greater fool theory Uber projected $8b in losses for 2019, but it just booked $5.2b in losses in a single quarter Cory Doctorow

ride share Uber drivers in Toronto unionizing to take on The Man Séamus Bellamy

labor law Federal judge rules Uber calling its drivers independent contractors may violate antitrust and harm competition Xeni Jardin

valley of the unicorns Now that Uber and Lyft are public, their inevitable financial collapse is much clearer Cory Doctorow

clickwrap Supreme Court of Canada to rule on the enforceability of arbitration clauses Cory Doctorow

surge pricing The empirical impact of Lyft and Uber on cities: congestion (especially downtown, especially during "surges"), overworked drivers Cory Doctorow

mobility Buried in Uber's IPO, an aggressive plan to destroy all public transit Cory Doctorow

gig workers rising Uber drivers across America are going on strike — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

two-sided gouging IPOs have sent Uber and Lyft fares skyrocketing, while driver pay plummets Cory Doctorow

Travis Kalanick "I am an Uber employee and I support the drivers' strikes." Xeni Jardin

gocatch Uber used spyware to surveil and poach drivers from Australian rival service Gocatch Cory Doctorow

rideshare New York City's new rideshare regs put Big Brother in backseat, give GPS tracking a whole new meaning Albert Fox Cahn

uber's for goobers A short list of "all the bad things" about Uber and Lyft Cory Doctorow

mental health Uber's internal investigators 'overworked, underpaid, emotionally traumatized' with 1,200 cases a week: Report Xeni Jardin

#TrumpShutdown Shutdown creates uncertainty over Uber and Lyft IPO timing Xeni Jardin

private law Ontario court rules that Uber can't use arbitration to keep its drivers from suing it Cory Doctorow

greater fools Uber is a "bezzle," doomed to disappoint the suckers who buy into its IPO Cory Doctorow

collective action problems Uber forces its drivers to arbitrate, rather than sue, but Uber also won't arbitrate Cory Doctorow

n95 San Francisco Uber driver distributing filter masks to passengers Cory Doctorow

prime Study blames Uber/Lyft for San Francisco traffic, Uber/Lyft blames Amazon, propose surge pricing Cory Doctorow