Month: March 2020
Lyft is referring drivers to jobs at Amazon after massive ridership decline
Lyft is now referring drivers on its platform to jobs at Amazon in a partnership between the two companies designed to alleviate financial hardships from a massive drop in ride-hailing usage, according to a report from Bloomberg. Lyft notified drivers of the program on Friday via email and said it’s…
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“With me” videos on YouTube are seeing huge spikes in viewership as people stay home
YouTube creators are performing everyday tasks or taking on crafts and activities that people can do at home because everyone is stuck indoors right now. The genre has boomed as a result of social distancing. Daily views of videos with “#withme” in the title have increased by 600 percent since…
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A Coronavirus Rent Strike Could Leave Renters Vulnerable
The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today. With millions of people across the country applying for unemployment due to shutdowns related to the…
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Postmates couriers are eligible for unemployment benefits, rules New York appeals court
New York’s Court of Appeals has reinstated a 2015 decision determining that couriers for on-demand delivery app Postmates should be classified as employees, making them eligible for unemployment insurance at a time when the US is seeing record job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2015 decision by the…
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Xerox buys managed print services houses
Although Xerox has yet to succeed in its attempts to acquire HP Inc, the company did announce that it has acquired the British managed print services specialist and IT specialist Altodigital and ITEC Connect. While terms of the transactions have not been disclosed, both acquisitions have already received government approval. …
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John Borthwick & Matt Hartman of betaworks discuss coronavirus adaptation strategies
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hopping on Zoom with betaworks’ John Borthwick and Matt Hartman to discuss the tech world’s adaptation to this new locked-down world, the future of new media and answer questions from the audience. We discussed whether new media companies can raise capital right now, and…
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