Interview with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about Prop 22, capitalism, Travis Kalanick, getting nearly killed while delivering for Uber Eats on a bike in SF, more
everything from Prop 22 to the nature of capitalism to World of Warcraft to Travis Kalanick and Travis Bickle — from his waterfront property on Whidbey Island. https://www.nytimes.com/... Sar Haribhak...
Lyft says it will restart its shared rides option starting July 19 in Chicago, Denver, and Philadelphia, after pausing the service last year due to the pandemic
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The Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in the US, votes to support, fund, and supply resources to employees of Amazon in their unionization efforts
@greenhousenyt https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Matt Stoller / @matthewstoller : Amazon's $15/hour wage does raise wages for some, but it cuts the wages of many more, because the logistics industry us...
Twenty-three current and former Coinbase employees allege mistreatment and racial discrimination, as some say the cryptocurrency startup ignored complaints
whose CEO said “keep politics out of the workplace”—has a hostile and racist workplace. https://www.nytimes.com/... Wynter Mitchell Rohrbaugh / @wyntermitchell : Y'all gon learn the hard way to not tr...
Uber to require masks or face coverings for drivers and passengers in certain markets and is developing technology to detect drivers' usage of face coverings
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Uber updates its COVID-19 pay policy, expanding eligibility to include drivers instructed to quarantine because they have preexisting health conditions
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After the deaths of five people at a “party house”, Airbnb unveils new safety policies: verifying 100% of listings, a 24/7 “neighbor hotline”, and more
Earlier today, Airbnb Co-Founder … Maxwell Strachan / VICE : Airbnb Promises to Verify All 7 Million Listings After VICE Report Exposes Scam New York Times : DealBook Conference Live Updates: Airbnb P...
Fair.com, a flexible car ownership marketplace valued at $1.2B that raised $500M from SoftBank and others, says it is laying off 40% of its staff
The Station is back for another week … PYMNTS.com : Car Subscription Service Fair Axes CFO And 40 Pct Of Staff Tweets: Brian McCullough / @brianmcc : Hooo boy... is it metastasizing? https://www.techm...
Source: Andy Rubin left Playground Global, the venture firm he founded, in May, with a payout of more than $9M
but he's still in the building C. Scott Brown / Android Authority : Andy Rubin exits a venture capital firm he founded, possibly related to scandals Joe Maring / Android Central : Andy Rubin was repor...
The Essential Gem's unveiling resurfaces allegations against Andy Rubin, making clear that it's becoming hard to disassociate products from their makers
The Essential Gem's unveiling makes clear that it's becoming harder to disassociate new products from the people making them. Tweets: @shiraovide , @bjacobel , @rmac18 , @whatthebit , @saraashleyo , a...