Daily Crunch: Google fires employee activists

Google declined to comment but confirmed an internal note published by Bloomberg, which said the company fired a total of four employees for repeatedly violating its data-security policies.

Ahead of an employee rally last week, however, organizers said the attack on Rivers and Berland is an attack on all people who care about transparency and accountability for tech.

Other opportunities include completing online chores on behalf of Facebook or trying out new apps or devices ahead of launch so Facebook can refine them.

The Leavy.co app is described as a travel community and marketplace that wants to help millennials travel more for less.

At the heart of its offering is a way for travelers to rent out their room or apartment when they are away to help fund their trip.

Both are Astrobee robots, cube-like robotic teammates for ISS astronauts, that are designed to help with experiments, day-to-day activities and more.

Founder and CEO Pierpaolo Barbieri, a Buenos Aires native and Harvard University graduate, says his ambition was to create a platform that would bring all financial services into one app linked to one card. As it exists now, Ual is linked to a prepaid, global Mastercard and allows users to transfer money, invest in mutual funds, request loans, pay bills and top-up prepaid services.

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