After establishing its food delivery business, Uber is jumping into another category of the gig economy –matches blue-collar workers, such as clerks and chefs, with employers. The ride-hailing company said today it is going to launch a new app called Uber Works this Friday. The app matches blue-collar workers such as clerks and chefs with companies that are
Read MoreKieren McCarthy / The Register: Apple has banned an app that allows people in Hong Kong to keep track of protests and police activity claiming it facilitates illegal activity — Trying to avoid cops, live rounds, tear gas? Oh no, you don’t, say Cook & Co — Apple has banned an app that allows people
Read MoreOne of the most exciting fights of the year is about to go down. Here’s what you need to know. UFC 243 Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya: Start time, how to watch or stream and full fight card – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt this point, it’s established that when you sign up for a service, you should always expect that at some point it will be breached. But that doesn’t mean you should give up on practicing basic security hygiene, because let’s face it: reused and shared passwords are still one of the major ways top ways
Read MorePrecursors to the building blocks of life have been found in Enceladus’s huge subsurface ocean. Saturn's ice moon is spewing organic compounds that could precede life – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhether you’re getting ready for work in the morning, or heading out on a camping trip in the woods, it’s nice to know what to expect when the weather rolls over the horizon. To keep abreast of things, [natethecoder] built a lamp system to stay across weather alerts. A Raspberry Pi 3 acts as the
Read MoreNew app emerges as Uber grapples with changes that could upend the gig economy. Uber to launch Uber Works temp worker app Friday in Chicago – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOn her New York City law enforcement beat, Ali Watkins mines CompStat for trends and crowdsourcing for breaking news. You can, too. Police Data and the Citizen App: Partners in Crime Coverage Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft went all out during its hardware event today, revealing a myriad of new devices, including the mythical Surface phone and dual-screen device. But the company didn’t forget about the device that started it all: the Surface Pro. First, there’s the Surface Pro 7 – the device everyone expected. Not that it isn’t a welcome
Read MoreThe company known for its Windows operating system is getting back into smartphones by embracing its rival’s ecosystem. Yes, the Microsoft phone is really happening: Introducing the Surface Duo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDual-screen phones have existed since 2011. Will Microsoft’s Surface Duo break the curse? Microsoft's new phone has two screens. Other brands that tried it failed – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFinancial Times: Sources: Uber to launch Uber Works, a new app on Friday in Chicago that will match temporary workers looking for shift work with businesses looking for staffing — Uber is launching a new app on Friday in Chicago that will match temporary workers looking for shift work with businesses looking … Sources: Uber
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: India-based Udaan, which operates a B2B marketplace, says it has closed $585M Series D from Tencent and other investors; source says at $2.3B-$2.7B valuation — Udaan, a three-year-old business-to-business e-commerce platform in India, has raised more than half a billion dollars … India-based Udaan, which operates a B2B marketplace, says it
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Atom Finance, investment research platform targeting high-end individual investors, raises $10.6M Series A led by General Catalyst — Atom Finance, a new media and financial technology company, has raised $10.6 million in a Series A round, executives tell Axios. Atom Finance, investment research platform targeting high-end individual investors, raises .6M Series
Read MoreThe suspect did not give the police a motive when he was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, where at least 140 scooters were vandalized since April. Night Prowler in Florida Cut Electric Scooters’ Brakes, Police Say Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe asteroid-hunting spaceship takes a long shot in the dark. Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft just shot a tiny rover at asteroid Ryugu – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe all use antennas for radios, cell phones, and WiFi. Understanding how they work, though, can take a lifetime of study. If you are rusty on the basic physics of why an antenna radiates, have a look at the very nice animations from [Learn Engineering] below. The video starts with a little history. Then it
Read MoreWatch it live this Sunday on the WWE Network. WWE Hell in a Cell 2019: How to watch, start times, match card and WWE Network – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI almost can’t believe I’m writing this, but the quasi-mythical Surface Phone – now known as the Surface Duo – is real. Microsoft had its busiest Surface event ever today, announcing a total of eight or nine new products, depending on how you’re counting. Despite many of those leaking in the days leading up to
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: London-based Impala, which is building a layer on top of legacy hotel systems to standardize everything with a modern REST API, raises $11M Series A — Meet Impala, a London-based startup that wants to make it easier to interact with hotel data. The startup is building a layer on top …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In July, Google admitted it has employees pounding the pavement in a variety of US cities, looking for people willing to sell their facial data for a $5 gift certificate to help improve the Pixel 4’s face unlock system. But the New York Daily News reports that a
Read MorePhoto by David Peinado/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security announced today it plans to begin DNA testing immigrants and entering their information into a criminal database. The proposed regulation could harm hundreds of thousands of people held at immigration detention centers around the country, as reported by The New York Times. The
Read MoreCurrent and former U.S. officials studying the document pointed to several elements that, they say, indicate that the document may have been handled in an unusual way. Odd markings, ellipses fuel doubts about the ‘rough transcript’ of Trump’s Ukraine call Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe pace may allow the electric-car maker to fulfill its forecast for the year. But analysts are skeptical that sales are enough to yield a profit. Tesla Reports a Record Quarter for Its Deliveries Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe mid-engine Corvette’s new hardtop convertible variant offers few trade-offs. 2020 Corvette Stingray Convertible is Chevy's new mid-engine droptop – Roadshow Source: CNet
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