Lyft is the first tech unicorn to head to the stock exchange in 2019.  The ride-hailing company on Friday publicly filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for what could be as much as a $25 billion initial public offering. Lyft will list on the Nasdaq using the ticker symbol LYFT. Its IPO could come …

New York City passed a law in August to ensure all ride-hail drivers are paid at least minimum wage. It was set to go into effect on Friday, but ride-hailing companies Lyft and Juno are trying to get it delayed. The two companies filed separate lawsuits in New York County Supreme Court on Wednesday arguing the minimum-wage pay rate calculated …

Electric scooter companies Bird and Lime have scattered thousands of rentable, dockless, electric scooters across US cities over the last year. And one complaint keeps coming up: they block sidewalks. Advocacy group Disability Rights California is now suing the two companies in federal court in San Diego for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The group, which is seeking …

Chariot, the private bus startup, is going out of business. On Thursday, CEO Dan Grossman announced Chariot will cease all operations by the end of the March. The decision to close the service was made after “significant consideration,” he wrote in a blog post. It appears the company’s business model wasn’t viable. “It has become clear — through many indicators such …

Uber is facing a new lawsuit that alleges it used anticompetitive practices and predatory pricing to beat out its ride-hailing competitors. The suit was filed in US district court in San Francisco on Tuesday by Sidecar — the now defunct ride-hailing pioneer that was one of the first companies to introduce the idea of using a smartphone to connect drivers …

Uber has been criticized by disability advocates for not doing enough to provide wheelchair accessible vehicles. The ride-hailing company said Tuesday it’s doing something to change that. Uber is partnering with major transport company MV Transportation to provide people in wheelchairs with rides in less than 15 minutes. The vehicles are now available in six major cities across the US …

It looks like Mark Zuckerberg can hold a grudge. The Facebook CEO reportedly ordered his management team to start using only Android phones after Apple CEO Tim Cook made public comments about the social media company’s Cambridge Analytica data scandal, according to a report Wednesday in The New York Times. “We’re not going to traffic in your personal life,” Cook …

Scooter company Bird is looking for tattletales. It unveiled a new feature on Thursday called Community Mode, which lets people report badly parked and damaged scooters to the company. Bird said it’ll send out people to reposition the poorly parked vehicles and collect the wrecked ones. The idea is to keep sidewalks clear of scooter detritus. “Community Mode gives any …

Apple unveiled new iPad Pros at its product event in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The new tablets came with a surprise: you can use them to charge your iPhone. Apple October event: Complete coverage MacBook Air, Mac Mini and iPad Pro 2018: Everything Apple just announced MacBook Air 2018 gets Retina display, Touch ID for $1,199, available Nov. 7 ​Apple’s new offerings: Can features, …

Uber rolled out new in-app safety features to 38 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East this week. Dubbed Safety Toolkit, the collection of features lets riders and drivers share trip details, access safety information and contact emergency services. People using the ride-hailing company’s service can also set up two-factor authentication as an extra layer of security, as well …