With take-home pay dropping as companies prune for IPOs, drivers for Instacart, DoorDash, and other services are uniting to demand a minimum wage. (Read more on Fast Company)… Read the rest
Since delivery companies like Amazon and DoorDash count tips in their pay formula, workers are asking for cash tips, which the companies can’t see. (Read more on Fast Company)… Read the rest
The food delivery service discloses how much of drivers’ income consists of tips, amid widespread outrage among gig economy workers about payment systems. (Read more on Fast Company)… Read the rest
The Pixel 3 wins high praise for the quality of its still images. But how well does it stand up when things get moving? (Tom’s Guide)… Read the rest
Whether it was protesting projects with ICE and the Chinese government or walking out to demand better treatment of women, political activism has entered tech with a force that the industry has never experienced. (Read in California Sunday Magazine)… Read the rest
Google engineer Liz Fong-Jones raised over $100,000 in three hours to support striking workers, then doubled it with her own contribution. (Read more on Fast Company.)… Read the rest
Publicly opposing an employer could expose workers to retribution from within and without–and to a big financial hit. (Read more on Fast Company)… Read the rest
The CEO of the booming startup Twilio will put $1 million of company’s money toward alleviating homeless problems, urging other tech leaders to pony up, too. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
Forgoing the default DNS server that your ISP provides and using an alternate one like Cloudflare’s (or others) makes it a lot harder for your ISP to log all the sites you go to. (Read on Fast Company)… Read the rest
Three Bay Area cities approved new taxes to help even out the income divide. They may inspire a movement across the state and country. (Fast Company)… Read the rest
