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truthout.org - Shahad Ali - Digital Freelance Work Is a Lifeline for Gazans. Israel Is Cutting It Off.
Digital Freelance Work Is a Lifeline for Gazans. Israel Is Cutting It Off.
Truthout

Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Before the war on Gaza began in 2023, freelance work had become a lifeline for thousands of…

dev.to - lixy - The Invoice Math Most Freelance Developers Learn Too Late
The Invoice Math Most Freelance Developers Learn Too Late
DEV Community

My first invoice had no payment terms at all. It said the amount, my bank details, and nothing about when payment was due. The client paid after 47 days. I remember checking the account every morning for a week and a half, wondering whether asking…

dev.to - Nikhil Ranka - USDC Escrow for AI Agents: How Trustless Freelancing Actually Works
USDC Escrow for AI Agents: How Trustless Freelancing Actually Works
DEV Community

Target audience: developers building autonomous AI agents that need to sell or buy services without a custodial intermediary. Autonomous agents can invoke HTTP endpoints, run ML inference, or execute on‑chain logic. When two agents transact…

gizmodo.com - Mike Pearl - Spare a Thought for the Kenyan Essay Writers Who Used to Help Students Cheat Before AI
Spare a Thought for the Kenyan Essay Writers Who Used to Help Students Cheat Before AI
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

In 2024 there was this documentary called the Shadow Scholars, shown on the U.K.'s Channel 4 last year with the title “The Shadow Scholars Fake Essay Scandal.” It was about the army of educated but underemployed Kenyan people who had…

semafor.com - Tom Chivers - AI upends China's graduate job market
AI upends China's graduate job market
Semafor

AI is hurting China's already weak graduate job market. An estimated 12.7 million graduates will join the workforce this year, the largest cohort yet. But “ the supply of… graduate jobs has not kept pace ” with ballooning…

observer.com - Andrea Gordillo - This Labor Day, It's Time for a New Social Contract With Workers
This Labor Day, It's Time for a New Social Contract With Workers
Observer

On Monday morning, a teaching artist leaves a Bronx public school after leading music class. In the afternoon, she edits a nonprofit newsletter. That evening, she performs at a community theater. She works three jobs and pays taxes on every dollar…

standard.co.uk - Lucy Tobin - Tapnell Farm: a screen-free luxury camping trip on the Isle of Wight
Tapnell Farm: a screen-free luxury camping trip on the Isle of Wight
Evening Standard

Your insider guide to living well in London, with trends and insider recommendations in fashion, wellbeing, travel, beauty and more. I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. I'm…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Zaccardi - ExxonMobil: Profits Ahead Amid Higher Oil, Cost Savings, Lower Debt (NYSE:XOM)
ExxonMobil: Profits Ahead Amid Higher Oil, Cost Savings, Lower Debt (NYSE:XOM)
Seeking Alpha

ExxonMobil maintains a buy rating, supported by strong free cash flow, disciplined capex, and attractive valuation. Q2 saw record upstream output, $18.9B free cash flow, and $5.1B in buybacks, offsetting mixed earnings and refining weakness.

cosmopolitan.com - Iman Balagam - The Gross Reason You Might Want to Stop Wearing Eye Patches Outside
The Gross Reason You Might Want to Stop Wearing Eye Patches Outside
Cosmopolitan

There's something about wearing eye patches that gives you a certain sense of power. Maybe it's the illusion that you have your life together, or maybe it's just that wearing them makes even doing nothing feel productive. Either way, eye patches…

redstate.com - Ward Clark - People Helping College Students Cheat Now Losing Jobs to More Efficient AI Cheating
People Helping College Students Cheat Now Losing Jobs to More Efficient AI Cheating
RedState

Just when you thought that the legacy media couldn't get any dumber, something new sets its thumb on the dumb end of the scale. This time it's the New York Times, once called the 'Newspaper of Record,' now more or less a fish-wrapper. In its latest…

ign.com - Cade Onder - NHL 27 Features AI-Generated Voiceover for Sports Commentators
NHL 27 Features AI-Generated Voiceover for Sports Commentators
IGN

EA Sports is using generative AI to create voiceover for its in-game commentators in NHL 27, according to veteran sports commentator John Buccigross. When speaking on the Chirping Zebras podcast (initially spotted by Insider Gaming's Mike Straw)…

digitalspy.com - Divya Soni - ITV responds to primetime quiz show axe reports after just one season
ITV responds to primetime quiz show axe reports after just one season
Digital Spy

The Chase has become one of ITV's most beloved and longest-running quiz shows since its launch in 2009. The popular series has aired for 19 seasons, and has received a number of spin-offs along the way. The franchise expanded again this summer with…

seekingalpha.com - Mike Zaccardi - RSPT: Why This Equal-Weight Tech Consolidation Is More Than Buyable (NYSEARCA:RSPT)
RSPT: Why This Equal-Weight Tech Consolidation Is More Than Buyable (NYSEARCA:RSPT)
Seeking Alpha

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF remains a buy, delivering 41% YTD and outperforming cap-weighted tech indices. RSPT's valuation is compelling with a 19.7x P/E, 17.06% long-term EPS growth, and a PEG ratio just above 1.0x. The ETF's…

koreatimes.co.kr - Imran Khalid - How South, Southeast Asia fuel global cyberscam crisis
How South, Southeast Asia fuel global cyberscam crisis
The Korea Times

The American response to Southeast Asia's industrial-scale scam compounds has been vigorous, even theatrical at times, yet it remains incomplete. A coordinated crackdown announced in May restrained $701 million in cryptocurrency, seized 503 domains…

ign.com - Cade Onder - Forza Horizon 6 Is Still Coming to PS5 This Year Despite Delay Rumors
Forza Horizon 6 Is Still Coming to PS5 This Year Despite Delay Rumors
IGN

Forza Horizon 6 is still planned to launch on PS5 this year, despite not having a firm release date yet. Playground Games has confirmed it still plans to release Forza Horizon 6 on PS5 this year, following rumors that it might be delayed. Nothing…

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