Uber made history on Wednesday by recognizing one of the UK’s biggest trade unions. It’s the first recognition deal between a ride-hailing app and a union. Its 70,000 UK drivers can join the GMB to negotiate over pay, pensions, and support, the union said. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Uber on Wednesday officially… Continue reading Uber has recognized a trade union for the first time. 70,000 drivers in the UK can now join and collectively negotiate wages, sick pay, and pensions.
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Most executives say they want more contract and temp workers. A majority of those workers say that’s not good enough. (UBER, LYFT, DASH, GRUB)
Contract workers “overwhelmingly” want to be permanent employees, according to a new McKinsey-Ipsos survey. But executives say they plan to rely more heavily on contract labor, McKinsey previously found. The findings reveal a huge divide between workers’ wants and those of their bosses. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Around a quarter of Americans… Continue reading Most executives say they want more contract and temp workers. A majority of those workers say that’s not good enough. (UBER, LYFT, DASH, GRUB)
Worldwide Online Taxi Services Industry to 2030 – Major Players Include Lyft, Didi Chuxing and GrabTaxi Holdings Among Others
DUBLIN, May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The “Online Taxi Services Global Market Report 2021: COVID-19 Growth and Change to 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the global online taxi services market. This report focuses on the online… Continue reading Worldwide Online Taxi Services Industry to 2030 – Major Players Include Lyft, Didi Chuxing and GrabTaxi Holdings Among Others
CARB Votes to Transition Ride-Hailing Fleets to Zero-Emissions by 2030
Last year, Uber pledged to invest $800 million through 2025 to help their drivers make the switch, though the actual cost is estimated to be more than double that. Photo via Wikimedia/Raysonho. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted on May 20 to approve the nation’s first standard to transition ride-hailing fleets to zero-emission vehicles by… Continue reading CARB Votes to Transition Ride-Hailing Fleets to Zero-Emissions by 2030
Waze names former Hotwire president Neha Parikh as CEO
Waze has a new CEO: Neha Parikh, the former president of Hotwire and a board member of Carvana. Parikh replaces Noam Bardin, who stepped down as CEO of the Google-owned navigation service last November after leading the company for 12 years. Parikh will join Waze as CEO starting in June, the company says. She is… Continue reading Waze names former Hotwire president Neha Parikh as CEO
AST Announces IP3 2021, a Collaborative Fixed Price, Fixed Term Patent Buying Program
PRINCETON, N.J., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — AST, the member-driven cooperative and leading provider of proactive patent defense solutions, has announced the upcoming launch of IP3 2021 (Industry Patent Purchase Program). IP3 connects patent sellers with AST’s Member companies who span across multiple industries. These include companies such as ASSA ABLOY, Avaya, Cisco, Dolby, Facebook, Google,… Continue reading AST Announces IP3 2021, a Collaborative Fixed Price, Fixed Term Patent Buying Program
Uber Showtime series will star Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Travis Kalanick
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star as Travis Kalanick in Showtime’s Uber series. The TV network first announced that it’s developing a show that’ll explore what’s happening behind the scenes in the ride-hailing company back in 2019. It was supposed to be a limited series based on Mike Isaac’s book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber and… Continue reading Uber Showtime series will star Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Travis Kalanick
Florida’s New Social Media Law Will Be Laughed Out of Court
Florida’s new social media legislation is a double landmark: It’s the first state law regulating online content moderation, and it will almost certainly become the first such law to be struck down in court. On Monday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the Stop Social Media Censorship Act, which greatly limits large social media platforms’… Continue reading Florida’s New Social Media Law Will Be Laughed Out of Court
Lyft, Uber kick off free COVID-19 vaccine rides program
Uber and Lyft have officially started to offer free rides to anyone traveling to get a COVID-19 vaccine, two weeks after the ride-hailing companies announced an agreement with the White House to offer the program. The free rides will last through July 4, the date when President Joe Biden wants 70% of U.S. adults to… Continue reading Lyft, Uber kick off free COVID-19 vaccine rides program
Emitwise raises an extra $3.2M from ArcTern Ventures for its greenhouse gas emissions platform
Emitwise, a startup that claims its AI platform can measure greenhouse gas emissions from companies and their supply chains, has added to its seed funding round by $3.2 million, bringing its total seed funding raised to $6.6 million. ArcTern Ventures led the $3.2m raise. Also participating were Angel investors including Peter Harrison, the CEO of… Continue reading Emitwise raises an extra $3.2M from ArcTern Ventures for its greenhouse gas emissions platform