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Ashton Kutcher has launched an oversubscribed A.I. investment fund worth $240 million

The L.A.-based team—which now manages $1 billion in assets—has had a series of successful exits in recent years, including hosting platform Airbnb and taxi app Uber.

Fortune

Unicycle, fake blood and self-respect left in Ubers

Uber’s latest ‘lost and found index’, includes a Danny DeVito Christmas ornament, an ankle monitor and a dog. The annual list of the most commonly forgotten and most unique lost items, said that the most commonly left-behind items during the past 12 months included clothing, phones and wallets. More unusual…

The Week

iOS 16 Live Activities support is finally coming to the Uber Eats app for all

The Uber Eats app is finally rolling support for Live Activities out to everyone.

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Lyft's new CEO tackles a job requiring some heavy lifting

Even before he joined Lyft’s board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service

The Independent UK

The Most Common, and the Most Unique, Items Left In Ubers

The 2024 Uber Lost & Found Index shows that riders keep forgetting the usual items — phone, keys, wallet — but many have left behind unusual, and sometimes questionable, items too.

Kiplinger

Attacks on delivery drivers add fears among gig workers

Ride-hailing and food delivery companies say extreme violence is rare among the millions of trips completed each week by gig workers

The Independent UK

King Charles chocolate bust and tomato ‘Kingchup’: the quirkier coronation merchandise

Alongside the commemorative plates and mugs are some more unusual offerings, from royal ‘pawtraits’ to carriage rides

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Explained | Blinkit protests and the legal remedies available to gig workers

As Blinkit workers protest changes to their pay structure, we take a look at the legal protections available to gig workers

The Hindu

Alleged Uber carjacker, stabber arrested after spending month at large

William Bowman is set to face trial in the ACT Supreme Court.

The Canberra Times

On Thursday, Lyft’s new CEO laid off over 1,000 employees. On Friday he ordered remaining ones back to the office

Lyft proudly announced just a year ago that employees could “work from the office, at home, or any combination of the two.”

Fortune

A Chainsaw, Harry Styles Concert Ticket More Weird Shit People Have Left In Ubers This Year

Can someone check on the Harry fan, though?

Pedestrian.tv

Dear Abby: Brother should be like me, visit our mom often

He makes a daily phone call but skipped his mother’s 100th birthday party and never stops by to see her.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

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The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

Salon

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

Evening Standard

Uber Eats driver killed and dismembered while delivering to Florida home

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

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The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

WEKU

When your boss is an algorithm

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

ABC News

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.

The New Daily

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.

Irish Mirror

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.'

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