Opendoor’s iBuyer Model Is a Canary in the Economic Coal Mine
The company is losing huge sums of money on cookie-cutter homes—suggesting a fundamental weakness in the US housing market.Continue Reading
2022-10-04
Undocumented Workers Protest Uber Eats Crackdown
In France, the gig economy platform welcomed thousands of immigrants during the pandemic, unions say. Now it’s deactivating them en masse.Continue Reading
2022-09-12
Queen Elizabeth II Has Died. Her Internet Legacy Will Live On
The UK’s tech-savvy head of state was queen of a thousand memes.Continue Reading
2022-09-08
Twitter Gets an Edit Button
You’ll have 30 minutes to alter your tweets—but only if you subscribe to Twitter Blue.Continue Reading
2022-09-01
Europe Set Itself Up for This Energy Crisis
The region’s unified approach to energy predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but countries suffering from shortages may now have to watch gas flow past.Continue Reading
2022-08-26
The Twitter Whistleblower Plays Right Into Elon Musk’s Hands
Damning accusations from Twitter’s former chief of security could have widespread consequences for Musk’s takeover.Continue Reading
2022-08-23
Ethereum’s ‘Merge’ Is a Big Deal for Crypto—and the Planet
One of the most influential cryptocurrency projects is set to finally ditch proof-of-work mining.Continue Reading
2022-08-18
Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe
The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group.Continue Reading
2022-08-15
Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?
Regulators are close to stopping Meta from sending EU data to the US, bringing a years-long privacy battle to a head.Continue Reading
2022-08-09
I started my own business in lockdown after my husband lost work – now it’s worth £5million
A MODEL has revealed how the business she started in lockdown is now worth £5million after taking off in Australia. The Gold Coast-based Hard Fizz company – which launched in 2020 during the height of the Covid pandemic – was co-founded by entrepreneur Chloe Fisher, 30, and her husband Paul,Continue Reading
2022-08-07