Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen and crypto evangelist Tim Draper plan to spend millions this year on an effort to elect moderate California legislators
An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn't doing much to help push back.
An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law
Prop. 22 promised improved pay and benefits for California gig workers. But when companies fail to deliver, the state isn't doing much to help push back.
After a contentious public hearing, the California Public Utilities Commission allows Waymo and Cruise to operate driverless cabs 24/7 throughout San Francisco
prompting a vow from angry residents to continue staging traffic cone protests Nadia Bidarian / CNN : Regulators give green light to driverless taxis in San Francisco Shannon Conne...
After a contentious public hearing, the California Public Utilities Commission will let Waymo and Cruise operate driverless cabs 24/7 throughout San Francisco
Waymo and Cruise were approved to operate their robotaxi services 24/7 in San Francisco after a contentious six-hour public hearing …
How startup founders are reacting to Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, as some worry about frozen funds, operating expenses, and paying employees full salaries
'The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a leading lender to startups and venture capitalists … Bloomberg : Khosla Ventures Tells Some Startups Firm Will Cover Payroll South China Morning P...
SVB draws support from 300+ VC firms, including General Catalyst, while 1,200+ founders and CEOs sign a Y Combinator petition asking the US Congress to act
More than 100 venture capital and investing firms have signed a statement supporting Silicon Valley Bank, part of mounting industry calls …
A Massachusetts court rules that a proposed ballot measure, backed by Uber and Lyft, to classify gig drivers as independent contractors, violates state law
from employer obligations to taking care of passengers when accidents happen"https://www.nytimes.com/ ... @massnotforsale : “The ruling effectively ended a $17.8 million campaign b...
After a deadly warehouse collapse in Illinois, Amazon staff say a ban on phones at work denies access to emergency alerts and a way to contact first responders
- Online retailer is returning to a cell phone ban in warehouses — Workers say they want access to weather alerts, communication
Lyft and Uber say they will cover legal fees for drivers who are sued under Texas' new abortion law for transporting women to abortion clinics
- Lyft and Uber said Friday they would cover legal fees for drivers on their respective platforms who are sued under Texas' restrictive abortion law that went into effect this week...
A California superior court judge rules that Prop 22 is unconstitutional because it infringes on the Legislature's power to set workplace standards
A California superior court judge rules that Prop 22 is unconstitutional because it infringes on the Legislature's power to set workplace standards
A California judge on Friday ruled that a 2020 ballot measure exempting rideshare and food delivery drivers from a state labor law …
A California superior court judge rules that Prop 22 is unconstitutional because it infringes on the Legislature's power to set workplace standards
A California judge on Friday ruled that a 2020 ballot measure exempting rideshare and food delivery drivers from a state labor law …
Lyft is testing a “priority mode” offering drivers more rides in exchange for a 10% pay cut; some drivers call it “poverty mode”, saying their earnings dropped
and agree to a 10% pay cut — they don't get rides. https://www.cnet.com/... via @CNET O...K / @kateconger : this is so messed up https://twitter.com/...
Instacart cuts 1,877 jobs, including its only union roles, as it shifts to new models, like selling its tech to retailers to have their staff prepare orders
Instacart Inc. plans to terminate about 1,900 employees' jobs, including the only unionized positions in the U.S., representing a fulsome embrace of the gig economy.
Internal reports detail how Amazon tracks labor, environmental movements in EU; Amazon confirms hiring union-busting Pinkerton agency to spy on warehouse staff
Dozens of leaked documents from Amazon's Global Security Operations Center reveal the company's reliance on Pinkerton operatives …
How a law professor became the target of posts on conservative sites, social media harassment, and PR firms hired by gig economy companies, for supporting AB5
Labor activists are targeted in a social media campaign as gig economy companies spend millions to prevent workers from becoming employees. Tweets: @darakerr , @aaschapiro , @deane...
Former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan charged with obstruction of justice for trying to conceal the 2016 data breach of millions of users and drivers from FTC officials
Joe Sullivan, who led Uber's security team through the company's most tumultuous period, was fired by the company's newly installed chief executive in 2017.
In a letter to Trump, Uber CEO seeks updated labor laws to provide a “third way” of classifying workers, between contractors and employees
why can't he use that money to pay his workers? @leon @dubal @MikeIsaac @GigWorkersRise @AJRavenelleNYC @spvallas https://www.cnbc.com/... @davecraige : @MikeIsaac This is wild to ...
As AB5 takes effect, Uber added features in California like allowing drivers to be favorited, in its apparent attempt to claim that drivers are independent
The ride-hailing giant launched a new version of its app for its California drivers, its latest attempt to push back on a new law aimed …