California sues Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying drivers

The companies have promised to compensate drivers either infected by COVID-19 or quarantined by health officials out of precaution, but their strategies are exceptions that don’t cover separate… Continued here: California sues Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying drivers

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Airbnb will lay off 25 percent of its workforce due to COVID-19

Departing staff will get 14 weeks of pay, plus another week for every year they’ve worked at Airbnb, and will get a year’s worth of health insurance in the US. International workers will get… Read more here: Airbnb will lay off 25 percent of its workforce due to COVID-19

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Zoom’s latest changes to prevent ‘zoombombing’ arrive on May 9th

Zoom is implementing more of its promised measures to bolster security and prevent “zoombombing” by unwanted guests. To start, it recently gave admins the option of disabling personal meeting… See the rest here: Zoom’s latest changes to prevent ‘zoombombing’ arrive on May 9th

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Stadia’s game controller finally works wirelessly on your computer

Google Stadia’s wireless controller is finally overcoming some of its early limitations. As of this week, the Stadia Controller no longer needs to be plugged in to your computer to play games on… Continue reading here: Stadia’s game controller finally works wirelessly on your computer

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Disney confirms Star Wars series from ‘Russian Doll’ co-creator

Disney is making the most out of May the 4th (aka Star Wars Day) beyond a Mandalorian documentary and streaming Rise of Skywalker. On top of a new movie from Taika Waititi, the company has… Continued here: Disney confirms Star Wars series from ‘Russian Doll’ co-creator

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