Welcome to gig worker life. Meet your boss, the algorithm. It says you’re fired.

<p>A new report from the U.K.-based nonprofit advocacy group Worker Info Exchange outlines the serious drawbacks of app-based automated management for gig workers. Among them: mistaken firings, racially biased facial recognition technology and a lack of transparency about how worker data is used. We spoke to James Farrar, the founder and director of Worker Info Exchange, about the human toll of machine management. We look into how President Biden&#8217;s pause on federal student loan payments for another three months could affect borrowers.</p>