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When Drivers Are Attacked, Uber Leaves Police Waiting for Help

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 30, 2022December 14, 2022

“Uber is slow to respond to law enforcement requests, leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

‘I’m the Operator’

by Seyward Darby December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

“The aftermath of a self-driving tragedy.”

Posted inBusiness & Tech, education, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Technology

‘Stanford Is the Valley’: On Grooming Tech’s Next Generation

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 15, 2019October 19, 2022

Amid controversies and unethical practices, tech giants like Facebook and Google are no longer dream companies to work for.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Ethical Dilemma Facing Silicon Valley’s Next Generation

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands February 12, 2019October 19, 2022

At Stanford University, a farm system for tech giants, “students are reconsidering whether working at Google or Facebook is landing a dream job or selling out to craven corporate interests.”

Posted inProfiles & Interviews, Quotes, Technology

Man vs. Gig: Doug Schifter’s Last Stand

by michelleweber May 16, 2018October 19, 2022

An important look at a dysfunctional industry, and a master class in profile writing.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Amazon’s Last Mile

by michelleweber November 16, 2017October 19, 2022

Who delivers Amazon orders? Increasingly, it’s plainclothes contractors with few labor protections, driving their own cars, competing for shifts on the company’s own Uber-like platform.

Posted inBlog Post, Business & Tech, Current Events

We Need to Talk About Uber: A Timeline of the Company’s Growing List of Problems

by Danielle Tcholakian June 10, 2017October 19, 2022

Uber’s missteps and high-profile scandals have piled up since 2013. Here’s a timeline.

Posted inBlog Post, Featured, Nonfiction

The Successful Boycott of #DeleteUber and a New Era of Activism

by Matt Giles February 3, 2017October 19, 2022

#DeleteUber and the power of protest in 2017.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

The Benefits of Being No. 2 in Business

by Nick Leiber July 6, 2015October 19, 2022

Back in the early 1960s, also-ran Avis — a smaller, less successful business than Hertz — decided to run a new advertising campaign, one that embraced its market position rather than trying to change it. “When you’re only No. 2, you try harder. Or else,” the company’s advertisements read. Avis’s initial business insight was to […]

Posted inNonfiction, Podcasts, Quotes

Playing Wii Tennis with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick

by Nick Leiber March 25, 2015October 19, 2022

A few years ago, Uber was barely started. Travis is at my house up in the mountains over the holidays, hanging out with me and my family. And he’s palling around with my dad. And my dad says, ‘Hey, let’s play a game of Wii Tennis (Nintendo Wii). And my dad had a Wii at […]

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