“The combination of a massive labor shortage in the U.S. coming out of the pandemic and an increasingly crowded market of app-based share-everything companies is raising the prices for freelance and contract work,” writes CNBC’s Ari Levy. “Companies ha…
Samsung’s Leader Is Out of Jail, Allowing US Factory Plans To Move Forward
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Samsung Group’s leader, Jay Y. Lee, is out of jail on parole today. Lee was serving a 30-month sentence for his role in “Choi-gate,” a major 2016 South Korean political scandal that brought down So…
These People Who Work From Home Have a Secret: They Have Two Jobs
When the pandemic freed employees from having to report to the office, some saw an opportunity to double their salary on the sly. From a report: They were bored. Or worried about layoffs. Or tired of working hard for a meager raise every year. They got…
アップルによる「児童への性的虐待」の画像検出機能は、プライヴァシー保護と両立できるのか
アップルが「iCloud」に保存された児童の性的虐待画像（児童ポルノ画像）を検知できる機能を発表した。高度な暗号化技術を用いたことでプライヴァシー保護と両立できるというが、仮に政治的な画像などにも適用されると実質的に“検閲”として機能する危険性も指摘されている。
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「福祉分野の吉本興業になりたい」ヘラルボニーが”障害”に革命を起こす日
障害のあるアーティストの作品をビジネスにつなげたヘラルボニー社長の松田崇弥さんは「福祉分野における吉本興業になりたい」と語ります。”福祉”の枠を超え、作家に還元するビジネスモデルに込めた思いを聞きました。
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VC業界の専門家が選ぶ、シリコンバレーで最も尊敬される投資家10人
シリコンバレーの気風を築き上げた投資家はどんなたち人？InsiderがVC業界関係者とともに選ぶ、最も尊敬されているVC10人を紹介。
FAXを手放せないITエンジニアもいる。「時代の遺物」「原則廃止」論者も黙る、驚きの調査結果
リモートワークの普及で、現代ビジネスの現場から聞こえてくる「脱ハンコ」「脱FAX」の恨み節。電子契約化やプロセス省略の進むハンコに比べて、FAX廃絶は簡単ではないようだ。最新の調査結果。
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Reddit Is Now Valued At More Than $10 Billion
Reddit, the self-declared ‘front page of the internet,’ says it is now valued at more than $10 billion after raising an additional $410 million in funding, with the final round expected to grow to up to $700 million. The Verge reports: “We are still pl…
Amazon Drops ‘Draconian’ Policy on Making Games After Work Hours
Amazon.com withdrew a set of staff guidelines that claimed ownership rights to video games made by employees after work hours and dictated how they could distribute them, according to a company email. Bloomberg: The longstanding policies within Amazon …
UK watchdog vows to help fight rip-off Covid test firms
CMA commits to providing the government with advice and data on the PCR testing marketCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK’s competition watchdog said it is ready to help the government take rapid action against covid test…