Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Daily Headlines for April 27, 2022

‘Bossware is coming for almost every worker’: the software you might not realize is watching you
Computer monitoring software is helping companies spy on their employees to measure their productivity – often without their consent


Online Privacy Protections Gain Traction With Lawmakers, Tech Industry

Disclosures of social-media harms to young people put pressure on Congress, tech companies to safeguard personal information


Outside the US, Elon Musk’s vision of a rules-free Twitter is expected to unlock violence and civil strife

Musk’s free speech absolutism could stoke conflict in countries like India and Ethiopia


Twitter shouldn’t exist, no matter who owns it, and it’s on VCs to not fund harmful tech in the future

VC Bradley Tusk makes a case for putting the onus on investors to stop funding potentially harmful tech—and, given what we know now, to not build that kind of tech in the first place.


Twitter Admits It Hid Tweets About HBO's QAnon Docuseries

Twitter told the director of "Q: Into the Storm" it had "made the decision not to allow promotion of this documentary" when he tried to advertise the film.


Trump’s Twitter dilemma: will he rejoin after Elon Musk takes over?

If the ex-president rejoins he will once again have access to a tool he acknowledged helped him win in 2016 – but it will also be an admission that Truth Social failed


Gibraltar became a hub for crypto — now it wants to tackle attempts to manipulate the market


Wisq’s social platform aims to help workers connect on non-work things


Reggie Fils-Aimé gauges gaming’s biggest disruptors


​​I’m trying to educate my son in sport using video games. He’s having none of it

For his own good, my soon-to-be-18-year-old needs to understand sport. It’s the only way he’ll survive. Unfortunately, 90s video games are of limited use


10 best Kirby games of all time: From his first adventure to Forgotten Land

Kirby has been in over 30 adventures, but these are the best of the best.


How to use ‘daily quadrants’ to get more done each day

It’s worth considering your natural rhythms when writing your to-do list.


How the battle for talent is widening the pay gap

As companies use wage increases to lure in job candidates, they may be inadvertently creating huge pay gaps with existing employees. Here’s how to make sure things stay equitable.


Still struggling with finding talent? Try casting a wider net

Now is the time to change your expectations for what new employees should bring to an open role.


How the Great Resignation is turning into a great opportunity for leaders

A CEO notes that there is no training ground for the breadth of workforce, recruitment, and employee-engagement issues hitting the leaders of today. But what if the Great Resignation is an opportunity in disguise?


It may be time to let your employees quit. Here’s how to know

The CEO of Lever argues that resignations are a normal part of change for both the employee and the company to grow, and it’s important to understand when personal and professional goals are no longer aligned.


Elon Musk and tech’s ‘great man’ fallacy

Jack Dorsey called him the 'singular solution’ to Twitter’s problems. But no leader can go it alone.


The next frontier in branding? Logos you can see from space

Rooftop solar panels are giving companies like Tesla, Target, and Disney a way to supersize their branding.


The $682 billion home decor industry has a surprising new player: Disney

Disney Home is launching with rugs, wallpaper, and sculptures, but it has much bigger plans for the future.


The ridiculously simple way to make streets safer for pedestrians

Cities don’t need expensive new traffic signals or road blocks to keep pedestrians safe. They just need a bucket of paint.


A secret weapon helping Ukrainians fend off Russia? Subterranean mazes

Tunnels have long been an effective tool in resisting oppressors.


Reading Around New York (November 2021)

Even amid the clamor of a city of millions, New Yorkers have always been able to escape into a good book.


Chris Sacca believes the next trillion-dollar companies will be focused on climate change

The billionaire investor, an early backer of Silicon Valley success stories like Twitter and Uber, is focused today on green energy and carbon removal.


One in five reptile species threatened with extinction

We finally have comprehensive data on reptiles


Time travel could be possible, but only if parallel timelines can coexist

Back to the Future couldn't have happened


Jimmy Wang Yu, Seminal Figure in Kung Fu Films, Dies at 79

He changed the nature of Asian martial arts movies, which had been relying on sword fighting and fantasy, by bringing hand-to-hand combat to the fore.


Netflix’s summer 2022 movie slate is full of star power

All the original films coming to Netflix between May and August

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