​The agreement creates a model for drivers to be able to organize for increased pay, job protections, and other benefits. In exchange, California regulators say they’ll support legislation to reduce expensive insurance coverage mandates that ride-hailing companies have to pay.  

​The company’s lawyers blame the driver (who settled with the victims separately) for the crash, and the plaintiffs’ lawyers for “overwhelming” the jury with “irrelevant evidence.”  

​A spyware vendor was behind a recent campaign that abused a vulnerability in WhatsApp to deliver an exploit capable of hacking into iPhones and Macs.  

​After a bombshell report on Meta allowing its AI chatbots to have sensual chats with minors, the company is updating its policies.  

​Decentralized social network Mastodon says it cannot comply with age verification laws, like in Mississippi and elsewhere, and says it’s up to individual server owners to decide.  

​Henrik Fisker, the founder of failed EV startup Fisker Inc., and his wife Geeta quietly wound down a private charitable foundation established in late 2021 that was supposed to “incubate innovation in healthcare, education, sustainability, mobility, and all causes that help support the planet and improve and further the lives of people and animals.” A […]  

​Khalid Ashmawy found it hard to send money home while studying in Europe. Now, he’s launched a startup to help other Egyptians with the same problem.  

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​Reliance is launching a new subsidiary to drive India’s AI ambitions, including a pending partnership with OpenAI.