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FINDHELP CEO Erine Gray Advocates for Data-Driven Solutions to Fix the Social Safety Net

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Erine Gray, CEO of findhelp, a leading social services technology firm, emphasizes the need for perfect information over additional government funding to reform the social safety net in a recently published op-ed. Drawing parallels with successful private sector innovations like Lyft, Uber, and Amazon, Gray outlines how findhelp leverages data… Continue reading FINDHELP CEO Erine Gray Advocates for Data-Driven Solutions to Fix the Social Safety Net

Revel to lay off 1,000 staff ride-hail drivers, saying they’d rather be contractors anyway

New York-based Revel has made a lot of pivots since initially launching in 2018 as a dockless e-moped sharing service. The BlackRock-backed startup briefly stepped into the e-bike subscription business. It launched and now operates a handful of electric vehicle charging stations across the five boroughs. And it started an all-Tesla, all-employee ride-hail service, in… Continue reading Revel to lay off 1,000 staff ride-hail drivers, saying they’d rather be contractors anyway

Clean Technica: Wicked Low Prices On Used Teslas — Just A Few Things To Watch Out For003440

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Tesla has sold millions of vehicles, and more and more of those are now reaching the used car market. In particular, Hertz is selling a lot of them. At the moment, you can find 1,240 used Teslas on the… Continue reading Clean Technica: Wicked Low Prices On Used Teslas — Just A Few Things To Watch Out For003440

Pickleballers Rejoice – Crush Yard Brings its Award-Winning “Eatertainment” Concept to Orlando. Set to Open Later this Year Near Walt Disney World in Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla., May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In one of the most anticipated deals in Orlando, Crush Yard – the pickleball “eatertainment” innovator, has started construction on its 2nd corporate location in the Formosa Gardens Village on US Highway 192 and across from Walt Disney World. This 47,861 square foot space, located at 7840 West Irlo Bronson… Continue reading Pickleballers Rejoice – Crush Yard Brings its Award-Winning “Eatertainment” Concept to Orlando. Set to Open Later this Year Near Walt Disney World in Central Florida

Finout Raises $26M in Series B Funding

Finout Team. Photo Credit: Omer Hacohen Finout, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based FinOps-for-enterprise company, raised $26M in Series B funding. The round was led by Red Dot Capital with participation from Maor Investments and existing investors Team8, Pitango, and Jibe Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts. Founded… Continue reading Finout Raises $26M in Series B Funding

Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote Will Bring Voting to the Culture and Engage Voters Across the Country This Summer

The Culture of Democracy Tour will register, educate and mobilize tens of thousands of voters in partnership with the Roots Picnic, Lyft, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Dream and more WASHINGTON, May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, When We All Vote launched the Culture of Democracy Tour, a summer of action to register, educate and engage thousands of… Continue reading Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote Will Bring Voting to the Culture and Engage Voters Across the Country This Summer

Uber’s and Lyft’s ride-hailing deal with Minnesota comes at a cost

Uber and Lyft drivers in Minnesota will see higher pay thanks to a deal between the state and the country’s two largest ride-hailing companies. The upshot: a new law that gives some protections to drivers while placing limits on state government. The bill, which Governor Tim Walz has supported publicly and is expected to sign,… Continue reading Uber’s and Lyft’s ride-hailing deal with Minnesota comes at a cost

Uber and Lyft to stay in Minneapolis after state lowers driver pay requirements

/ The new bill will require Uber and Lyft to pay Minnesota drivers at least $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Illustration… Continue reading Uber and Lyft to stay in Minneapolis after state lowers driver pay requirements

Motional cut about 550 employees, around 40%, in recent restructuring, sources say

Around 550 employees across autonomous vehicle company Motional have been laid off, according to information taken from WARN notice filings and sources at the company.  Earlier this week, TechCrunch reported that Motional is pausing commercial operations and delaying plans to launch a robotaxi service with its next-gen Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxis until 2026 as it… Continue reading Motional cut about 550 employees, around 40%, in recent restructuring, sources say