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    Technology
    Uber acquired Drizly, an alcohol e-commerce platform, for $1.1 billion in cash and stock last week. It's just the latest brand Uber has added to its portfolio as the company seeks to satisfy consumer appetites.
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    Forget Ride Hailing. Uber Wants To Be Your One-Stop Shop For Everything

    Feb 10, 2021
    During the pandemic, Uber has doubled-down on delivery services, most recently acquiring the alcohol e-commerce platform Drizly. But can one company safely give you everything you want?
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    Business
    An Uber sticker is seen on a car at the start of a protest by ride share drivers on Aug. 20, in Los Angeles. Uber said it will sell its self-driving research unit to startup Aurora.
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    After Once Touting Self-Driving Cars, Uber Sells Unit To Refocus On Core Businesses

    Dec 07, 2020
    The ride-hailing giant once believed it was crucial to develop autonomous driving technology in-house, and spent billions of dollars on the effort. Now it's letting another company lead the charge.
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    Technology
    A California ballot measure over whether Uber and Lyft should treat their drivers as employees divided gig workers but was approved by voters.
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    California Voters Give Uber, Lyft A Win But Some Drivers Aren't So Sure

    Nov 05, 2020
    Uber and Lyft are cheering the passage of Prop 22, which says they don't have to treat their drivers as employees and provide benefits such as paid sick leave. Critics say they'll keep fighting.
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    Technology
    A federal lawsuit alleges that Uber's star rating system discriminates against drivers of color and those with accents. According to the suit, Uber terminates drivers whose ratings get too low.
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    Uber Fires Drivers Based On 'Racially Biased' Star Rating System, Lawsuit Claims

    Oct 26, 2020
    The suit alleges Uber's rating system, which is based on passenger reviews, discriminates against drivers who are not white or who have accents. Uber says the allegation is untrue.
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    Technology
    Uber and Lyft have been fighting a California labor law that would require them to treat drivers as employees rather than independent contractors.
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    Uber And Lyft Must Make Drivers Employees, California Court Rules

    Oct 22, 2020
    The ruling is a blow to Uber and Lyft, which have argued they are not subject to state labor law. But the court's order could still be upended by a ballot measure backed by the ride-hailing companies.
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    Europe
    A phone shows the Uber app in front of a taxi stand at Waterloo station in London on Monday. The ride-sharing service won its appeal after Transport for London denied a renewal of its operating license late last year.
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    Uber Can Keep Operating In London, Magistrate Rules

    Sep 28, 2020
    Regulators had refused to renew Uber's license, finding its lax security controls had put passengers at risk. But a court found that Uber had fixed the problems and was fit to operate in the city.
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    Law
    Rafaela Vasquez has been charged with negligent homicide in the death of a pedestrian struck by an autonomous Uber SUV in March 2018. Vasquez was at the wheel of the vehicle at the time.
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    Backup Driver Of Autonomous Uber SUV Charged With Negligent Homicide In Arizona

    Sep 16, 2020
    Rafaela Vasquez was watching the television show The Voice when the car struck a pedestrian walking her bike across a Tempe street at night.
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    Business
    An appeals court has given Uber and Lyft more time to fight a judge's order over how they classify their drivers, averting a threatened shutdown in California.
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    Uber, Lyft Will Not Suspend Service In California After Court Gives Them More Time

    Aug 20, 2020
    An appeals court has given the ride-hailing companies more time to fight a judge's order that they reclassify their drivers as employees to comply with state law.
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    Technology
    Federal prosecutors allege Uber's former head of security organized a cover-up of a massive data breach.
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    Former Uber Executive Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Massive Breach

    Aug 20, 2020
    Federal prosecutors allege Uber's former chief security officer Joe Sullivan covered up the breach and arranged a $100,000 payment to the hackers.
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    Business
    In a ruling Monday, a California judge said Lyft and Uber have refused to comply with a California law, known as AB5, passed last year that was supposed to make it harder for companies in the state to hire workers as contractors.
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    California Judge Orders Uber And Lyft To Consider All Drivers Employees

    Aug 10, 2020
    Uber and Lyft have been fighting California over whether drivers are employees, entitled to benefits, or independent contractors. A state judge orders them to consider all those drivers employees.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Food delivery has been a bright spot for Uber during the coronavirus pandemic, as people stuck at home are ordering out more.
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    Uber Gobbles Up Postmates In $2.65 Billion Bet On Food Delivery

    Jul 06, 2020
    The deal is a sign of how the coronavirus pandemic has turned Uber's business model upside down, with customers shunning ride-hailing and flocking to delivery services.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    After months of shutdowns that have damaged the ride-hailing industry, Uber says it sees signs of revival.
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    How Uber And Its Riders Are Adapting To The New 'Social'

