Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content. This week, Abadesi is back on the pod with co-host Michael to break down what the rise of AI means for our jobs and why women automation might hit women the hardest. They also get into digital privacy, scams, cybercrime, and the double standards in how we talk about wealth online. To wrap things up, they reflect on Warren Buffett stepping down and ask: what do the rich really owe the rest of us? Chapters:00:38 Fiverr CEO Says AI Will Take
Fiverr — an Israeli online freelancer platform —has awarded five Black start-up firms $24K through its Future Collective Fellowship Program to help expand their business. The business accelerator is a fellowship for Black entrepreneurs, and five businesses were selected for the program’s inaugural class, and each will receive $24,000. The program is also backed up by 1863 Ventures, a Black-led and D.C.-based nonprofit organization, and Maestra, a women of color-owned business strategy firm, according to Afrotech. “Fiverr’s purpose is to provide anyone, no matter their race, religion, background or beliefs, the opportunity