Kate Conger
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Lyft Says 1,807 Sexual Assaults Occurred in Rides in 2019
The company’s first-ever safety report, which it committed two years ago to producing, also included four fatal assaults and 49 deaths in crashes.
Snapchat says Apple’s privacy changes hurt its ad business, causing it to miss revenue targets.
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, said that it had expected some disruption from the changes but that the challenges for advertisers had been more...
Facebook Outage Caused by a Cascade of Errors, It Says
For more than five hours, the company’s family of apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, were unavailable to the billions who use them.
California’s Gig Worker Law Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
Last year, more than $200 million was spent on campaigning for a state proposition that ensured workers like Uber and Lyft drivers were considered independent...
Culture Change and Conflict at Twitter
Two years ago, the company brought in a blunt executive to make things move faster and to promote diversity. Then the problems began.
Uber Records Rare Profit Thanks to Stake in Didi
Uber recorded a rare profit of $1.1 billion, thanks to its stake in the Chinese ride-hailing company Didi.
Uber shows signs of pulling out of its pandemic slump.
Uber recorded a rare profit of $1.1 billion, thanks to its stake in the Chinese ride-hailing company Didi.
Gig economy companies want Mass. voters to exempt workers from employee status.
The ballot proposal mirrors an initiative that the companies proposed last year in California. They ultimately prevailed in exempting their workers from a law that...