Uber’s Plans for Trucking Industry Hit Detours June 16, 2017 By Heather Somerville and Julia Love Uber Technologies Inc.’s drive to become a major player in the trucking business is off to a bumpy start, with...
Are Uber, Lyft Public Nuisances? San Francisco Wants to Know June 6, 2017 By Heather Somerville San Francisco has issued subpoenas to Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. for a broad scope of records on driving...
California Judge Approves $27M Driver Settlement in Lyft Lawsuit March 17, 2017 By Heather Somerville A U.S. judge has given final approval to a settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit against Lyft Inc., ending a...
Ex-CEO of Zenefits Launches Competitor to Former Firm March 15, 2017 By Heather Somerville The former chief executive of human resources software firm Zenefits, Parker Conrad, on Tuesday made public a new startup that...
Zenefits’ New CEO Announces 430 Layoffs in First Week on Job February 10, 2017 By Heather Somerville Zenefits is laying off nearly half its staff as the software startup grapples with the fallout of insurance violations that...
Tech Firms Collecting Data: How Much Do Consumers Know or Care? January 17, 2017 By Heather Somerville Nearly every technology startup wants the same thing: more data. But in the rush to collect all manner of information...
Uber Capitulates, Takes Self-driving Cars off Streets of San Francisco December 22, 2016 By Heather Somerville Uber Technologies Inc has removed its self-driving cars from San Francisco streets after California regulators cracked down on the week-old...
A Conciliatory Airbnb Offers Guidelines for Cities’ Homesharing Regulation December 9, 2016 By Heather Somerville In a moment of peace-making with regulators, Airbnb on Wednesday released a set of policy suggestions for governments that are...
Some Saw Warning Signs Before Oakland Loft Fire December 5, 2016 By Kristina Cooke and Heather Somerville About six months before Friday’s conflagration that destroyed an Oakland warehouse and killed at least 33 people attending a party,...
Drone Makers Shift to Commercial Uses as Consumer Market Crashes November 14, 2016 By Heather Somerville The fledgling drone industry is in the throes of change as weak consumer demand and falling prices drive startups to...