When engineer Seth Vargo found that a company using his open-source code worked with US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, he pulled the code off Github. The company, enterprise software maker Chef, found that, without the code, its business ground to a halt. Vargo had worked for the Seattle-based company, but he didn’t know about the […]
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In the last decade, we’ve seen a rise in online shopping, from e-commerce powerhouses to direct-to-consumer up-and-comers. Customers are reaping the benefits from the sophistication and growth available through digital retail. Heading into 2019, e-commerce sales comprised 15 percent of total retail sales and, according to Mary Meeker’s 2019 internet trend report, e-commerce sales growth in
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According to BIA/Kelsey, location data will be used in upwards of $38bn of mobile ad spend in the US this year, but unfortunately for marketers paying to reach consumers in specific locations, the evidence suggests that much of the location data being used in location-based ad targeting is not only inaccurate but totally fraudulent. Somewhere
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If one thing’s certain about your competition, it’s that they’ll never stop coming. They’ll always be catching up, pushing further, looking at the best things about your business and trying to do them even better. Which is why, whatever industry you’re in, carving out your own niche really matters. In a crowded marketplace, making yourself
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California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon endorses a bill that would limit when companies can label workers as independent contractors during a rally July 10 in Sacramento. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) Faiz Siddiqui San Francisco-based tech reporter covering automation and the future of transportation, including Tesla, Uber and Lyft August 30 Uber and Lyft are floating a new
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This week, UFC Fight Night is taking place halfway around the world from the USA. With the time change, this UFC Fight Night is more of a Fight Overnight, or even Fight Morning. This main event is worth staying up for, or setting an alarm. The strawweight title is back on the line, and the
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In the face of a looming deadline, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are throwing new weight and tens of millions of dollars behind their fight to keep treating drivers as independent contractors in California. The ride-hailing companies said Thursday they will commit $60 million to fund a statewide initiative aimed at the 2020 ballot
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In an email to drivers that urged them to contact their local lawmakers, Uber said it would guarantee a minimum wage of $21 per hour while a driver had a passenger or was on the way to pick one up. The companies said they would also push for so-called sectoral bargaining, which would allow drivers
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Uber, Lyft and DoorDash threatened Thursday to spend $90 million on a California ballot measure if they can’t reach a deal with unions and lawmakers on legislation that would change the rights of their drivers and other so-called gig workers. “We remain focused on reaching a deal, and are confident about bringing this issue to
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Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday were deploying in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry. President Jair Bolsonaro also tried to temper global concern, saying that previously deforested areas had burned and that intact rainforest was spared. Even so,
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