Kenya’s apex court to annul the new digital taxi-hailing regulations claiming that some aspects are unconstitutional, discriminatory, discouraging to foreign investments and inf
Bolt’s future in Tanzania uncertain after 15% service fee order
The future of Bolt, the Estonia-based ride-hailing company, in Tanzania is hanging in the balance following a new 15% service fee order that went into effect Friday last week. Bolt, Uber’s main riva
Over 14,000 Etsy sellers are going on strike to protest increased transaction fees
If you’re in the market for funky trinkets and unique, handmade clothing, you might want to put off your shopping until next week. Starting today, more than 14,000 Etsy sellers are going on stri
Amazon workers at two Chicago warehouses walk out to demand better treatment
This morning, dozens of warehouse workers at two Amazon facilities near Chicago staged a pre-Christmas walkout during the busiest time of the year to demand better treatment and higher wages. “W
DoorDash workers protest outside CEO Tony Xu’s home demanding better pay, tip transparency and PPE
California DoorDash workers protested outside of the home of DoorDash CEO Tony Xu on Thursday, prompted by a recent California superior court judge ruling calling 2020’s Proposition 22 unconstitutio
Instacart shoppers say company’s response to strike demands is ‘insulting’
Over the weekend, Instacart outlined its plans to better support shoppers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For starters, Instacart has begun distributing its own hand sanitizer and disinfecting supplies an
Uber and Lyft drivers are striking ahead of Uber’s IPO
With Uber expected to make its debut on the public market by Friday, May 10, on-demand ride-hailing drivers are planning to strike on Wednesday. The New York Taxi Workers Association is calling on U.S
UK Uber drivers to stage 24 hour strike over pay and conditions
A UK union that represents the interests of Uber drivers has called a 24 hour strike for tomorrow. Ride-hailing giant Uber may not be comfortable thinking of the people who do the driving on its platf
Spain’s taxi drivers stage another anti-Uber strike
Taxi drivers in Spain are striking today in cities including Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia to protest at what they see as the exploitative practices of ride-hailing transportation apps Uber and Cabif
Deliveroo won’t force new pay-per-delivery contract on protesting riders in London — yet
On-demand food delivery startup Deliveroo has stepped back from trying to force a new payment contract on its existing riders in London, after a group organized protests against a planned trial of a n
London Deliveroo drivers crowdfund protests over new pricing model
On-demand restaurant food delivery startup Deliveroo is facing more protests in London this week over a new pay structure it's trialling in the U.K. capital that seeks to switch drivers to a fixed fee
GSMA Says It Has ‘Contingency Plans’ In Place For MWC Strike. I’m Getting A Bike
This is definitely one way for unions to get some attention for their cause: as of this time of writing, public transport employees in Barcelona will be striking during the Mobile World Congress trade
Did you notice the big HP strike the other day?
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/strikehp.jpg" />Trouble at <a HREF="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/hp/">HP</a>. The Public and Commercial Services Union in the UK called
The WGA strike, she is over
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3oulq9SFpg&rel=1] Strike‘s over. Now let us never speak of it again. STRIKE OVER: Hollywood Back To Work! [Deadline Hollywood via Drudge Report]
Tentative deal reached in writers strike: Guild leaders say it protects writers' future
[photopress:strikeovertent.jpg,full,center] A tentative deal has been reached in the ongoing writers strike. The only reason why we paid attention to it here was because a primary reason for the strik
Writers strike over says ex-Disney CEO
[photopress:strikeovermaybe.jpg,full,center] The writers strike could be over. Ex-Disney CEO Michael Eisner has been quoted by CNBC and others as saying, “It’s over. They made the deal, th
NBC to broadcast Internet-based ‘Quarterlife’ on TV
In the face of the ongoing writers’ strike, NBC has struck a deal with online show Quarterlife and will likely start airing episodes in February. The show’s creator, Marshall Herskovitz, w
Writers Guild strike might help online entertainment?
If you hadn’t heard by now, there’s a strike brewing in Hollywood. The Writers Guild of America wants higher home video residual payments and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television