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Lyft's new CEO says its competition isn't just Uber, it's a 'battle against staying at home'

Lyft and Uber have gone head-to-head for in the ride-share market for over a decade, and the pandemic-era lockdowns heightened the competition.

Fortune

We were told we'd be riding in self-driving cars by now. What happened to the promised revolution?

According to predictions made nearly a decade ago, we should be riding around in self-driving vehicles today. It’s now clear the autonomous vehicle revolution was overhyped.

The Conversation

Ride-Share and Delivery Drivers Are Independent Contractors, Says Court

Plus: College says abortion art runs afoul of state law, the politics of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, and more...

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California court says Uber, Lyft can treat state drivers as independent contractors

The ruling mostly upholds a voter-approved law that said drivers for ride-share companies are independent contractors and are not entitled to benefits like paid sick leave and unemployment insurance.

WEKU

California court rules for Uber, Lyft in ride-hailing case

A California appeals court has ruled companies like Uber and Lyft do not have to treat their drivers as employees

The Independent UK

Should You Kick Lyft Stock to the Curb in 2023?

Shares of ride-sharing company Lyft (LYFT) plummeted more than 75% over the past year. An unexpected fourth-quarter loss and disappointing revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2023 contributed to the weakened investor sentiment. Given its massive losses, weak guidance, fierce competition among industry peers, and low profitability, is it…

StockNews.com

‘Hard to ignore Julie Su’: Biden’s labor secretary pick fights for confirmation

Supporters fear Su, the deputy labor secretary, might have a hard time getting the needed Senate votes as some business groups oppose her nomination

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First Thing: seven killed in shooting at Jehovah’s Witness hall in Germany

Chancellor Olaf Scholz denounces ‘brutal act’ after suspected gunman found dead. Plus, the people who inherit hobbies from loved ones

The Guardian - UK

‘It was traumatic’: Uber, Lyft drivers decry low pay and unfair deactivations

Drivers call for regulation of rideshare companies they say collect up to 50% of fares and arbitrarily close workers’ accounts

The Guardian - US

Brian Merchant: Uber and Lyft's 'deactivation' policy is dehumanizing and unfair. It must end

By any metric, James Jordan was an exemplary Uber driver. Starting in 2016, he worked 10 hours a day, six days a week. Over the course of 5 1/2 years, he logged 27,000 trips and maintained a rating of 4.95.

Los Angeles Times

Brian Merchant: Will self-driving cars make LA's world-famous traffic even worse?

For some reason — no one seems to know just why — the self-driving cars can't stay away from a random sleepy block in Santa Monica.

Los Angeles Times

Ride-share companies are losing billions, so why their interest in unprofitable public transport?

Why do Uber, Lyft, Didi, OLA and other ride-sharing companies want to partner with public transport agencies? For Uber and Lyft, the reason is simple: their business plans were based on eventually using driverless vehicles to eliminate their main cost, the labour cost of the driver. But human drivers won’t…

The Conversation

UC Riverside should investigate economics research center, faculty say

LOS ANGELES — Some University of California faculty members are raising the alarm about a research center affiliated with UC Riverside that they say uses corporate funding for reports "attacking proposals to improve the lives of working Californians."

Los Angeles Times

NYC Lyft and Uber drivers are getting less of the fare per ride: UCLA report

NEW YORK — Uber and Lyft have more than doubled their the size of their cut of New York City customers’ fare money — far outpacing the pay raises seen by their drivers, a new study says.

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The Independent UK

Missing Florida Lyft driver found dead as car surfaces in North Carolina

Gary Levin’s car found across state lines in North Carolina

The Independent UK

Companies pledge millions in fed effort to stem road deaths

Nearly 50 businesses and nonprofits including rideshare companies Uber and Lyft and industrial giant 3M are pledging millions of dollars in initiatives to stem a crisis in road fatalities under a new federal effort

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Taxi drivers don’t want to give up their prime airport pickup spots to Uber and Lyft

Taxi drivers may soon have to pick up passengers at the airport in a different area, farther from the airport doors, as the city plans to swap out the taxi zone and the rideshare zone. The Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania is suing the city in an attempt to prevent…

Chicago Sun-Times

Get to the bottom of what happened to Tyre Nichols

Nothing will justify what the police officers did, but why they did it is valuable information.

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A 31-year-old vlogged her job search on TikTok after she got laid off from Big Tech

"You go through the dark, disgusting rabbit hole of, 'Why was it me?'"

Fortune

'There was no humanity': The cruelty of tech layoffs leaves employees emotionally devastated

In an industry that thrives on cold efficiency, a little humanity can go a long way.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: five ex-police officers charged with murder of Tyre Nichols

Nichols, 29, died three days after a traffic stop in Memphis turned violent. Plus, the rise of queerbaiting accusations

The Guardian - US

Uber and Lyft in New York required to be zero-emission by 2030, officials say

Mayor Eric Adams announced the initiative was part of the ‘Working People’s Agenda’ at his second state of the city address

Chicago Sun-Times

Ride-hailing passengers who follow the rules shouldn’t pay for bad behavior of others

Ride-hailing and food app drivers deserve protection and should be reimbursed if they have their privileges revoked because of the made-up tales of disgruntled passengers. But we don’t think other passengers who follow the rule should have to pay the price.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ordinance would hike fees for O’Hare trips booked through ride-hailing apps

A 10-cent fee per ride proposed by Ald. Susan Sadowski Garza (10th) would fund a nonprofit to connect drivers with representation in grievances and other services.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ride-hailing, food delivery drivers could appeal deactivations under proposed ordinance

Uber and Lyft drivers complain of being deprived of their livelihoods when passengers retaliate by making false claims against them.

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