Shirin Ghaffary

Uber drivers go on strike, New York tenants win the right not to have a smart lock, and new legislation could put limits on digital game upselling to kids.

Uber says the protests haven’t impacted their business, but the global day of action shows drivers’ growing frustration.

Fear-based local social media is on the rise, Google is releasing auto-transcribing, and Chinese hackers are co-opting NSA tools.

As the company continues to reduce drivers’ pay, they’ll make their frustrations heard.

Plus: Tim Cook says Apple isn’t a monopoly, former Amazon warehouse employees accuse the company of discrimination, and senators urge the FTC to finish their Facebook probe.

Amazon is on its way to speeding up deliveries, people in the UK distrust social media the most, and President Trump defends far-right extremists banned from Facebook.

Plus: Facebook bans Alex Jones and others deemed “dangerous”, tech CEOs are getting pay raises, and Tumblr is for sale.

Plus: the fight for the future of TV, YouTube wants to feature more of its creators as trending, and Google employees stage a sit-in.