    Jun 10, 2020
    The ride-hailing company is seeing signs of recovery as cities, states and countries lift lockdown restrictions, but the pandemic has taken a steep toll.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Rent The Runway has temporarily closed its stores during the pandemic, as customers have shied away from using its clothing rental service.
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    Who Dares To Rent A Dress Now? Coronavirus Upends The Sharing Economy

    Jun 01, 2020
    How do you share your car, home or clothing with other people during a pandemic? Companies from Airbnb to Rent The Runway face big challenges convincing customers their services are safe.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Millions of Uber drivers and other people who make a living from gig work are temporarily eligible for unemployment benefits. But the money has been slow to arrive.
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    'We Can't Take Your Call': Uber Drivers, Other Gig Workers Struggle For Unemployment

    May 19, 2020
    Gig workers are now eligible for unemployment benefits, but states have been slow to update their systems to accept claims. That's left many workers waiting weeks for help.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Uber is restructuring its business to focus on rides and food delivery, which has been a bright spot for the company during the pandemic.
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    Uber Cuts 3,000 More Jobs As Pandemic Squeezes Ride-Hailing

    May 18, 2020
    The company is slimming down to focus on rides and food delivery while cutting $1 billion in costs this year.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Uber Eats is in talks with Grubhub about a possible acquisition. Analysts say such a merger would make the combined company the dominant player in food delivery.
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    Uber Woos Grubhub, In A Move Lawmaker Calls 'Pandemic Profiteering'

    May 13, 2020
    The merger talks have yet to reach a deal, but if both sides strike an accord, the combined company would emerge as the dominant player in food delivery with 55% of the U.S. market.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Demand for rides has dropped sharply during the pandemic, exacerbating Uber's financial woes.
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    Uber Cuts Thousands of Jobs, Citing Coronavirus Pandemic

    May 06, 2020
    The ride-hailing company is cutting 3,700 jobs. It's the latest U.S. tech company to turn to layoffs to deal with fallout from the coronavirus crisis.
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    Technology
    The lawsuit is the first big test of a new state law that poses a serious threat to the ride-hailing apps' business models.
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    California Sues Uber And Lyft For 'Cheating' Drivers And Taxpayers

    May 05, 2020
    The state accuses the ride-hailing apps of flouting a labor law by classifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    With many U.S. cities on lockdown, demand for rides has dried up, exacerbating the financial woes of ride-hailing apps like Lyft.
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    Lyft Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Employees As Virus Saps Demand For Rides

    Apr 29, 2020
    The ride-hailing company is also furloughing hundreds of workers and cutting pay as it tries to reduce costs during the coronavirus pandemic.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Willy Solis, who delivers groceries for the app Shipt in Denton, Texas, says the coronavirus pandemic has elevated the voices of workers like him, who are risking their lives to do essential jobs.
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    More Essential Than Ever, Low-Wage Workers Demand More

    Apr 28, 2020
    In this lockdown, low-wage workers have been publicly declared "essential" — up there with doctors and nurses. But the workers say their pay, benefits and protections don't reflect it.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Jerome Gage, a Lyft driver in Torrance, Calif., has been joining protests urging the ride-hailing companies to treat workers better.
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    He Keeps Driving For Lyft 'Because People Need Us'

    Apr 23, 2020
    Many Lyft and Uber drivers have given up on driving, because they aren't making enough money to take the risk of potentially exposing themselves to the coronavirus. Jerome Gage is still at it.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Gig companies have started offering benefits like paid sick leave now that workers are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, and some are getting sick.
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    Gig Workers Struggle To Get Financial Help During Pandemic

    Apr 05, 2020
    Gig companies like Instacart and Uber promise financial assistance to workers affected by the coronavirus. But some workers are finding it hard to get that aid.
    NPR
    The Coronavirus Crisis
    The economic rescue package passed by the Senate this week would let gig workers and other self-employed people seek unemployment benefits they wouldn't normally qualify for.
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    Gig Workers Would Get Unemployment Safety Net In Rescue Package

    Mar 27, 2020
    Uber drivers, Airbnb hosts and other gig workers who have lost their livelihoods because of the coronavirus pandemic would get some relief under the proposed new $2 trillion federal rescue package.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Lyft and Uber's carpooling services let passengers share rides for cheaper fares.
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    Uber, Lyft Halt Shared Carpool Service In U.S. And Canada

    Mar 17, 2020
    The San Francisco-based transportation firms say they are acting in line with public health efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Both are still operating their regular ride-hailing services.
    NPR
    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Uber and Lyft drivers say they are seeing less demand for rides in big cities where events are being canceled and people are encouraged to work from home.
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    Not Employees: Gig Workers Like Uber Drivers Aren't Eligible For Sick Leave

    Mar 13, 2020
    The outbreak is creating uncertainty for Uber drivers and other gig workers, who face difficult choices about whether to work or stay home and lose their livelihoods.
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