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Google Maps Is Adding Indoor Live View and 100+ Other Features
It’s hard to imagine a time when people still relied on paper maps and printed directions, but we’ve come a long way. To celebrate, Google today announced that more than 100 AI-powered updates are coming to Google Maps in 2021. Yes, that’s right: 100.
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DoorDash, Grubhub Tell Workers Worried About Coronavirus To Really Wash Their Hands This Time
As the United States braces for the novel coronavirus that has seen tens of thousands of confirmed cases and more than 3,000 deaths globally, gig economy employers have begun contacting their independent contractors about basic precautionary measures they should take to avoid spreading the virus. So far, these measures have included the same advice health…
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Instacart Workers Discover An App Is A Terrible Boss
U.S. same-day grocery service Instacart has a checkered past when it comes to fair and dignified labour practices, and now dozens of its contract workers are claiming that the company app torments them into accepting shitty jobs or suffering the consequences.
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Uber Drivers Are ‘Meat-Based Algorithms’, Says South By Southwest Speaker
According to my Twitter feed, a transportation expert named Reilly Brennan just explained on a panel at South by Southwest that Uber drivers are “meat-based algorithms behind the wheel”.