
Episode notes
In this episode, we cover Chipotle's partnership with Palantir - a CIA-funded data firm - to build a food safety platform that tracks employee illness reports and store inspections. We discuss what this means for worker privacy and why fast food chains are turning to intelligence-grade surveillance tools. Then, over 1,600 Apple store workers in Italy staged a coordinated walkout on the busiest iPhone launch day, demanding better staffing and working conditions at the trillion-dollar company. The main story dives deep into DraftKings using AI and machine learning to identify and target problem gamblers most likely to lose money. A New York Times investigation reveals how the company built "elasticity" models scoring customers on their vulnerability, while simultaneously shutting down internal projects designed to predict gambling addiction. We dis ...
