Bloomberg reports that Uber has started farming out independent contractors for data-labeling services as well as coders-for-hire. Uber describes its new Scaled Solutions division as a platform of “analysts, testers and independent data operators,” according to the company’s website. Scaled Solutions began life as an internal team, handling “large-scale annotation...
FTC warns that companies don’t disclose how long connected devices will be supported
The US Fair Trade Commission published a paper that found 89 percent of connected devices do not detail how long the item will receive software support. The study examined product websites looking for specifics about how long the company expected to support the device. Within the 11 percent of product...
The best Black Friday SSD deals for 2024 from Samsung, WD, Crucial and others
Black Friday itself is still a few days away, but several stores have already started their annual holiday sales. That’s means it’s a decent time to be in the market for new storage gear. If you’re looking to get more out of a PC, tablet or gaming handheld, we’ve picked...