Gig Economy Couriers Should be Eligible For a Pension, Says UK Regulator

By:  Guardian May 17, 2021   The head of the UK’s pension regulator has called on gig economy companies to recognise the employment rights of those who work for them and set up workplace pensions.   Charles Counsell, the chief executive of the Pensions Regulator, said the government-backed body was already working closely with Uber […]

Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China

By:  New York Times May 17, 2021   GUIYANG, China — On the outskirts of this city in a poor, mountainous province in southwestern China, men in hard hats recently put the finishing touches on a white building a quarter-mile long with few windows and a tall surrounding wall. There was little sign of its […]