Minnesota: Uber And Lyft Will Stop Offering Service In Minneapolis, Citing New Minimum Wage Law
(Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s Brooke Mallory5:21 PM – Friday, March 15, 2024 In Minneapolis, the city council overturned a previous mayoral veto of the minimum wage for rideshare drivers. Therefore, Lyft and Uber will no longer operate in Minneapolis. advertisement The override, approved by a 10-3 vote at Thursday’s City Council […]
Pete Distad to lead sports streaming service from ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery
Former Apple executive Pete Distad has been tapped to run the upcoming joint sports streaming service between Warner Bros. Discovery, ESPN and Fox. Distad, 50, will oversee strategy, distribution, marketing and sales for the as-yet-unnamed new business, which is expected to debut in the fall. The veteran executive has extensive experience with streaming services. He […]
Roku Terms of Service Update Locks Users’ TVs Until They Agree
Roku’s Terms of Service (ToS) update reportedly locks your TV until you agree to it. The only way to opt out of the new “Dispute Resolution Terms” is to write to the streaming service by March 21st. Roku customers are threatening to stop using their TV and streaming tools after Roku allegedly locked the devices […]
Civil servants threaten ministers with legal action over Rwanda bill | Civil service
Civil servants are threatening ministers with legal action over concerns that implementing the government’s Rwanda deportation bill could put senior Home Office staff in breach of international law. The FDA trade union, which represents senior civil servants, said that complying with the minister’s request to ignore the emergency injunction barring Strasbourg’s deportation could also violate […]
England’s National Health Service bans puberty blockers for kids
Britain’s National Health Service has banned the use of puberty blockers for children seeking treatment for gender dysphoria, citing limited research. Puberty blockers, or gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs (GnRHa), are a type of drug that suppresses adolescent sex hormones by continuously stimulating the pituitary gland. From now on, it will only be provided to children in […]
Transcripts Confirm January 6 Committee Lied About Trump Attacking Secret Service
A newly released transcript of secret testimony before the committee on Jan. 6 shows that one witness said then-President Donald Trump never fought with Secret Service agents and actually called the military to protect the Capitol. This shows that he testified that he requested it. Transcript of a private interview between Deputy Chief of Staff […]
Uber and Lyft threaten end to service in Twin Cities due to minimum wage mandate
Mark Mahaney, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, argued for raising Uber’s price target and explained his reasons for distancing himself from Snap on “Barney & Company.” Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft are threatening to pull out of Minnesota’s largest city in response to a law regulating minimum wage for drivers. The two competing companies […]
Tipping culture is out of control, customers say — and service industry workers agree: survey
Tipping culture has reached a tipping point. new research 76.1% of American consumers and service industry workers think tips are “going too far,” but more than half (51%) of service workers agree they want to be paid a living wage. And it’s not just customers who are afraid of tipping. And they don’t accept tips […]
Waymo gets OK to launch robotaxi service in LA despite pushback
Waymo has announced plans to expand its embattled self-driving car service to Los Angeles and San Mateo counties in California, despite pushback from local officials citing safety concerns after a difficult trial period for robotaxis. approved by the regulatory authorities. The robotaxi startup, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has received permission from the California […]
Kyle Bass fried for blaming $85 room service bill from NYC hotel on Biden
A billionaire hedge fund tycoon poured hot sauce on his breakfast, blaming President Biden and inflation for the taboo $85 room service charge at a five-star New York City hotel. “We hit a terrible inflation milestone – my first $85 per person breakfast at a hotel in New York. After signing this bill, I decided […]