Welcome back to human capital, where we address all topics such as work and diversity, equity and inclusion. This week the Uber and Lyft litigation continued over a California law relating to independent contractors. It looks like Uber and Lyft will temporarily cease operations in California starting next week if they can’t get their way. Meanwhile, Pinterest employees reached their …

The model takes into account the common tennis strategies and the tendencies of each player. From his training, for example, he knows that Djokovic likes to hit the ball towards the weak side of his opponent. Similarly, the model also takes into account how players tend to position themselves while waiting for their opponent to return the ball. This places …

Tracking leaks is often a game of cat and mouse – what is actually legitimate and what is not. Traditionally, AnandTech eschews leaks for this very reason, and we prefer to have multiple sources saying the same thing rather than addressing every potential rumor in the blogosphere. Still, hints of a new Intel product, Alder Lake, have surfaced in recent …

Facebook is launching a new digital platform that allows organizers to create paid online events to fill the void created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the social media giant announced on Friday. But there’s a catch: the platform will cost promoters and businesses more on iOS as Facebook says Apple refuses to waive its standard App Store fees or allow the …

This weekend’s Best Buy sales come with a huge selection of 4K TV listings, cheap laptops, headphones, tablets, and smartwatches. You will now see huge savings on a wide variety of technologies and we have the best discounts for you here. Hurry up – These offers are only valid until Sunday. Highlights include a $ 100 discount on the Bose …

image:: Tibrina Hobson ((Getty Images) San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced on Wednesday that he had filed a motion that would force DoorDash to classify delivery workers as employees rather than independent contractors predatory wage system This greatly benefits gig economy employers at the expense of the basic protection of the people who work for them. “We are striving …

Another year of Super Cruise on Cadillac for OG CT6 owners. Antuan Goodwin / Roadshow Earlier this week we learned that Cadillacs are partially automated Great cruise The driver assistance system does not have lifelong access. Instead, Cadillac plans to start a subscription to the service after three years and we don’t have any specific details on how it all …

When the news came yesterday that Apple and Google had banned Epic’s popular Fortnite from their app stores, most people focused on the bans – how could that happen? – and Epic’s almost instantaneous, sweeping lawsuits against both tech giants. Given the speed at which everything was moving, they may have overlooked the specific reasons Apple and Google gave for …

Respawn Entertainment / EA You can also expect some major updates to the Edge map of the world. An area near the dome that used to be a lava field becomes the launch site for a huge missile ship. The drilling site no longer exists and a place called Countdown takes its place. The production now replaces a small town …

The first digital scanner that was used to take the first digital photo in 1957 (left) and the first digital photo, a picture of Russell Kirsch’s new baby in 1957 (right)image:: NIST (Fair use) Russell Kirsch, the inventor of the pixel and the first to take a digital photo, died Tuesday at his home in Portland, Oregon Washington Post. Kirsch …