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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A South Carolina mother has traveled to New Orleans hoping to learn more about the death of her daughter, a college senior who was dropped off at a hospital by an unidentified driver after she attended suburban Carnival parades. Police have released few details about the death the morning of Feb. 19 of Ciaya Whetstone, a 21-year-old student at the University of New Orleans. The coroner''s office in New Orleans said Thursday it will be about six weeks before the investigation into the cause of her death is complete. Whetstone''s friends told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate last month that Whetstone had been to parades in Metairie the night before she died. She had then gone out with friends before returning home to check on her dog. She then left in an Uber, saying she wanted to look for her car, according to one friend''s account. Whetstone''s mother, Miranda Ferrand, of Bamberg County, South Carolina, said the lack of information was frustrating. She spoke at a news conference with her husband, who is Whetstone''s stepfather, and her attorneys. “It has been nearly two weeks, and her mother has zero information,” said Atlanta attorney L.

Business directory and crowdsourced review forum Yelp unveiled several integrations for its Yelp Fusion platform for automobiles'' infotainment systems, mapping applications, search engines and voice assistants. The integrations revealed Thursday are with Audi, Cerence, Ford, Telenav and Uber. Users of Uber''s ride-sharing application can open its new Explore tab and see information from Yelp on…

As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on, support has been pouring from all around the world as people make donations to support the Ukrainian government and NGOs in the country. Now, tech companies are beginning to offer support […] The post Uber offers free rides between the Ukraine-Poland border and two Polish cities as thousands of Ukrainian refugees flee the country appeared first on Tech News | Startups News .

It allows drivers to see pay and destinations before accepting a trip and raises the incentives for drivers to take short rides in an effort to attract more drivers. The post Uber tests new algorithm in the US that changes drivers’ payments appeared first on LABS English .

While Spotify has closed its Russia office, Oracle and SAP have halted all operations. Meanwhile, Uber is offering free rides to refugees.

Out of the nearly one million refugees fleeing Ukraine, at least 505,500 have entered Poland, the United Nations'' refugee agency said.

The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) is in talks with cab aggregator Uber to use its app for booking the tickets in the city bus service (Gurugaman) as well as renting buses on an hourly basis for groups or events.

Uber says it intends to appeal a recent Ontario Ministry of Labour decision that found a Toronto courier was an employee, not an independent contractor as the company had argued. The Feb. 22 decision from Employment Standards Officer Katherine Haire found several violations of the Employment Standards Act — and employment lawyers and advocates say […]

Uber says it intends to appeal a recent Ontario Ministry of Labour decision that found a Toronto courier was an employee, not an independent contractor as the company had argued.

OTTAWA, ON , March 1, 2022 /CNW/ - The Ford government introduced legislation yesterday, Bill 88 or the Working for Workers Act , with sub-standard rights and conditions for app-based gig workers. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers sees this legislation as a setback for workers who are organizing to use collective strength to improve their work lives. CUPW supports Gig Workers United, app-based delivery workers who are organizing in Toronto and the GTA. Just last week, gig workers received a decision from a Ministry of Labour officer that confirms they are employees, and orders Uber to start complying with the Employment Standards Act with things including minimum wage – real minimum wage, for all time at work – breaks, vacation pay, and other basic rights of employees in this province. "This legislation comes … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Uber Technologies Inc''s (NYSE: UBER ) new "Explore" feature will allow users to book dinner reservations, concert tickets, and other events directly through the Uber app. This new feature, Uber Explore, will appear … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Lyft Inc. disclosed overnight that its 2021 workforce decreased by nearly 5% from a year ago, which compares with increases of almost 30% for rival ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. and a more-than doubling in the workforce of food-delivery company DoorDash Inc. . In Lyft''s 10-K annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Monday, the company said it had 4,453 employees in about 119 offices as of Dec. 31, 2021, down from 4,675 employees in about 100 offices in 2020. Meanwhile, DoorDash said it had 8,600 employees worldwide in 2021, up from 3,886 employees in 2021, and Uber''s workforce grew to 29,300 employees in about 10,500 cities from 22,800 employees in about 10,000 cities. Lyft''s stock had dropped 13.0% in 2021 and Uber shares slid 17.8%, while DoorDash''s stock gained 4.3% and the S&P 500 rallied 26.9%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Ofek Lavian has spent years helping build and scale payments initiatives at tech giants such as Uber, Sonder and more recently, Instacart. The highlight of his career, he says unequivocally, was during his time at Instacart when he launched the ability for Americans that are on food stamps, or take part in the nation’s EBT […]