A Tech Company That Actually Makes Money Just IPO'd
Zoom is a conference platform business people use to do business. It’s just like Skype, or Lifesize, or Google…
Lyft and Uber Mayhem vs. Taxi Line Hell: Which Airport Nightmare Is Worse?
There are few things I dread more when getting off of a long-ass flight than getting back onto a train and waiting…
Lyft Pulls E-Bikes From Service Amid Alarming Reports of Excessive Braking
Following reports of problematic braking that in some cases resulted in rider injury, Lyft is pulling its recently…
It's Time for Uber and Lyft's White Collar Workers to Step Up
Following mass worker action in Los Angeles, San Fransisco, and San Diego this week, an anonymous Uber employee—whose…
Lyft Gets Into the Car Repair Business
In an effort to retain its contractor labor force, as well as expand its core business, Lyft has plans to open repair…
Hundreds Turn Out to Picket Against Uber Amid 25-Hour Driver Strike
In an outpouring of long-simmering tensions between rideshare companies and drivers whose wages have been on the…
Lyft Drivers Protest Falling Wages as Execs Drum Up Investor Money for $25 Billion IPO
Inside the luxury Omni Hotel in downtown San Francisco on Monday morning, Lyft executives and investors wheeled and…
Furious Over Falling Pay, Los Angeles Uber Drivers Prepare to Strike
In recent weeks Uber drivers in the greater Los Angeles area opened their apps to find the ridesharing company had…
Judge Gives Lyft Something to Worry About Ahead of Its IPO
Back in December, New York City approved the nation’s very first minimum wage pay floor for app-based drivers—a…
At Bird, the Word Is Not Bird: It's Layoffs
Folks, it’s been a rough month for electric scooter startups.
Waitr Delivery Drivers Say They're Being Screwed, Too
Two drivers have filed a class-action lawsuit against their employer, Waitr Holdings, Inc., alleging the company…
Let's Not Be so Quick to Praise Lyft's Promise of $10,000 Bonuses for Drivers
Ridesharing platform Lyft bought itself some goodwill in the wake of its initial public offering last week when SEC…
Lyft's IPO Banks Big on Self-Driving Cars, Shits on Its E-Scooters
Lyft finally filed for an IPO on Friday, a long-expected move for the ride-sharing company that has been racing to beat…
Upcoming Tech IPOs Will Mint Hundreds of Overnight Millionaires and Silicon Valley Vultures Are Licking Their Chops
The day started with an intense tropical storm consuming San Francisco, but by evening the clouds had parted just in…
Uber Prices Are Increasing in NYC Thanks to New Minimum Wage Law
Uber rides in New York City are getting more expensive, starting today. The company announced in a blog post Friday…
Pregnant Lyft Driver Stabbed to Death by Passenger in Arizona
Kristina Howato, a 39-year-old driver for the transportation company Lyft, was murdered by one of her passengers in…
New York Adopts Nation's First Pay Floor for Uber, Lyft, and Other Rideshare Drivers
Today, New York’s City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission approved measures to enact minimum pay requirements for…
Way to Go, Lyft
Lyft just sent out a push notification reminding people to vote. (The one I personally received is above.) This is sort…
How to Get Free and Discounted Rides to the Polls on Election Day
Have you registered to vote? Good. Now all you need to do is get to the polls on Tuesday, November 6. Thankfully, over…
Lyft's New Subscription Plan Seems Like a Legendary Ripoff
Lyft just announced the broad availability of its new All-Access Plan. This subscription-based service gets you 30…