Uber's April Fools Glitch
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A terrible April Fool’s day glitch screws over Uber drivers, tenants in California are striking back against landlords, and private banks: do we need them? Today’s episode of Cyber is a cypher, that infrequent version of the show where we decipher some recent tech news. It’s a potpourri for the panopticon age. A grab bag of tech horrors, a not so gentle reminder that our work is not yet done. Motherboard reporter Roshan Abraham is here to talk about it all. 'Screwed': Uber Claws Back Double Pay from Drivers After April Fools Glitch Tenants of America's Biggest Landlord Form Union to Fight Evictions, Rent Hikes Want to Curb City Crime? Evict Fewer Tenants, Study Says Private Banks Are In Crisis. What If They Were Public Banks? We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch and YouTube. Watch live during the week. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.  Subscribe to CYBER on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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