California Attorney General asks judge to force Lyft and Uber to classify drivers as employees – or else
Request for injunction raises pressure on cash-burning ride hailing apps
25 Jun 2020
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California bigwigs rule Uber, Lyft dial-a-ride drivers are employees, not contractors
Good news: You may get basic rights. Bad news: No one is hailing cabs
10 Jun 2020
City of Los Angeles sued for tracking rental scooter rides – that's the rideshare company's job says EFF and ACLU
Maybe they were just baffled to see people getting around without cars
09 Jun 2020
Uber, Lyft struck by sue-ball, no, sue-meteorite in California after insisting their apps' drivers aren't employees
Plus: Airbnb lays off 25% of workforce amid coronavirus pandemic lockdowns
05 May 2020
Lyft dumps 17% of staff, furloughs 5%, cuts pay as people stay home, avoid rides in possibly virus-ridden cars
Uber is reportedly thinking about laying off 5,000-plus, too
29 Apr 2020
Woman sues Lyft, says driver gang-raped her at gunpoint – and calls for app safety measures we can't believe aren't already in place
AnalysisSex assault survivor reveals her two-year fight for justice
18 Sep 2019
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash put $30m apiece into ballot battle fund to kill gig-economy employee benefits
We love our employees, sorry, contractors, so much we’ll spend a small fortune stopping them from getting overtime, workers’ comp etc
30 Aug 2019
Lyft pulls its e-bike fleet from San Francisco Bay Area after exploding batteries make them the hottest seat in town
Super Cali 'leccy bikes are proving quite atrocious, even though the biz insists they really quite precocious
01 Aug 2019
Clarifai job cuts, Lyft and Waymo love-in and OpenAI's scary GPT-2 goes live – well, sort of
RoundupBits and bobs from the week's AI news
11 May 2019
Uber, Lyft rides among the biggest reasons why you're probably sitting in traffic right now – study
Maybe Wednesday's strike helped a bit
09 May 2019
Double trouble for Lyft after share price drop sparks class action lawsuits claiming hype
Rideshare company lied about market share, claim investors
19 Apr 2019
Tech hub blames tech: San Francisco fingers Uber, Lyft rides for its growing traffic headache
Nothing to do with lousy infrastructure, poor public transport, etc etc etc
16 Oct 2018
Prof claims Lyft did a hit-and-run on his ride-sharing tech patent
App-ademic's lawsuit demands jury trial, damages, etc etc etc for alleged infringement
25 Jul 2018
Wow, braking news: Overworked, tired ride-sharing drivers declared a public health risk
Self-driving AI won't snooze at the wheel – it may run you over
16 Apr 2018
Uber-Lyft study author jams into reverse gear over abysmal pay claims
Dial-a-ride driving sucks... but sucks less than previously thought
08 Mar 2018
MIT gives one-star review to Lyft, Uber over abysmal '$3.37/hr' pay
UpdatedGig economy serfs make less than min wage, on average, according to uni study
03 Mar 2018
Portland posts full report on Uber's dirty dealings with Greyball
No further penalties for ride-sharing giant, however
15 Sep 2017
FBI probing Uber over use of 'Hell' spyware to track rival biz Lyft
Beleaguered company says it's 'cooperating' with investigation
08 Sep 2017
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