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Update 05/05/23: Late on Thursday, federal judge William Orrick declared Uber’s former head of cybersecurity Joseph Sullivan would suffer no prison time for covering up a massive security breach at the ride-hailing company seven years ago. He is instead being put on probation and must complete 200 hours of community service.Pentagon Employees Too Horny to Follow RulesAccording to The Wall Street Journal, Orrick told the court he was showing Sullivan leniency due to the unusualnature of the case and it being the first of…

On Friday, Lyft CEO David Risher announced in a memo that employee layoffs are coming next week, marking his first decision since taking over the company only five days ago. A source familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal that roughly 1,200 people will be laid off, accounting for 13% of the company’s workforce.Cops Pull Over Self-Driving CarRisher told employees that their managers won’t be able to provide them with additional information until next week, but said they will receive an email telling them…

Uber’s Record My Ride feature is expanding to even more cities across the United States. The feature gives both passengers and drivers the ability to easily record audio during a trip in an effort to boost safety for both parties involved. What is Record My Ride?Record My Ride is a safety feature from Uber that helps drivers and passengers document what’s happening during a trip if either party becomes uneasy or feels threatened. Using the Uber app, drivers and passengers can record audio to submit to the company in a…

Most airports come equipped with very clear signage at every possible turn: baggage claim one way, international gates the other way, restrooms straight ahead. However, if those indicators have ever failed you, Uber is here to help.The rideshare company seems to be tentatively expanding into a mapping and directions app. Uber will “soon” begin offering step-by-step, visual and written instructions for getting from landing gates to one of the company’s pickup areas at more than 30 airports in the U.S. and abroad, as…

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaking at the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit. Khosrowshahi previously said Uber had no plans for broad layoffs at Davos 2023.Image: Riccardo Savi (Getty Images)Uber is reportedly pursuing an unorthodox approach to performance reviews at the ride-share company. While Uber says it has no plans for broad layoffs, so to speak, it does have plans for upcoming performance reviews to include potential cuts to the company’s workforce.As detailed by Insider, the cuts are not layoffs, and Uber is echoing…

Cash rules everything around mePhoto: Tapati Rinchumrus (Shutterstock)You hear about class-action lawsuits all the time, like this one filed against Apple (based on a Gizmodo story!), or this other one against Apple (or this one or this one). Part of the reason is they’re so lucrative for lawyers; a “class” is a group of people who have the same grievance against a company, which means there’s a lot of money involved if the company loses or settles. But when there’s money on the table, it’s not guaranteed you’ll receive a…

Image: Tomohiro Ohsumi (Getty Images)Uber Eats rolled out a new “View as Delivery Person” feature this week to combat uncomfortable experiences or concerns customers may have with their delivery driver. The new feature will allow customers to see what personal data and information their driver/biker/scooter-ershave access to during each stage of the delivery process.The feature will show a live feed of what the customers’ delivery person has access to at each stage from picking up the food to commuting to the customers’…

As the old adage goes: Time is money. And now there’s one more reason to watch the clock. Lyft has quietly added wait time fees to its cost scheme. If you request a car and aren’t present at the pick up point within two minutes (or 5 minutes for luxury rides) of the scheduled arrival time, the rideshare app will now charge you for every minute of tardiness. Lyft’s new policy began in December 2022, a company spokesperson told Gizmodo in a phone call, but was introduced without fanfare. The change was first reported on by…

Image Source : INDIA TV Gig Worker When it comes to fair work for gig workers in the digital platform economy in India, Ola, Uber and quick-grocery delivery provider Dunzo are reported to be the worst performers across parameters related to the working conditions of gig workers. As per the report, there are 12 digital labour platforms in India, namely- Amazon Flex…

Photo: Adam Berry (Getty Images)Uber filed a lawsuit against the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) on Friday to block a mandatory price hike for ride-share drivers in New York City. The TLC submitted the proposal in August and according to Uber, the law that passed last month will result in an increase in the per-minute rate for ride-hail apps and taxi drivers by 7.18% per minute and 16.11% per mile.However, a TLC spokesperson said in an email to Gizmodo that under its new rules, the minimum rate per…