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I put together some of my favorite reads and stories that might have been overlooked from last month, including on Uber’s financials, wider DOGE chaos, and the challenges with Apple’s pivot to India.
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https://www.disconnect.blog/p/what-you-missed-in-february-2025
#OxfordCityCouncil encouraging more car use in #Oxford by letting in deregulated #taxi firm #uber: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlyddw6zn0o call that a #sustainableTransport strategy, #UKlabour?
Mirroring the dynamics of platforms like #Uber or #Glovo, nurses, healthcare professionals and daycare workers sign up to algorithm-managed apps that connect them to hospitals, medical centres and even households in need of temporary staff. Born into an economy shaped by #GigWork, these apps reproduce many of the same structural problems.
This week in #AutomatedSociety, we examine how these platforms are gaining traction in Europe. Subscribe to our newsletter now: https://automatedsociety.algorithmwatch.org/#/en/
Explosion in Abfüllwerk sorgt für bundesweite Wasserstoffkrise
Deutschland erlebt gerade eine massive Wasserstoff-Krise. Der Auslöser war eine Explosion in einer Abfüllanlage. Nun gibt es große Lieferprobleme.
Had an instance where I was denied an Uber ride because of my white cane. Lyft too! I eventually had to use UZURV to get me home. For those not in the know, UZURV is an on demand ride share specifically designed for Disabled people and my city covers the costs of these rides via the Paratransit partnerships with UZURV. I had booked a ride to go from the library to my home. Each time, on each service, the driver pulled up just enough to see me, see my cane, then pull away. Both apps said my trips were canceled. I logged the incident and complained to both Uber and Lyft. I got ride credits from Lyft, which tells me they are well aware this is happening and have some internal mechanism to deal with things like this, which tells me they aren't doing enough. They are doing enough just …
Had an instance where I was denied an Uber ride because of my white cane. Lyft too! I eventually had to use UZURV to get me home. For those not in the know, UZURV is an on demand ride share specifically designed for Disabled people and my city covers the costs of these rides via the Paratransit partnerships with UZURV. I had booked a ride to go from the library to my home. Each time, on each service, the driver pulled up just enough to see me, see my cane, then pull away. Both apps said my trips were canceled. I logged the incident and complained to both Uber and Lyft. I got ride credits from Lyft, which tells me they are well aware this is happening and have some internal mechanism to deal with things like this, which tells me they aren't doing enough. They are doing enough just to make the problem go away. Radio silence from Uber. Not every state has a Paratransit partnership with UZURV and I don't know about other countries, but I think UZURV is a United States only thing. These tech companies need to be held accountable. This has got to end, and not with just giving a user Lyft credits and told to essentially go away. #Uber #Lyft #RightToRide
In 2022 at #Uber there were 4500 microservices. Only 7% of them (about 300) were deployed automatically to production using CD (!) https://www.uber.com/en-GB/blog/continuous-deployment/
Gegen Scheinselbständigkeit: EU-Staaten befürworten Richtlinie für Lieferdienste
Der EU-Rat hat neue Vorgaben final angenommen, um die Bedingungen für über 28 Millionen Menschen zu verbessern, die in der EU über Online-Plattformen arbeiten.
Lest you think ride share discrimination is limited to those with service dogs, an #Uber driver told me she wouldn't transport me from a hotel to the Las Vegas airport because I am a blind person without sighted assistance. She tried to get a hotel employee to accompany me. I use a white cane. This stuff is real even as we conclude the first quarter of the 21st century. #accessibility #ableism #blind #discrimination #RightToRide
Montag: Tesla-FSD populär bei Uber, Blue-Origin-Rakete mit besonderer Fracht
Robotaxis bei Uber und Lyft + New-Shepard-Start am Montag + Personenidentifikation mit AR-Brille + Malware missbraucht Linux-Server + Zeitreisen von Photonen
#AugmentedReality #autonomesFahren #hoDaily #Linux #Malware #MetaPlatforms #Tesla #Uber #news
Around the world, Uber is slashing its drivers earnings so it can claim to be profitable.
It’s using tech to find out which drivers are desperate enough to accept lower pay for trips and continuing to fight to make sure they’re contractors, not employees.
https://disconnect.blog/roundup-uber-is-cutting-workers-wages-globally/
Uber-Fahrer in den USA nutzen Teslas FSD für Robotaxis
Nach einem Unfall mit einem automatisch gesteuerten Model Y zeigt sich: Einige Ridesharing-Fahrer nutzen autonome Systeme, um mehr zu verdienen.
So disappointing to see how Uber continues to get away with its global war on workers and their rights.
Here’s a staggering chart from the Financial Times showing how much Uber drivers’ wages have fallen across most of the world.
https://www.ft.com/content/7b503c54-ee5b-4413-ad06-580cdab531e5
Unfallopfer darf nicht zu Gericht, weil Tochter bei Uber Eats bestellt hat
Ein Uber-Chauffeur übersieht eine rote Ampel, mit schweren Unfallfolgen. Die verletzten Passagiere dürfen niemanden verklagen.
Following on from the US case of online terms & conditions stopping a family later suing Disney for wrongful death at one of their resorts, now it seems the T&Cs you sign on using the Uber Ap in the USA will massively curtail your legal rights when your Uber crashes & causes you life transforming injuries.
The gig economy has gone from exploiting its 'employees' to ensuring you have no recourse should using the service lead to injury.
a disgrace!
What does it say about Elsevier and the people who work there that it is number 4 on the list of the top 10 large companies with the happiest employees:
https://www.fastcompany.com/91192329/10-companies-with-happiest-employees-workers-2024-job-search
Number 1 is Uber!
Maybe it’s true what they say: maybe those on the dark side do have more fun!
