Delivery, Ride-Hailing Firms Fight EU Plan for Gig Workers

Companies that run food delivery and ride-hailing apps are concerned that the European Union will push for gig workers to be considered empl...

'Massive' Startup Wants To Rent Your Spare Compute Power To Pay For Apps

What if users could pay for apps or services not with money or attention, but with their spare compute power? A startup called "Massive...

The Virtual Phone Farms Scammers Use To Set Up Fake Accounts

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: When a scammer wants to set up an account on Amazon, Discord, or a spread of other onl...

Microsoft is selling ugly Windows sweaters again, and this time, it’s Minesweeper

Image: Microsoft Microsoft has launched a new Windows software-themed ugly sweater on its Xbox Gear Shop dedicated to the infamous Windo...

Edge users aren’t happy about Microsoft’s built-in ‘buy now, pay later’ tool

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is tacking on a “buy now, pay later” extension to Edge that prompts users to use short-...

Microsoft Adds Buy Now, Pay Later Financing Option To Edge -- And Everyone Hates It

Microsoft has decided to add "Buy Now, Pay Later" financing options to its Edge browser in the U.S. -- and the overwhelming respon...

Amazon faces new pressure over COVID protections in warehouses

Amazon workers protested outside a warehouse last year | Spencer Platt / Getty Images Amazon is facing new questions over failed COVID pr...