Do Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle make $9.73 an hour or $23.25? That depends on whether you read a Berkeley University report commissioned by the city or a Cornell University report commissioned by the companies. CNET takes a good look at the situation, which is part of an ever-growing corporate versus labor battle over the “gig” economy. The Berkeley study, drawing from surveys of more than...
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Snap Names New Content Leader in Push to Counter TikTok

Snap has promoted executive Ben Schwerin to be its new senior vice president of content and partnerships, a move that signals the company’s ambitions to compete more aggressively with TikTok and to cut more deals with media companies and app developers. As part of the change, Chief Strategy Officer Jared Grusd, who previously oversaw content and was Schwerin’s boss, will become a...
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