📽 TikTok's factory line of terrors

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TikTok's factory line of terrors. As TikTok gains in popularity in the Middle East and North Africa, it's ramping up its content moderation operation in the region. But reviewers for the platform complain they're watching hours of graphic videos with little psychological help. 'The… (Rosie Bradbury / Business Insider)

rosie bradbury @_RosieBradbury

NEW: TikTok is massively expanding its fleet of content moderators in Morocco. Paid $1.60 an hour, thousands of workers sift through unspeakably graphic footage so it doesn't get to your 'For You' page @majd_ai and I spent 4 months investigating ⤵️

businessinsider.comA factory line of terrors: TikTok’s African content moderators complain they were treated like robots, reviewing videos of suicide and anim…TikTok’s Morocco-based moderators complain of severe psychological distress. They say they were offered little help to protect their mental health.

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Self-Driving Truck Accident Draws Attention to Safety at TuSimple. On April 6, an autonomously driven truck fitted with technology by TuSimple Holdings suddenly veered left, cut across the I-10 highway in Tucson, Ariz., and slammed into a cement barricade. The accident, which regulators disclosed to the public in… (Kate O'Keeffe / Wall Street Journal)

Kate O'Keeffe @Kate_OKeeffe

NEW: Federal regulators are investigating safety issues at self-driving trucking leader TuSimple after a highway accident. The company blames human error; analysts say it was the technology. wsj.com/articles/self-… with @heathersomervil

wsj.comWSJ News Exclusive | Self-Driving Truck Accident Draws Attention to Safety at TuSimpleThe leading autonomous-truck developer blames human error, while analysts say it is the technology. Regulators are investigating.

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Hackers stole passwords for accessing 140,000 payment terminals. Hackers had access to dashboards used to remotely manage and control thousands of credit card payment terminals manufactured by digital payments giant Wiseasy, a cybersecurity startup told TechCrunch. Wiseasy is a brand you might not have heard of… (Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker

New: Hackers stole passwords used to remotely access, manage and update 140,000 Android-based payment terminals.

techcrunch.comHackers stole passwords for accessing 140,000 payment terminals – TechCrunchThe passwords allowed access to dashboards used to remotely controls thousands of Android-based payment terminals.

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Where the Fight Over a Return to the Office Is Over and the Office Won. The competition for parking space is getting steeper. Commutes are inching longer. Workplace lounges are filling up with commotion as junior associates play cornhole. What return-to-office debate? In some parts of the country, it's been settled. (Emma Goldberg / The New York Times)

Emma Goldberg @emmabgo

I wrote about the divide between work-from-home and back-in-the-office America, with new research that answers: Where are people back in the office? Small cities, places with car commutes, and states that had shorter Covid lockdowns.

nyti.msWhat Remote Work Debate? They’ve Been Back at the Office for a While.Cubicles are largely empty in downtown San Francisco and Midtown Manhattan, but workers in America’s midsize and small cities are back to their commutes.

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Spotify wants users to pay for separate 'Play' and 'Shuffle' buttons. Spotify is updating its app to address a long-standing user complaint with music playback — but it's asking customers to pay for the fix. The company announced today it will introduce, at last, a separate Play Button and a Shuffle Button at… (Sarah Perez / TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez @sarahintampa

Spotify wants users to pay for separate ‘Play’ and ‘Shuffle’ buttons:

ift.ttSpotify wants users to pay for separate ‘Play’ and ‘Shuffle’ buttons – TechCrunchSpotify is updating its app to address a long-standing user complaint with music playback — but it’s asking customers to pay for the fix. The company announced today it will introduce, at last, a separate Play Button and a Shuffle Button at the top of albums playlists to make it easier …

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