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Landlords have a secret weapon in the war over high rents

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 05:27

Tech Insider : Economy

How landlords use algorithms to jack up your rent. — Big-time apartment owners have a secret weapon: a software that helps property managers to help them set rents and juice their profits
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Real Estate, economy, finance, Discourse, Tech, real-estate, housing-market

Spotify employees question lavish spending on events while the company lays off thousands

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 05:00

Tech Insider

Will.i.am, Florence Welch, Daniel Ek, and Jack Harlow posing together for a photograph. — Will.i.am, Florence Welch, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, and Jack Harlow at a Spotify event during Cannes Lions 2023 in France.
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Tech, spotify, spotify-wrapped, Layoffs, daniel-ek, cost-cutting, Music

Elon Musk may have a point in his fight against Brazil, but he's not actually helping

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 03:06

Tech Insider

A composite image of Elon Musk and Justice Alexandre de Moraes. — Elon Musk's crusade for free speech is propping up the country's far right.
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Tech, International, elon-musk, brazil, Analysis

A random Chinese company selling food-grade glycine is Gen Z's newest TikTok obsession

Wed, 04/10/2024 - 01:39

Tech Insider

Young athletic woman preparing protein shake at home. — A amino acid called glycine has captured TikTok's attention — but not for its potential health benefits.
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Tech, International, tiktok, China, insider-news

Google just unveiled a new weapon against Microsoft and Amazon in the AI arms race

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 17:04

Tech Insider

Google announced its first Arm-based CPU on Tuesday.

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Tech, google, Microsoft, amazon, ai-chip

A report says Starlink terminals are being used in Russia after Putin and Musk deny it

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 15:55

Tech Insider

Ukraine says Putin's troops are using Elon Musk's Starlink to coordinate attacks, and a new Wall Street Journal report points to a black market. Despite Musk's denial, House Democrats are pressuring him to stop any unauthorized military use of the terminals.