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DoorDash is writing a large check to settle wage violations in New York City, agreeing to pay one hundred thirty one point five million dollars after an audit found delivery workers were shorted on pay. The company says technical errors and a disagreement over calculation methods were to blame, though workers and regulators may view that explanation with some skepticism.
Shifting to the world of AI training data, Snorkel AI has tripled its valuation to three point five billion dollars after closing a three hundred fifty million dollar Series E round. The seven-year-old startup helps companies build and label the datasets that make AI systems actually work, and the raise signals just how much appetite there is for that kind of infrastructure as enterprises race to build their own models.
And in the crypto space, the XRP Ledger is preparing to retry an upgrade that could activate as early as October fifth. The change would let businesses assign limited powers to separate accounts, allowing one to handle payments and another to manage compliance, without surrendering full control to either. For banks exploring blockchain, that separation of duties matters quite a bit.
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