Has gig-working had its day?
Tech Life
BBC
4.4 • 221 Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2019
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
California gave birth to the "gig economy" - working for app-driven services such as ride-hailing and food-delivery. But now the state has drafted a law to make “gig workers” employees and give them more rights. Is it the end for this way of working? Plus, will Apple's iPhone maintain its loyal following without 5G? And we visit Europe's largest data centre to consider our thirst for cloud storage. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporter Zoe Kleinman, and special guest Dominic Sunnebo, Director of Consumer Insights at market research firm Kantar.
(Image: Ridesharing drivers protest for better rights outside the Uber HQ in San Francisco, California. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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| 0:48.9 | Hello and welcome to TechTent, your weekly guide to all the hottest trends and news in technology. I'm |
| 0:55.5 | Rory Cattlin Jones, and this week we ask, could gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft be threatened |
| 1:01.5 | by a new law, forcing them to give more rights to people who serve their customers? We look at Apple's |
| 1:07.5 | latest iPhone. Will it really be a hit if it doesn't even have 5G? |
| 1:12.3 | And we visit the cloud. |
| 1:14.0 | Well, Europe's largest data centre |
| 1:16.1 | and find out just how much energy we're all using to store our memories. |
| 1:21.5 | Joining me this week is BBC Technology reporter Zoe Kleinman. |
| 1:24.6 | Hi, Zoe. |
| 1:25.2 | Hello. |
| 1:26.2 | My special guest is Dominic Sonobo from the research firm |
| 1:29.3 | Kansar. Welcome, Dominic. Thank you. We're going to get your take on the new iPhone and all of our other |
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