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Uber Rival Lyft Takes Drastic Action

The rideshare company is making a big effort to cut costs.

The Street

Lyft to sack 1,072 employees with 26% of workforce to go amid Uber competition struggles

Lyft informed its workers on Thursday of the job cuts after their new CEO David Risher said the company needed to bring its costs down in order to deliver affordable rides

Daily Mirror

Family pays tribute to Uber Eats driver killed in ‘demonic’ delivery attack: ‘I knew something was wrong’

Randall ‘Randy’ Cooke was making a delivery on 19 April in Florida when he was dragged inside and killed in attempted robbery

The Independent UK

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Horse-drawn carriage available to book on Uber ahead of coronation

The carriage will be in a south London park in the days before the coronation.

The Independent UK

Uber offers horse-drawn carriages for coronation at Dulwich Park

The public will get a chance to ride in a replica royal carriage for three days before the crowning of King Charles

Evening Standard

Calif.'s new safety net for the homeless

Governor Newsom wants to use Medi-Cal as a safety net to provide housing and other services for the homeless

Salon

Uber Eats driver killed and dismembered while delivering to Florida home

‘This was a horrific crime of passion,’ Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said

Evening Standard

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Sheriff: Uber Eats driver slain, dismembered making delivery

A Florida man is charged with murder and other offenses in the slaying and dismemberment of an Uber Eats driver who had brought food to the assailant’s house

The Independent UK

Driver in fatal Uber autonomous crash set for June trial

An Uber driver involved in the first death connected to a fully autonomous vehicle faces a June trial

The Independent UK

Uber 'charging users more if they have low phone battery', investigation claims

Belgian outlet, Dernière Heure claimed that a small investigation they ran found that Uber charged more to riders who had less phone battery

Daily Mirror

When your boss is an algorithm

Drivers for Uber and Lyft say the apps promote wage discrimination.

WEKU

Gig economy shifts as Uber takes on supermarket delivery, government pushes for minimum employment standards

Deals between Coles, Uber and a key transport union establishing minimum conditions — ahead of the threat of legislation — could mean better days for gig economy workers.

ABC News

Food delivery drivers are overworked and underpaid: Here’s how to help

A study shows the majority of transport gig workers rely on earnings to survive, but thousands are struggling on less than the minimum wage.

The New Daily

Five days in Washington DC: what to do and where to go in a city with so much to offer

'It is the home of the President, Congress, the Supreme Court and many more must-visits such as the Smithsonian museums, the National Mall and Arlington.'

Irish Mirror

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AFP

US rideshare firm Lyft plans major staff cuts

San Francisco (AFP) - US rideshare service Lyft on Friday sent word to employees that it plans a major staffing reduction to cut costs.

Tribune News Service

Lyft plans job cuts that may hit 30% of staff in overhaul

Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. plans to cut at least 1,200 jobs in a fresh round of layoffs as the company struggles to reach profitability and compete with bigger rival Uber Technologies Inc.

The Independent UK

Lyft gears up to make 'significant' layoffs under new CEO

Lyft is preparing to lay off hundreds of employees

Fortune

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The Conversation

'Stand your ground' laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killed

In one key respect, Ralph Yarl was fortunate. The wounds the 16-year-old suffered after being shot twice on April 13, 2023, by the owner of the house whose doorbell he rang, thinking it was where he was due to pick up his two younger brothers, did not prove fatal.

The Independent UK

Sword attack killer gets another 55-year prison sentence

A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for a vicious and random sword attack that killed one man and seriously wounded another in 2020

Fortune

Uber Eats expands robot deliveries to areas of Virginia

Six-wheeled robots have been spreading to several U.S. locations.

Fortune

CEOs are working frontline shifts to drive employee retention

CEO at companies like Starbucks and Uber are picking up frontline shifts to boost employee satisfaction and retention.

ABC News

Magistrate adjourns case for allegedly murdered Fraser Coast Uber driver, autopsy results delayed

The case of an 18-year-old man charged with the murder of 47-year-old Scott Cabrie has been briefly mentioned in the Hervey Bay Magistrates court.

The Independent UK

Connecticut man sentenced to 55 years in manhunt killing

A 26-year old man who used a sword to attack two men in Eastern Connecticut before going on a crime spree that included killing a former classmate and kidnapping a woman before during a multistate manhunt was sentenced Wednesday to 55 years in prison

The Guardian - UK

Just Eat unveils €150m share buyback a month after cutting 1,700 staff

Takeaway delivery group reports 14% drop in orders and 8% fall in sales in first quarter of 2023

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