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Los Angeles City Council President Proposes $30 Hourly Pay For Lyft, Uber Drivers
Los Angeles city council is recommending a $30 per hour pay for Uber and Lyft drivers, my buddies at RDU …
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The ride-hailing companies are pushing for statewide legislation that would eliminate more stringent background checks
Uber, Lyft driver checks miss convicted murderer, sex offenderhttps://www.registerguard.com/news/20190929/icymi-uber-lyft-driver-checks-miss-convicted-murderer-sex-offender
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Uber: The ride-hailing app that says it has ‘zero’ drivers
Reality distortion field...Uber contract drivers helped bring in more than three-quarters of the company’s revenue in this year’s first …
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Uber And Lyft Ride-Sharing Services Hitch Onto Medicaid
It is nice to serve people in need but I am not getting paid enough to catch a virus https://khn.org/news/uber-and-lyft-hitch-onto-medicaid/
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Uber announced a series of changes to its app in an attempt to become the “operating system for your daily life.”
I can't read this with a straight face:The changes include giving users things to do other than call a …
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11 Taxi Drivers murdered in South Africa due to mafia life violence.
"The minibus taxi was traveling down a quiet rural road in eastern South Africa on Saturday night, when gunmen with …
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AB5 was just signed into law by Governor Newsome, it'll be fun to see how U/L squirm out of this!
LET'S GOhttps://www-latimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-18/gavin-newsom-signs-ab5-employees0independent-contractors-california?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&_amp=true&usqp=mq331AQEKAFwAQ%3D%3D#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fcalifornia%2Fstory%2F2019-09-18%2Fgavin-newsom-signs-ab5-employees0independent-contractors-california
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Ford executive says Full Self-Driving cars will last only 4 years on the road
Of course, this is in response to how people will stop buying cars once the autonomous vehicles are on the …
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Uber to open new Chicago office, add about 2,000 jobs
Anyone from Chicago here? I wonder how this will impact your city.https://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-to-open-new-chicago-office-add-about-2000-jobs-2019-09-09
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Uber has hired a former Expedia exec to head HR [Recode]
Nikki Krishnamurthy is replacing Liane Hornsey. Uber has hired Nikki Krishnamurthy as its new head of human resources. She replaces …
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Lyft hits a major milestone: 1 billion trips [The Verge]
Go Lyft! Earlier this month, Lyft crossed a major milestone when it completed its 1 billionth trip. It took the …
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Uber and Lyft are having a terrible effect on public transportation, new research shows
No environments are being saved. We are ridding of the most efficient way to travel, i.e. public transportation.Public transportation …
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Electric scooter use is rising in major cities. So are trips to the emergency room.
Anyone could have told you that. We all assume risks. I hope the scooter companies aren't getting sued or blamed …
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My Interview on CPR (Cincinnati Public Radio) regarding UBER & Lyft
It was interesting conversation, fun to do these things. More to come!https://www.wvxu.org/post/latest-details-dayton-and-more-top-stories-week
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Uber and Lyft suggest the days of cheap rides could be over [Wired]
Gasp! ...but not a surprise. We knew this day would come. It was just about when.THE DAYS OF cheap …
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Hiring Freeze in US and Canada. Uber paused its hiring of engineers.
https://amp-businessinsider-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.businessinsider.com/uber-hiring-freeze-engineering-us-canada-through-year-2019-8?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24sDara K really getting desperate! Maybe he should give back some of thay 43M+ salary he gets. He sure …
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Uber Is Building Its Own Scooter to Compete in Frenzy
It looks like Uber is quietly building its own electric scooter, racing to play catch-up with the billion-dollar startups "The …
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El Monte explores minimum $30 per hr. for rideshare drivers.
https://losangeles-cbslocal-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/08/08/el-monte-30-minimum-wage-rideshare-drivers-ordinance/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Flosangeles.cbslocal.com%2F2019%2F08%2F08%2Fel-monte-30-minimum-wage-rideshare-drivers-ordinance%2F
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New York City’s first self-driving shuttle service is now open for business
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/6/20755163/new-york-city-self-driving-shuttle-serviceMuch like other autonomous vehicle (AV) shuttle services that have cropped up in recent years across the country, it …
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Bling, bling... can you make more money by promoting your side hustle business than driving itself?
I’m a big fan of leveraging your status as a rideshare driver for business & networking opportunities. I think everyone …