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Grab your student discount pass for TC Sessions: Mobility 2020
This ain’t your average back-to-school sale but then again, there’s nothing average about TC Sessions: Mobility 2020. This two-day event — October 6-7 — draws the world’s top technologists, investors…
Rideshare and taxi ad startup Firefly acquires Strong Outdoor’s out-of-home ad business
Firefly is expanding its ad business in New York City by acquiring the out-of-home business of Strong Outdoor, as well as by becoming the advertising partner for fleet operator Sally.…
The Station: Canoo paddles into the SPAC current and the next threat to micromobility
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Human Capital: What’s next in Uber and Lyft’s court battle and a look at board diversity in Silicon Valley
Welcome back to Human Capital, where we unpack the latest in diversity, equity and inclusion, and labor issues in the tech industry. In this week’s edition, we’re looking at the…
Daily Crunch: Lyft and Uber win legal victory
Uber and Lyft may not be pausing operations in California after all, Google releases new emergency alert tools and Airbnb bans all parties. This is your Daily Crunch for August…
Judge grants Uber and Lyft temporary stay in driver reclassification case
A California appeals court judge has granted Uber and Lyft’s emergency stay. This means the preliminary injunction that sought to force companies to reclassify their drivers as employees will not…
Lyft plans to suspend rideshare operations in California tonight
Lyft is planning to suspend its ridesharing operations in California beginning tonight at 11:59 pm PT, unless it receives a stay from the Court of Appeals today. “We don’t want…
CrunchMatch supercharges virtual networking at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020
Ready for our first virtual TC Sessions: Mobility 2020? As we like to say, it’s not just one long webinar. We’re creating the quality production levels you’d expect from our…
Google warns users in Australia free services are at risk if it’s forced to share ad revenue with ‘big media’
Google has fired a lobbying pot-shot at a looming change to the law in Australia that will force it to share ad revenue with local media businesses whose content its…
Human Capital: A timeline of Uber and Lyft’s fight against AB 5 and Pinterest’s fall from grace
Welcome back to Human Capital. This week, Uber and Lyft’s legal battle against a California law pertaining to independent contractors continued, and Pinterest employees reached their breaking point.
Uber and Lyft lose bid to delay worker reclassification order in California
Uber and Lyft have lost their bid to delay a preliminary injunction that will force the two ride-hailing app companies to reclassify drivers as employees. A California superior court judge…
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Lyft shares get small bump after reporting 61% Q2 revenue decline
Today after the bell, Lyft reported its second-quarter financial performance. The American ride-hailing company’s results helped illustrate just how much the economy has changed in the wake of COVID-19 and its resulting disruptions to life, travel and work. Uber’s own results, which were shared last week, provided hints of what was coming for Lyft. The…
Uber CEO says service faces temporary shutdown in California over worker reclassification ruling
Uber could be forced to shut down its ride-hailing app in California for several months if a court doesn’t overturn a recent ruling that classifies its drivers as full-time employees,…
Shares of Uber, Lyft drift lower after California judge says that contract drivers are employees
Shares of Uber and Lyft dipped modestly after a California judge granted a preliminary injunction that TechCrunch reports could force the two American ride-hailing companies to reclassify drivers as employees…
CA judge grants preliminary injunction forcing Uber and Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees
California Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman has granted a preliminary injunction forcing Uber and Lyft to reclassify its drivers as employees. This order is set to go into effect in…
Human Capital: Uber and Lyft’s ongoing battle with the law and a brief history of diversity at Snap
Welcome back to Human Capital (formerly known as Tech at Work), which looks at all things labor in tech. This week presented Uber and Lyft with a fresh labor lawsuit…
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Judge says Uber, Lyft preliminary injunction ruling to come in ‘a matter of days’
California Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman heard arguments from Uber and Lyft, as well as lawyers representing the people of California, regarding the request for a preliminary injunction that seeks to force Uber and Lyft to immediately reclassify their drivers as employees. Schulman did not make a ruling today but said we could all…
Uber and Lyft face new lawsuit from CA Labor Commissioner
Uber and Lyft are both facing another lawsuit from the office of the California Labor Commissioner alleging wage theft. Filed today, the suits argue both Uber and Lyft are misclassifying…
Lyft continues to expand beyond its core ride-hailing business into bikes, scooters, transit and now rental cars. The company said Thursday that it’s taking Lyft Rentals, a pilot program that…
Founders pitch venture capitalists at every available chance, which is why most of them quickly develop the skills required to identify whether someone is offering them an opportunity or wasting…
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Dumpling launches to make anyone become their own Instacart
Gig economy companies like to tout the flexibility and freedom they offer workers, but for the people finding work through companies like Instacart, Uber, DoorDash and Lyft, the economic and physical risks can outweigh the rewards. Contractors who are now considered front-line providers of essential services for their wealthier customers in the age of social…
DE&I at Facebook, Prop 22 and gig worker earnings
Hey, y’all. I’m experimenting with a bi-weekly roundup that looks at the state of labor in tech. We’ll use this space to explore topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion,…
This morning as the markets rally, shares of Lyft are up 3% while Uber shares are up 6%. Why is Uber so far ahead of Lyft, its domestic ride-hailing rival…
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Lyft’s self-driving test vehicles are back on public roads in California
Lyft’s self-driving vehicle division has restarted testing on public roads in California, several months after pausing operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Lyft’s Level 5 program said Tuesday some of its…
The Station: Amazoox, TuSimple seeks $250M and the next e-scooter battleground
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday in your inbox. Hi friends and…
New York City could have an e-scooter pilot program by March
New York City is on the verge of approving a shared electric scooter pilot program, opening up a potentially lucrative market and new micromobility battleground in the United States. The…
Lyft is using data from its rideshare drivers to develop self-driving cars
Lyft is using data collected from drivers on its ride-hailing app to accelerate the development of self-driving cars. Lyft’s Level 5 self-driving car program is using the data to build…
Lyft settles DOJ lawsuit alleging violation of Americans with Disabilities Act
Lyft has agreed to settle a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice that alleges the ridesharing company discriminated against disabled people — specifically those who use foldable wheelchairs or…
Tech companies just found out about Juneteenth, and this is what they’re doing
In light of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and Rayshard Brooks, as well as the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Juneteenth has quickly made its way…
