Business Insider

Contractors at controversial startup Rev say they worked long hours for little pay, feared they could lose their job at any time, and had to transcribe interviews with sexual ...

For a Rev contractor from Ireland, the opportunity to transcribe clear audio was a rare one. When she finally found a quality file, she soon realized it was an interview with a child sex-crime victim.
Business Insider

Rev.com teams up with Zoom to enhance video meetings with real-time transcription

AUSTIN, Texas, July 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rev, the world's leading speech-to-text company, today announced the launch of Rev Meeting Assistant, a new app for Zoom delivering an embedded ...
The New York Times

How a Gig Worker Revolt Begins

Rev was just a small start-up offering online transcriptions. Now it’s the latest symbol of a gig-economy company whose workers are fed up. By Nathaniel Popper Until last week, Li Zilles was one of ...
Gizmodo

Report: Rev Asked Workers to Transcribe Audio Involving Sexual Assault, Child Abuse Without Warning

Rev, the $1-a-minute audio transcription gig economy platform that’s been in the news lately for slashing payouts to contractors and an ensuing backlash, had its transcribers listen to content ...
Austin American-Statesman

Software maker Rev.com to lay off 85 in Austin as it looks to cut costs

Transcription software maker Rev.com, which has dual headquarters in Austin and San Francisco, is laying off dozens of Austin-area employees. The company, which makes speech to text and transcription ...