Uber’s revenue increased 14 percent in its most recent quarter, the company reported on Tuesday, but the growth was its slowest since the coronavirus pandemic began easing last year.The San […]
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Back to news homeDoorDash, Shifting Business Model, Will Offer Drivers Hourly Pay
DoorDash said on Wednesday that it would begin giving its delivery drivers the option to be paid an hourly minimum wage, instead of earning money for each delivery.The significant shift […]
Twitter’s U.S. Ad Sales Plunge 59% as Woes Continue
Elon Musk recently said Twitter’s advertising business was on the upswing. “Almost all advertisers have come back,” he asserted, adding that the social media company could soon become profitable.But Twitter’s […]
Has ‘Gig Work’ Become a Dirty Word?
When more than 11,000 film and television writers in the Writers Guild of America union went on strike this month, they called out deteriorating working conditions, criticized unfair pay and […]
Lyft’s Financial Woes Thrust It Into the Spotlight
In 2018, Lyft’s co-founders, Logan Green and John Zimmer, assembled employees in the cafeteria of the San Francisco company’s headquarters for a staff meeting. There, they explained that they were […]
Biden Proposal Could Lead to Employee Status for Gig Workers
A proposed rule, long awaited by labor activists, would make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. Read More
Gig Workers Are Learning Their Worth With the Para App
A former Uber employee created an app to help drivers. The platforms that hire them are fighting back. Read More
Silicon Valley County Battles With Uber Over Reporting of Sexual Assault
In February, Terry Harman, an assistant district attorney for Santa Clara County in California, wrote a memo detailing her concerns about sexual assaults on Uber rides.The memo she sent to […]
As Ex-Uber Executive Heads to Trial, the Security Community Reels
Joe Sullivan was a rock star in the information security world. One of the first federal prosecutors to work on cybercrime cases in the late 1990s, he jumped into the […]
Drivers’ Lawsuit Claims Uber and Lyft Violate Antitrust Laws
A group of drivers claimed on Tuesday that Uber and Lyft are engaging in anticompetitive practices by setting limits on prices customers pay and on drivers’ ability to choose which […]