Centrelink’s new robodebt trial bypasses previous safeguard for mentally ill – The Guardian

Centrelink is for the first time trialling a version of its automated debt recovery system on the nations most vulnerable welfare recipients, bypassing previous safeguards designed to protect those with severe mental illness, intellectual impairment or drug addiction. Welfare recipients whose files are marked with a vulnerability indicator have so far been exempt from Centrelinks…

Tally App Raises $42M, Launches Robo-Advisor To Manage Americans’ Credit Card Debt – Forbes

Tally Growing up in the woods of Breckenridge, Colorado, and homeschooled by fundamentalist Christian parents, Jason Brown remembers being constantly anxious about money. When he finally left to start college at Boston University, he had no financial support from his parents and relied on scholarships and loans. He helped pay off his debts by starting…