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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Sells Millions of Dollars of Expedia Stock
Is DK getting ready to join the unemployment line after third quarter results? It's not like he needs the cash, …
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What do you all think of the new Lyft app?
I haven't used it yet, but sounds interesting. How does this benefit Lyft?"Lyft, a company that makes almost all …
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Uber Just Lost Another Battle in the U.K. [Fortune]
Uber has lost its appeal against an employment tribunal ruling in the U.K. that said it has to give its …
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A veteran cab drivers quest for survival in this two part series!
Patrick is very eloquent and his quest for survival is be heart warming in this 2 part series.https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/confessions-from-a-veteran-taxi-driver-part-1https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/confessions-from-a-veteran-taxi-driver-part-2
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Both Uber and Lyft ban a right-wing activist from using their site
Last week, an activist tweeted something anti-islamic about both Uber and Lyft, and as a response, both services blocked her …
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Making extra cash using my dashcam
If you're after making a few extra $ a day, Catchmap.us and Lyft are doing a pilot program in California …
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Rideshare drivers deaths and help for their families shouldn't be covered by public donations
IC vs employee designation lets U/L get away with these atrocitieshttps://inequality.org/research/uber-drivers-death-misclassifying-workers/
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How much will I make driving for Uber & Lyft?
Is it still a good gig to drive for Uber & Lyft. Which one will make me more money? https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/how-much-will-i-make-driving-for-uber-lyft
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Here's the first investors class action lawsuit, many more to come!
Wall Street is not as easy to manipulate as drivers. https://www.benzinga.com/node/14262268
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How's this for Lyft treating their drivers as employees but calling them IC (Independent Contractors)
Pink glives are off for certain, whoever drank the Lyft Koolaid until now, STOP IT!https://therideshareguy.com/lyft-plays-hardball-in-new-york-city/
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Rideshare in Los Angeles my interview with Alex Cohen live on Spectrum Channel One
With limited amount of time that we had I tried to hit on how horrible these companies are.https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/inside-the-issues/2019/08/09/rideshare-drivers--have-their-concerns-been-heard-?cid=share_clip
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Uber stock plunges 12% on $5.24 billion quarterly loss
As promised couple of days ago, here it is, they managed to lose 5.24 billion dollars in one quarter.
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John McNeil COO of Lyft leaves pocketing 32.8 million dollars
After working at Tesla as their COO for over two years, he lasted 18 months at Lyft, it's overpriced executive …
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Lyft opens to the public autonomous driving data set from its Level 5 self-driving fleet [TechCrunch]
Scaryhttps://techcrunch.com/2019/07/23/lyft-opens-autonomous-driving-dataset-from-its-level-5-self-driving-fleet-to-the-public/
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Uber launches PIN feature - A New Pickup Experience
How are people liking this. Anyone from Portland?Uber is piloting a new PIN feature at the Portland International Airport …
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Can rideshare drivers manipulate thw surge? Why are they forced to do it?
https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/can-uber-drivers-really-manipulate-surge-pricing-as-reported-in-the-media
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How does Uber & Lyft match rider with driver? What a dumb question we all know the answer. Rider request trip then their request pings the closest driver of course.
According to the article below that is how it used to work. Not anymore. Uber now uses "batch matching" to …
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The battle is heating up. Should Uber drivers be employees?
What do you think?https://www.vox.com/2019/6/18/18682002/uber-lyft-drivers-california-ab5-bill
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Uber is now threatening to withdraw from Austria
All because Austria wants Uber and Taxis to have the same pricing structure. Why does Uber think they are above …
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Uber settles disputes with thousands of drivers ahead of its IPO
I didn't know this.Uber says it has reached settlements with a large majority of the 60,000 drivers in the …