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Gig workers aren't self-employed – they're modern-day feudal serfs

To understand neo-villeiny, we first need to understand medieval villeiny. The villeins of medieval Europe were a type of serf (a tenant farmer) that were bonded to a landlord they paid rent to, and for whom they carried out additional work.

The Conversation

EVgo Bags California Energy Commission Grants For Rideshare Electrification

EVgo Inc (NASDAQ:EVGO) has been selected for proposed awards for two California Energy Commission (CEC) Charging Access for Reliable On-Demand Transportation Services (CARTS) grants. The proposed grant amounts to over $3.6 million. The proposed awarding of two CARTS grants builds upon EVgo's previously announced partnership with Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER). EVgo will build twin public…

Benzinga

This former Uber executive traveled to Ukraine to help Zelensky. His parents still think he’s in San Francisco

Ukrainian-born Silicon Valley executive Andrey Liscovich tells Rachel Sharp how he swapped the Bay Area for the war zone so he can use his startup skills to source and route supplies to the volunteers fighting for his country’s freedom

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Afghanistan’s former finance minister now drives an Uber in Washington, DC

Minister fled country week before Taliban took Kabul

The Independent UK

Read Why RBC Capital Slashed Price Targets Of Uber, Lyft

RBC Capital analyst Brad Erickson slashed the price target on Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) to $50 from $65 (57% upside) but kept an Outperform. Erickson cut the price target on Lyft Inc (NASDAQ:LYFT) to $50 from $53 (37% upside) and kept an Outperform. Erickson cited the findings from RBC's proprietary driver supply analysis that gave a relative…

Benzinga

Former health secretary voices concern over ‘Uberisation’ of GP services

Jeremy Hunt said seeing a different doctor every time a patient is in contact with the NHS “cannot be good for patient safety”.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan’s former finance minister is now Uber driver in Washington DC

Washington Post rides with Khalid Payenda, who left for the US before the fall of Kabul

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Uber hopes for an easier ride with its new London licence

The ride-hailing firm believes it has done its bit with driver concessions and backing for Ulez, but will the mayor agree?

The Guardian - UK

Mother left mortified with €5,000 taxi order to 'help Ukraine' after one too many drinks

This was a mistake she won't forget for a long time!

Irish Mirror

Is Uber Technologies a Buy Under $35?

Currently trading below $35, leading ride-hailing services provider Uber Technologies' (UBER) shares plunged in price after the company failed to meet analysts' expectations concerning its prospects recently. So, is it worth betting on the stock now? Let's discuss.

StockNews.com

Provincial competition law needed to address the power of gig work platforms

With the invention of gig-based platforms like Uber and SkipTheDishes, the gig economy has not just become an integral part of the labour industry, but also digital society as well.

The Conversation

Mum orders £4,500 Uber to Ukraine ‘to help’ after drinking too many pink gins

Leoni Fildes had been out celebrating her friend’s birthday on Saturday, March 5 when her group started chatting about Ukraine before the spontaneous cab hire.

Daily Record

Mum ordered £4,500 Uber to Ukraine after 'one too many drinks'

She was saved by not having enough funds in her account

Wales Online

Mum, 34, orders £4.5k Uber from Salford to 'help Ukraine' after 'one too many double pink gins and shots of Sambuca'

Leoni Fildes was only saved from the 1,700-mile trip by having 'insufficient funds' - and claims Uber tried nine times to take the payment

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Liverpool Echo

Mum orders £4,500 Uber to Ukraine after doing shots on night out

After going out for drinks with friends, Leoni Fildes thought the trip seemed like a good idea

Daily Mirror

Mum orders £4,500 Uber to Ukraine 'to help' after having one too many pink gins

A mum has claimed she ordered an Uber to Ukraine as she wanted to 'help out' after having 'one too many drinks' but was saved from the £4,500 bill as she had 'insufficient funds'

The Canberra Times

'Joys of being a grandmother' gone as woman's back broken in crash

The gymnastics coach and Uber driver ran a stop sign and caused a collision, which resulted in the victim's car leaving the road and hitting a unit complex.

Benzinga

Lyft, GrubHub Follow Uber, Boost Gig Driver Pay

Lyft Inc(NASDAQ:LYFT) admitted adding a temporary surcharge on its rides to help drivers deal with surging gas prices, CNBC reports. The Uber Technologies Inc(NYSE:UBER) competitor did not elaborate much on surcharge. Food-delivery marketplace GrubHub Inc (NASDAQ:GRUB) also boosted the pay for its gig drivers, Bloomberg reports. Related Content: Uber Adds Surcharge To Help Drivers Bear…

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Dublin Live

Dublin taxis turned into moving art gallery by NCAD students

Each of the Uber taxis takes inspiration from different parts of Dublin, including famous landmarks, ancient art, and one dedicated to James Joyce

Manchester Evening News

Uber to let people book taxis with Greater Manchester cab firms to cope with 'high demand'

The company says it will take a 'small service fee' on each trip

Daily Mirror

Uber to hike taxi prices by 20% from today after court ordered it to pass on VAT

Taxi hire apps like Uber are going to have to increase their rates from 11.59pm tonight due to a legal change, but how much extra you will pay depends on which city you live in

The New Daily

Petrol ‘shock’ prompts Uber, DiDi and Australia Post to raise prices

Australians are paying more for Ubers and postage as record-high petrol prices prompt big businesses to slug consumers with painful new fuel surcharges.

Chicago Sun-Times

Contractor status keeps rideshare drivers’ pay below minimum wage, report says

The study by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said the average rideshare driver in Chicago could earn substantially more money if classified as an employee.

Motor1

Uber Adds Fuel Surcharge Amid Soaring Gas Prices

Hopefully, that's a temporary move.

Tribune News Service

Uber raises prices to keep up with gas costs — but not in NYC

Uber prices are getting pumped up.

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