Welcome back to Human Capital. In this week’s edition of HC, you’ll read about the latest labor struggles at Amazon and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, President-Elect Joe Biden’s promises to gig workers, a primary care network for Black people and people of color and more. Lastly, I pulled out some ...

Disney+ Hotstar now has over 18.5 million paid subscribers, taking the global subscriber base of Disney+ up to 73.7 million. Disney’s senior executive vice president and chief financial officer Christine McCarthy revealed those numbers during the entertainment giant’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday. Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar added over 16 ...

It may lack the mainstream appeal of a Best Buy, but online retailer Newegg has long held a place in the hearts of PC builders and upgraders with its wide assortment of components. More recently it’s expanded its presence by offering a wider variety of electronic goods and participating in ...

The next generation of gaming is here with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X — except it isn’t, because there are almost no next-generation games to play on them. Demon’s Souls is the first title that can truly be called next-gen, and it shows — even though it’s a ...

Cryptocurrency borrowing and lending service Akropolis says a hacker used a “flash loan” attack against its platform and stole roughly $2 million worth of Dai cryptocurrency. The attack took place yesterday afternoon (GMT timezone), and Akropolis admins paused all transactions on the platform to prevent further losses. Akropolis says that while ...

In the new normal, we’re all spending more time indoors while working from home or online learning. As we struggle to achieve a work-life balance, there’s a growing need to unplug and to entertain ourselves. In such situations, a tablet can be a blessing in disguise. As they offer extreme ...

Reviewing the iPhone 12 mini and the iPhone 12 Pro Max at the same time has been an exercise in extremes. I noted in my earlier reviews of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro that it was difficult to evaluate the middle of the lineup without having the extreme ...

Google Chrome OS-based Chromebooks have been by far the fastest-growing category in the PC market in 2020’s third quarter.  Chromebook shipments have grown 122% year on year to a total of 9.4 million units in Q3 of 2020. That’s still a relatively small share of the 124.5 million PCs shipped ...

One of my favorite series of Monty Python sketches is built around the concept of surprise: Chapman: I didn’t expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition. [JARRING CHORD] [Three cardinals burst in] Cardinal Ximénez: NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! I was reminded of this today when I needed to reschedule a few stories so ...

When you’re laser-focused on reaching beyond the stars, it’s hard to remember more earthly, mundane tasks. That’s why we’re giving you an extra week to score early-bird savings to TC Sessions: Space 2020 (December 16-17). So, to all you harried, procrastinating visionaries: take a breath, relax a bit and buy ...