July 25, 2024
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. can keep classifying California drivers as independent contractors, after the state’s top court said a company-backed law passed by voters doesn’t wrongly curtail the legislature’s power over worker protections. The unanimous ruling upholding California’s …
June 25, 2024
Nearly a decade after it began working on self-driving vehicles, Uber Technologies Inc. plans to haul freight fully autonomously for the first time later this year through an expansion of an earlier deal with Aurora Innovation Inc. The former rivals …
April 9, 2024
DoorDash Inc. is paying its delivery couriers in Pennsylvania additional money for a limited time to cover some benefits that are normally reserved for full-time employees. DoorDash will make monthly contributions starting in July into an individual savings account managed …
August 26, 2019
Tensions flared in Hong Kong on a weekend that began with the formation of a peaceful human chain across the city and culminated two days later with police firing a weapon and using water cannons for the first time. In …
August 30, 2018
If you’re a waste treatment specialist, actuary or naval architect, Hong Kong wants you. The government this week unveiled a talent list to attract skilled workers in 11 professions that the city is seen as needing most. Experts in asset …