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Minnesota is latest state to pass bill protecting gig workers

Minnesota's bill, which would guarantee a minimum wage for gig workers, follows similar efforts in California, Massachusetts, and Washington.

Fortune

Women are wearing ‘subway shirts’ over outfits to deter ‘creepy’ men

‘Sad but necessary,’ one woman says of safety precaution

The Independent UK

Women are wearing ‘subway shirts’ over outfits to deter ‘creepy’ men

‘Sad but necessary,’ one woman says of safety precaution

The Independent UK

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Women are wearing ‘subway shirts’ over outfits to deter ‘creepy’ men

‘Sad but necessary,’ one woman says of safety precaution

The Independent UK

Women are wearing ‘subway shirts’ over outfits to deter ‘creepy’ men

‘Sad but necessary,’ one woman says of safety precaution

The Independent UK

Women are wearing ‘subway shirts’ over outfits to deter unwanted attention: ‘So strange men don’t bother you’

‘Sad but necessary,’ one woman says of safety precaution

The Independent UK

Lyft's new CEO says his strategy is to 'copy' Jeff Bezos

Lyft's new CEO David Risher was Amazon's 37th employee—and he's brought Jeff Bezos's 'customer obsession' theory with him.

Fortune

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Lyft launches new preorder option at airports ahead of a busy summer travel season

‘We want people to say, “I should have taken a Lyft.”’

Fortune

Are bike shares cost effective?

Many are looking at ways to save some money and cut down on everyday expenses. One of these cost-saving measures is leaving the car at home and using a bike to get around town. With bike share programs now available in most of America’ bigger cities, one doesn’t even have…

Cycling Weekly

Google Workspace doesn't really need AI, but you're getting it anyway

At this rate, there might not be any "analog" collaboration tools left soon, and that's not good.

TechRadar

A 'Congestion' Charge on Just Ubers and Lyfts Won't Improve Congestion

A proposal to charge rideshare vehicles $2 to enter D.C.'s downtown during the day will probably reduce Uber and Lyft rides. But we shouldn't expect it to reduce overall traffic volumes.

Reason

Lyft's new CEO tackles a job requiring some heavy lifting

Even before he joined Lyft’s board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service

The Independent UK

Attacks on delivery drivers add fears among gig workers

Ride-hailing and food delivery companies say extreme violence is rare among the millions of trips completed each week by gig workers

The Independent UK

On Thursday, Lyft’s new CEO laid off over 1,000 employees. On Friday he ordered remaining ones back to the office

Lyft proudly announced just a year ago that employees could “work from the office, at home, or any combination of the two.”

Fortune

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Dear Abby: Brother should be like me, visit our mom often

He makes a daily phone call but skipped his mother’s 100th birthday party and never stops by to see her.

Daily Mirror

Lyft to sack 1,072 employees with 26% of workforce to go amid Uber competition struggles

Lyft informed its workers on Thursday of the job cuts after their new CEO David Risher said the company needed to bring its costs down in order to deliver affordable rides

WEKU

When your boss is an algorithm

Drivers for Uber and Lyft say the apps promote wage discrimination.

Tribune News Service

Lyft plans job cuts that may hit 30% of staff in overhaul

Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. plans to cut at least 1,200 jobs in a fresh round of layoffs as the company struggles to reach profitability and compete with bigger rival Uber Technologies Inc.

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The Independent UK

Lyft gears up to make 'significant' layoffs under new CEO

Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees

WEKU

Lyft is the latest tech company to cut jobs

Lyft will "significantly reduce" its staff to cut costs, said CEO David Risher, who took over as the ride-hailing company's leader just this week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lyft driver charged with firing gun in South Loop movie theater in dispute with passenger

Babacar Mbengue, 35, of Oakland on the South Side, is charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, Chicago police said. No one was hurt.

Chicago Sun-Times

Uber, Lyft drivers need protection from ‘deactivation’ over bogus rider complaints

Uber and Lyft claim deactivations are the company’s response to concerns raised by customers, but too often, good responsible drivers who are innocent are unfairly fired.

Fortune

Uber’s CEO moonlighted as a driver, and it pushed him to change how he runs the company

An experiment to put himself in drivers’ shoes pushed Uber’s CEO to “reexamine” his assumptions about the company.

Los Angeles Times

Who's sending mystery Uber Eats orders to LA neighborhoods? The plot thickens

LOS ANGELES — Separated by about 16 miles of traffic-snarled L.A. roads — and an income bracket or two — Westwood Hills and Highland Park may not seem like they have a lot in common.

Fortune

To earn profit, Lyft hired a CEO from a non-profit

David Risher, who will become Lyft's new CEO in mid-April, has spend the last 14 years leading a non-profit group.

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