Megan Rose Dickey
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Lyft’s dockless e-bikes have made their way to SF, but it wasn’t easy
When tech companies sue cities, it’s rare to see a resolution — albeit a temporary one — in favor of the tech company happen so quickly, if at all. Lyft sued San Francisco in early J
Uber and Lyft drivers demand better pay, workplace protections and driver-led unions
As Assembly Bill 5 makes its way through the California state legislature, Uber and Lyft drivers are voicing their demands for better pay, basic workplace protections and the right to organize through
Toys ‘R’ Us taps tech startup b8ta to bring its stores into the future
Retail-as-a-Service startup b8ta, which has partnered with the likes of Google and Macy’s, is getting into the kids’ toys space. As part of a new joint venture with Tru Kids Brands, which
CES will allow sex tech on a one-year trial basis, and finally bans booth babes
The Consumer Technology Association, the organization behind the annual Consumer Electronics Show, is slowly getting up to speed with the modern day. Today, CTA announced it will allow sex tech startu
One of Uber’s flying taxi partners just raised a $25 million Series A round
Uber Air, the transportation company’s upcoming flying taxi service, needs vehicle partners in order to make it a reality. Karem Aircraft, which Uber partnered with last year, has just raised a
On Prime Day, Amazon workers and immigrants’ rights organizations are protesting
On the start of Amazon’s biggest sales event of the year, Amazon workers and activists are taking to the streets today in protest of the retail giant. Protests are planned for San Francisco, Min
Uber finally sets diversity, inclusion and equity goals
Within the sphere of diversity, inclusion and equity, it’s common knowledge that companies are unlikely to achieve meaningful progress unless they put goals in place. Uber has finally gotten the
Bird has ‘positive unit economics’ with its custom scooter model, CEO says
Bird has positive unit economics, CEO Travis VanderZanden said Friday in a fiery response to a report from The Information that the scooter startup was seeking $300 million in new funding, had lost ne
Wear Your Voice centers marginalized communities with a little help from Mark Cuban
It’s hard to feel seen, heard and represented as a person of color in today’s current media landscape. Ravneet Vohra (pictured above), founder and CEO of Wear Your Voice, is changing that.
Boosted’s electric scooter is fast, durable, fun and…really heavy
Boosted, the startup that got its beginnings with electric skateboards, has officially taken its first stab at electric scooters with the launch of the Boosted Rev. I’ve spent the last couple of
Dockless bikes, except for JUMP’s, are still on hold in SF
In light of Lyft filing a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco regarding dockless bikes, the city is holding off on its permitting process for additional dockless bike providers — at least
Glitch is bringing remix culture back to the web with a $30 million Series A round
Building apps and tools on the web shouldn’t just be for the technically inclined. In the early days of the web, it was easy to make your Myspace account, for example, unique to your personal ae
Quip launches dental insurance alternative in NYC
Quip, maker of electric toothbrushes, is making use of its most recent acquisition to launch a dental insurance alternative to customers in New York City this summer. Called Quipcare, the service oper
Newly unsealed court documents reveal additional allegations against Andy Rubin
Newly unsealed documents have revealed a spate of bombshell allegations against Android founder Andy Rubin. BuzzFeed’s Ryan Mac has made the documents available as a PDF, and there’s a lot to unpa
In-depth with Freada Kapor Klein
It was more than 10 years ago when Freada Kapor Klein published her book “Giving Notice” about hidden biases. Fast forward to today, and it’s sometimes hard to say that anything has
Uber brings bikes and scooters, including Lime’s, to the forefront
Uber is taking another step to more fully integrate micromobility into its core services. Today, Uber is now showing JUMP bikes, scooters and Lime scooters in the main map you see when you first open
Facebook civil rights audit says white supremacy policy is ‘too narrow’
Facebook’s second progress report pertaining to the civil rights audit conducted by former ACLU Washington Director Laura Murphy is here. Over the last six months, Facebook has made changes arou
DoorDash doubles down on controversial pay model
There’s seemingly no end in sight for DoorDash’s compensation model where it subsidizes driver wages with customer tips. The mildly bright side, however, is that DoorDash is now providing
Electric scooter and bike startup Grow hits 10 million trips across Latin America
Latin America-based Grow, which formed after micromobility companies Grin and Yellow merged earlier this year, has hit 10 million rides. Grin, which first started operating about one year ago in Mexic
SF Pride says it won’t exclude Google from the Pride parade
Despite Google employees petitioning San Francisco Pride to exclude the company from participating in the Pride parade this weekend, SF Pride says Google will be allowed to march in the parade. Earlie