Robocall Bill Wins Approval in the House
From Consumer Reports Online: A crackdown on robocalls moved one step closer Wednesday after the House voted 429-3 to increase consumer protections against the unsolicited and annoying phone calls. The…
Machines May Not Take Your Job, but One Could Become Your Boss
From today’s New York Times: When Conor Sprouls, a customer service representative in the call center of the insurance giant MetLife talks to a customer over the phone, he keeps…
Comcast faces $9.1 million penalty for violating consumer protection laws
From today’s Seattle Times: Comcast violated Washington’s Consumer Protection Act by charging nearly 31,000 residents without their knowledge for a service-protection plan, a King County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday.…
He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012 and He Makes About $40,000 a Year
From today’s New York Times: Uber’s public stock offering next month will make a bunch of people remarkably rich. Peter Ashlock is not one of them, although he has toiled…
The Gig 101: The Con of the Side Hustle
From today’s New York Times: An attractive woman behind the wheel of a gray car says to the camera, “These days anyone can have a side hustle.” She then whisks…
Facebook Halts Advertising Targeting Cited in Bias Complaints and Lawsuits
From today’s New York Times: After years of criticism, Facebook announced on Tuesday that it would stop allowing advertisers in key categories to show their messages only to people of…
Spending Is as Easy as Pushing a Button. The Hard Part? Keeping Track.
From today’s New York Times: How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Tara Siegel Bernard, a personal finance reporter, discussed the…
As Immigrant Farmworkers Become More Scarce, Robots Replace Humans
From today’s New York Times: As a boy, Abel Montoya remembers his father arriving home from the lettuce fields each evening, the picture of exhaustion, mud caked knee-high on his…
Google workers worldwide walk off job to protest its treatment of women
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Carrying signs with messages such as “Don’t be evil,” Google employees around the world are walking off the job Thursday in a protest against what…
Amazon is considering up to 3,000 cashierless AmazonGo stores by 2021
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Amazon.com Inc. is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next few years, according to people familiar…