For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. In early December, Uber’s head of federal affairs, Danielle Burr, sent a request to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ask was straightforward: Give drivers early access to the COVID-19 vaccine. “Rideshare drivers continue to …
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Uber was fined $59 million on Monday for failing to provide the California Public Utilities Commission with information on sexual assault cases and harassment claims among its drivers and riders. The ride-hailing company has 30 days to pay the fine and provide the information or it could lose its permit to operate in the state, according to the ruling. Uber …
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DoorDash saw its share price skyrocket by more than 85% on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday as it debuted on Wall Street. The company’s shares started trading at $182 apiece, much higher than the $102 initial public offering price it set on Tuesday evening. On market close, DoorDash shares were trading at $189. These numbers far exceed the …
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In 2018, New York became the first city in the US to require Uber and Lyft to pay their drivers a minimum wage. After studying the effects of the mandate, economists released a report Tuesday that says the policy ended up raising driver pay without significant fare increases going to riders. When regulators first suggested implementing the pay rules, Uber …
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Getting a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X this holiday season is hard. Between the short supply, high demand and online retail that favors exact timing (and therefore bots), being lucky enough to score a new system is far from simple. Seeing the opportunity, Uber Eats and Wendy’s announced a new contest with the grand prize being the “console no …
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Uber on Tuesday said it has completed its $2.65 billion acquisition of delivery service Postmates. The all-stock deal, which was announced back in July, will help boost Uber’s growing efforts in the delivery of groceries, essentials and other goods. The Postmates and Uber Eats apps will continue to run separately but will be supported by a combined merchant and …
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DoorDash agreed on Tuesday to pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it misled customers about its tipping policy for drivers. The lawsuit was brought by the attorney general of Washington, DC, Karl Racine, in November 2019, who said DoorDash led customers to believe their tips were going to delivery workers when the company was actually pocketing the money …
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It’s becoming a regular thing: Once again, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before Congress. This time around, it was about how their social media companies handled the 2020 US election, though the questioning also touched on tech addiction, encryption and antitrust. That was midday Tuesday; later in the day, President Trump fired the head of …
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Jason Schaal was sitting at home in Minneapolis last month when he opened his phone to check his email. Among the messages was one from Uber bearing the subject line, “Make your voice heard.” It said the US Department of Labor was hammering out countrywide rules “to determine the independent status of gig workers” and asked Schaal to comment on …
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Uber is launching prescription delivery in Dallas, Austin and Houston, Texas, the service told CNET on Thursday. The prescription option will be available within the Uber Eats app, connecting the ride-hailing service’s users with independent, local pharmacies for delivery. Users in the participating cities will have access to on-demand prescription delivery, where they can transfer existing prescriptions and fulfill new …
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