What Next | Daily News and Analysis13 Kesä 2018

The Failed Promise of the Gig Economy

On this week’s If Then, Will Oremus is joined by guest co-host Maya Kosoff from Vanity Fair. They discuss the electric scooters that are suddenly wreaking havoc on city streets—and why Silicon Valley venture capitalists are swooning over them. They also discuss the layoffs at Tesla, and what they might mean for the electric-car company and its workers.

Later, Will is joined by journalist Sarah Kessler of Quartz. Her new book is called “Gigged: The End of the Job and the Future of Work,” and it looks at the so-called gig economy from the human side. She talked to people around the country who are trying to make ends meet on services like Uber, Amazon Turk, and Taskrabbit.

On Tabs this week, the hosts discuss Palmer Luckey’s proposed surveillance border wall, and why you probably shouldn’t let foreign governments help you cool down your computer.

Don’t Close My Tabs

Slate: Why the Gift Bags at the North Korea Summit Could Pose a Cybersecurity Threat

Wired: Inside Palmer Lucky’s Bid to Build a Border Wall

Podcast production by Max Jacobs.

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