Cleaning agents are suing Shiva, a French home-cleaning company, accusing it of misclassifying them as independent contractors while treating them as employees. The agents claim this 'institutionalized precariousness' deprives them of employee benefits and protections, despite Shiva's 'premium' marketing. An investigation is underway.
A new film, "Blondi," co-directed by a German shepherd named Lexie, premiered in London. The experimental approach uses a camera on the dog's back to capture the final days of the Third Reich from a unique, often uncomfortable perspective.
Meta has terminated its contract with Nairobi-based outsourcing company Sama, resulting in over 1,000 Kenyan workers being abruptly laid off. The workers, primarily involved in content moderation and AI training, were given just six days' notice. This follows last month's revelations that some workers were asked to view private content filmed using Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. Activists have condemned the layoffs as exposing the precarious nature of tech jobs in the global south.
