May 7th 2020
Tech News Weekly 132
Gig Economy Growing Pains
Hosted by
Jason Howell,
Mikah Sargent
The Gig Economy; Apple, Google, & COVID-19; WFH
Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Guests:
Zac Hall,
Drew Harwell
What you need to know about Apple & Google's COVID-19 exposure tracking tech, the gig economy is in flux thanks to COVID-19, and some employers are trying to maintain employee productivity while they're working from home.
- First, lead editor of 9to5Mac, Zac Hall, joins us to walk us through Apple & Google's COVID-19 exposure logging APIs — does it require an app? What are the privacy implications? How does it all work? Hall answers all.
- Then, Jason and Mikah discuss COVID-19's impact on the gig economy — ride-hailing services are floundering while delivery services seem to be thriving.
- Lastly, Drew Harwell from the Washington Post joins us to talk about the ways employers are keeping track of their employees who are working at home. Is it surveillance? Are there too many meetings? Harwell details the measures.
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Links
- Apple and Google Provide Sample Code and Concepts for COVID-19 Exposure Notification Apps
- How to Manage COVID-19 Exposure Notifications on iPhone
- Hands-On With UK’s NHS Contact Tracing App as the Test Goes Live
- Seven European Countries Agree on Apple-Style Contact Tracing; API Not Certain
- Uber Is Reducing Workforce by 14% and Signals More Cuts to Come
- Lyft to Cut 17% of Workforce, Furlough More, Reduce Salaries
- A Message from Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky
- Instacart’s Frantic Dash From Grocery App to Essential Service
- Managers Turn to Surveillance Software, Always-On Webcams to Ensure Employees Are (Really) Working From Home