class war Uber general counsel threatens California: pass a law that makes drivers into employees and we'll spend $60m on a ballot initiative to overturn it Cory Doctorow
class war Rideshare companies' effort to kill California employment bill is failing miserably Cory Doctorow
uber Interview with author of Super Pumped, an expose of Uber's chaotic inner circle Mark Frauenfelder
picks Uber and Lyft slashed driver pay in recent years more than publicly reported: Report Xeni Jardin
Business As Uber's stock craters amid billions in unanticipated losses, a hiring freeze on engineers Cory Doctorow
Business Uber projected $8b in losses for 2019, but it just booked $5.2b in losses in a single quarter Cory Doctorow
labor Federal judge rules Uber calling its drivers independent contractors may violate antitrust and harm competition Xeni Jardin
Business Now that Uber and Lyft are public, their inevitable financial collapse is much clearer Cory Doctorow
Business The empirical impact of Lyft and Uber on cities: congestion (especially downtown, especially during "surges"), overworked drivers Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Buried in Uber's IPO, an aggressive plan to destroy all public transit Cory Doctorow
australia Uber used spyware to surveil and poach drivers from Australian rival service Gocatch Cory Doctorow
privacy New York City's new rideshare regs put Big Brother in backseat, give GPS tracking a whole new meaning Albert Fox Cahn