1,600 Apple retail employees go o...
1,600 Apple retail employees go on strike in Milan; Draftkings using AI to advertise to problematic gamblers; Chipotle using Palantir's data analytics platform
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Private Onchain by Cryptowires
S1 · E28
Sep 21, 2026
01:06:28
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 ... 

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Private Onchain
Blockchain
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