Avatarjames wm frankAvatarAvatar10 hours agoUber Eats courier’s fight against AI bias shows justice under UK law is hard wonverified_publisherTechCrunch - Natasha LomasOn Tuesday, the BBC reported that Uber Eats courier Pa Edrissa Manjang, who is Black, had received a payout from Uber after “racially discriminatory” facial recognition checks prevented him from accessing the app, which he had been using since November 2019 to pick up jobs delivering food on Uber’s …
Avatarjames wm frankFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoDoorDash Driver Refuses To Leave Order On Woman's Doorstep & Demands She Come Outside To Retrieve It From Himyourtango.com - Megan QuinnPart of the beauty of food delivery services is the option for contactless delivery. With the click of a button, you can have food delivered straight …
Avatarjames wm frankFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUber, Lyft Leave Minneapolis After New Minimum Wage Law Leaves 10,000 Out Of Work: 'We Are Disappointed The Council Chose To Ignore The Data'yahoo.com - Caleb NaysmithUber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. announced they will cease operations in Minneapolis starting May 1, after the City Council overrode Mayor Jacob …
Avatarjames wm frankAvatarAvatarWhat the hail?! NYC riders ordering Uber may get yellow cab instead — and some are seeing redNew York Post - Carl CampanileIf you call for an Uber, you shouldn’t be surprised when a yellow cab shows up — the ride-share app is apparently hoping to rely on them more to ease …
Avatarjames wm frankFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUber driver runs over, kills toddler and is attacked by girl’s family, Texas cops saystar-telegram.com - By Mike StunsonA toddler died after being run over by a rideshare driver outside an apartment complex in Texas, authorities say. The Uber driver had dropped off five …
Avatarjames wm frankAvatarAvatarUber pays $178 million to end legal fight with Australian taxi driversAssociated PressSYDNEY (AP) — Global rideshare giant Uber will pay 272 million Australian dollars ($178 million) to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market. A class action against Uber had been expected to go to trial in the …
Avatarjames wm frankAvatarAvatarLyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers moreAssociated PressMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lyft and Uber said they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require that ride-hailing services increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local minimum wage of $15.57 an hour. Lyft called the ordinance …
Avatarjames wm frankFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoYour delivery van's EV upgrade is about to make your life bettertechradar.com - By Myriam JoireBy now, you’ve probably seen Amazon’s cute electric “bread truck” – the Rivian Delivery Van – roaming your neighborhood streets. Perhaps you’ve even …
Avatarjames wm frankFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoUber launches new feature to ensure safe trips for teensourcommunitynow.comUber is helping parents feel more at ease and in control when their teenagers need a ride or order food on UberEats through a new feature. The …
Avatarjames wm frankAvatarAvatarElectric air transport is set to take off with taxis, ambulances, cargo deliveries by end of this decadeverified_publisherCNBC - Shreyashi SanyalSINGAPORE — Among displays of defense jets, passenger airliners and high-tech aviation equipment at the Singapore Airshow were electric air transport …
Avatarjames wm frankAvatarAvatarUber Is Becoming a Cash-Flow Machine. Can DoorDash Follow the Same Path and Offer Big Gains for Investors?verified_publisherThe Motley Fool - Jon QuastBoth management teams are disproving my previous assumptions. All stocks require research before buying. But sometimes after research, I conclude that …
Avatarjames wm frankAvatarAvatarUber Eats to begin self-driving robot deliveries in Japanverified_publisherCNBC - Alex KollerUber announced Tuesday that its Uber Eats business is partnering with Mitsubishi Electric and delivery robotics company Cartken to begin transporting …