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ubi Douglas Rushkoff's sobering view of Universal Basic Income Rusty Blazenhoff
ridesharing Relying on a ridesharing gig to make money ain't what it used to be Séamus Bellamy
no respect For most people, driving for Uber or Lyft just ain't worth it Séamus Bellamy
Amish paradise Michigan man offers "Amish Uber" rides in his horse & buggy Rusty Blazenhoff
uber Uber HR chief resigns in racism scandal Rob Beschizza
evening standard Former Tory chancellor takes over newspaper, sells "money-can't buy" coverage to Uber, Google and others Cory Doctorow
uber Uber driver accused of shooting and killing his passenger Mark Frauenfelder
ridesharing Uber and Lyft agree to stop forcing driver sexual assault victims into arbitration, confidentiality agreements Xeni Jardin
location location location Realtor claims Uber and Lyft erode the premium homebuyers pay for good public transit links Cory Doctorow
self-replicating bullshit The world is no longer willing to tolerate the plague of bullshit "agreements" Cory Doctorow
self-driving vehicles Uber's autonomous vehicles require frequent human intervention Rob Beschizza
precariat The future legal shenanigans that will shift liability for pedestrian fatalities involving self-driving Ubers Cory Doctorow
autonomous vehicles First pedestrian killed by autonomous vehicle Rob Beschizza
blacking out Drunk man accidentally takes $1600 Uber ride from West Virginia to New Jersey Carla Sinclair
congestion charges Surge-taxing Uber as a way relieve urban congestion Cory Doctorow
bookcookers Debullshitifying Uber's financial statement reveals a hemorrhaging fountain of red ink with no path to profitability Cory Doctorow
boring machines The elite belief in Uberized, Muskized cities is at odds with fundamental, irrefutable facts of geometry Cory Doctorow
platform cooperativism How depending on a platform is a ticket to financial ruin, and what to do about it Cory Doctorow
uberschadenfreude Uber's major shareholders just dumped a ton of stock for a lowball offer 30% under the current share price Cory Doctorow
negative externalities Democratic Senators propose federal breach disclosure law with 5-year prison sentences for covering up data-loss Cory Doctorow