Uber Driver Graduates College After Passenger Pays Off Her School Debt
Latonya Young is a student at Georiga State University's Perimeter who received a tremendous gift from a passenger while she was working as an Uber...
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Voters In California Exempt Uber and Lyft From Reclassifying Drivers As Employees
California passed Proposition 22, denying gig economy workers from being classified as full-time employees -- a major win for Uber and Lyft and a loss...
California Appeals Court Rules Uber, Lyft Drivers Are Employees
A California appeals court ruled Uber and Lyft must reclassify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. ...
Study: Uber, Lyft Algorithms Charged More For Rides in Non-White Neighborhoods
A recent study shows the algorithm used by ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft may discriminate against customers taking trips to predominantly non-white neighborhoods....
Uber is Delivering Free Meals to First Responders and Healthcare Workers
Uber is supporting the restaurant industry by waiving delivery fees and giving free meals to healthcare workers and first responders....
Black-Owned Rideshare Looking To Be a Safer Alternative for Women and Children
Diondre Lewis decided to create a rideshare service, ScoopM, that would be safer than the traditional rideshare companies....
White CEO Fired After Racial Verbal Attack On Black Uber Driver Caught On Tape
The white former CEO of organic fertilizer company Agroplasma USA has been fired after being caught on camera racially abusing a black Uber driver....
Uber Driver Latonya Young Obtains College Degree After Passenger Pays her Debt
Uber driver Latonya Young had her college debt cleared by a passenger, which lead to her getting her college degree at Georgia State University....
Reports: Is Bey $300 Million Richer from Uber IPO?
Last week, car-sharing service Uber went public and Beyoncé is rumored to have scored big money as a result—perhaps as much as $300 million....
Bozoma Saint John is Leaving Uber After Less Than A Year
Almost one year after joining Uber, Bozoma Saint John is leaving the ride-sharing giant to become the CMO of Endeavor, the parent company of leading...