Update: Here's a response from this delightful young woman. She seems nice.
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Women grabs phone from Uber driver and rips off his mask after he asks her to mask up
Uber ordered to pay $1.1m to blind woman refused rides
Uber drivers systematically and illegally discriminated against Lisa Irving due to her disability, an arbitrator ruled today. One even falsely claimed to have arrived at her destination to get her (and her dog) out of the car, knowing that she was blind and wouldn't know any better. An independent arbitrator ruled Uber's drivers had illegally… READ THE REST
Uber cougher faces 20 years in prison
Arna Kimiai (24), aka the Uber Cougher, faces charges that could keep her locked up for 20 years. Last week Kimiai was recorded by her Uber driver ripping off his mask, coughing on him, and grabbing his cell phone. From Vice: In total, Kimiai is facing up to 20 years in prison. The charge ofΒ battery… READ THE REST
California fines Uber for not cooperating with sexual assault and harassment investigation
Uber was fined $59 million Monday for failing to provide the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) with information on a number of sexual assault and harassment claims. Reuters reports that Uber's permit to operate in California could be suspended if it fails to pay the penalty within 30 days, according to the CPUC ruling which… READ THE REST
Get ready for summer grilling season with this stainless steel skewer set at almost 20% off
Skewers are about as primal an instrument as man has ever devised. In fact, a stick with a fashioned tip for just that type of open-flame cooking was found at a campsite believed to date back over 300,000 years. With all that research and development time, it would be easy to imagine that pretty much… READ THE REST
This walnut charging dock for your Apple devices makes your desktop super-classy
Even in this new age of home offices and remote employment, we still haven't really advanced the state of desk decor much, have we? The walls around you may have changed and your boss may have to Zoom you rather than casually eyeball your productivity during a judgmental walk-by, but the immediate desktop environment probably… READ THE REST
These cool robotic and coding explorer kits can turn your kids into STEM-ready learners
STEM jobs are expected to increase to more than 9 million next year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With job markets still recovering from the COVID shutdowns and seismic shifts in scores of industries over the past year, it's no wonder that many parents are getting smart and deciding to get their… READ THE REST