🚕 Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting drivers

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers. Thousands of leaked confidential files reveal a treasure trove of sketchy and unlawful behavior from Uber. The Uber Files, which were originally shared with The Guardian and the International… (Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch)

Rebecca Bellan @RebeccaBellan

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TechCrunch @TechCrunch

Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers https://t.co/JATdG99xVs by @rebeccabellan

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Twitter Didn't Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn't Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama.. Elon Musk's showdown with Twitter Inc. has set the stage for what could become one of the most unusual courtroom battles in corporate-takeover history—a spurned acquisition target that never sought to be bought potentially trying to force… (Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal)

The Wall Street Journal @WSJ

Elon Musk’s showdown with Twitter has set the stage for what could become one of the most unusual courtroom battles in corporate-takeover history

on.wsj.comTwitter Didn’t Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn’t Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama.In trying to terminate his $44 billion takeover deal, Tesla boss sets stage for what could become one of the oddest courtroom battles in corporate-takeover history.

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Humans Have Always Been Wrong About Humans. The phrase “the dawn of everything” first struck David Wengrow, one of the authors of The Dawn of Everything, as marvelously absurd. Everything. Everything! It was too gigantic, too rich, too loonily sublime. Penguin, the book's… (Virginia Heffernan / WIRED)

Virginia Heffernan @page88

I profiled ⁦@davidwengrow⁩ for ⁦@WIRED⁩. His extraordinary book The Dawn of Everything, w/the late @davidgraeber⁩, is the much-needed antidote to the sophistry of Pinker and Harari. Humans Have Always Been Wrong About Humans | WIRED

wired.comHumans Have Always Been Wrong About Humans‘The Dawn of Everything’ fundamentally shifted my view of … everything. I had to meet one of the minds behind its world-tilting revelations.

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Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse. People told Lucy Yu it was a crazy time to open a bookstore in Chinatown. It was early 2021, and the pandemic had devastated the neighborhood, forcing dozens of stores and restaurants to close. The rise of anti-Asian hate crimes had shaken… (Alexandra Alter / The New York Times)

Alexandra Alter @xanalter

Some rare good news: There's been a surprising resurgence of independent books stores during the pandemic, with new bookshops opening around the country, and the bookselling business is getting more diverse. w/ @Liz_A_Harris

nyti.msSome Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More DiverseMore than 300 bookstores have opened in the past couple of years — a revival that is meeting a demand for “real recommendations from real people.”

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China touts 'mind-reading' AI that can gauge political loyalty: reports. Researchers in China claim they have developed 'mind-reading' AI, multiple outlets have reported. In a now-deleted video, they reportedly said the software could be used to measure party loyalty. Last year, the US sanctioned 11 Chinese institutes… (Hannah Towey / Business Insider)

Business Insider @BusinessInsider

Researchers in China claim they have developed 'mind-reading' artificial intelligence that can measure loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party, reports say

businessinsider.comResearchers in China claim they have developed ‘mind-reading’ artificial intelligence that can measure loyalty to the Chinese Communist Par…In a now-deleted video, researchers reportedly said the software could analyze citizens’ reactions to “thought and political education.”

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