Lyft's latest app update is part of its product diversification plan

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The Technology 202: Major tech companies could be battered by ACA ruling if it's upheld

1 hour ago | The Washington Post

Many Uber and Lyft contractors rely on the exchanges for health care.
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Betterment is partnering with a company backed by Shaq to help gig economy workers manage their finances

3 days ago | Business Insider

Workers in the gig economy account for more than one third of US workers. These include workers at companies like Uber, Lyft and Instacart. Robo-advisor Betterment is...
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Lyft driver charged with battery after sexually assaulting 17-year-old passenger

5 days ago | WGN TV | 2 articles

LYONS, Ill. - A Lyft driver has been charged after sexually assaulting a 17-year-old passenger, police said. Anthony Vicari, 40, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with...
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Lyft driver accused of sexually harassing 17-year-old passenger on ride to Lyons

6 days ago | ABC | 2 articles

A Lyft driver has been charged with battery after Lyons police said he sexually harassed and tried to have sex with a 17-year-old passenger.
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The score on the Uber-Lyft race to the market

6 days ago | Reuters

Uber and smaller rival Lyft are driving side-by-side on the road to a stock market debut, and that may not bode well for Lyft as investors decide where to place their bets in...
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Man who robbed ride-share driver with BB gun sentenced to 7 years in prison

6 days ago | Chicago Tribune

A Wheaton man who along with a friend tackled and robbed a ride-share driver was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison. Alonzo Alexander, 22, pleaded guilty to armed...
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Why the Uber and Lyft IPOs Won't Change Much

6 days ago | Slate

Both Uber and Lyft filed confidential paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week, setting each startup in motion for initial public offerings as early as...
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Breakingviews TV: IPO race

6 days ago | Reuters

Uber has joined Lyft in filing confidentially to go public. The urgency of the ride-hailing rivals is easily understood, explains Rob Cyran. Both companies continue to burn...
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Forcing Facebook to Behave: Why Consent Decrees Are Not Enough

7 days ago | Fortune

Why does Facebook show such disregard for user privacy? The best answer may be “because it can.” For years, the social network has engaged in shady tricks to wring every last...
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Meghan Markle's father says he's been 'shunned and ghosted' by her

"There has to be a place for me. I'm her father." Read more ...

Google announces $1 billion Hudson Square Campus in New York City

Google is investing more than $1 billion in new Hudson Square properties in a plan that could double its headcount in the Big Apple over the next decade. Read more ...

Pacers make Kelly Krauskopf first female assistant GM in NBA history

Krauskopf has been the president and CEO of the WNBA's Indiana Fever since their inception in 2000. Read more ...

Man pronounced dead after fiery toll plaza crash

A man was pronounced dead at the hospital after crashing into a concrete barrier in Dover early Monday morning, state police said. Read more ...

US airstrikes wipe out dozens of al-Shabaab militants in Somalia

The US military killed 62 al-Shabaab militants during six weekend airstrikes in Somalia, officials said Monday. Four strikes near Gandarshe, in Somalia's south-central Banaadir... Read more ...

Saudi Arabia says U.S. resolution denouncing Khashoggi murder is...

Saudi Arabia on Monday rejected a resolution passed by the U.S. Senate last week that condemned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his alleged role in the murder of... Read more ...

$15.6 railroad facility coming to Des Moines

Des Moines officials say a long-awaited $15.6 million railroad facility is set to be built soon and will aid central Iowa's economy. Read more ...

Trump lashes out at the Fed ahead of expected rate hike that could...

The Federal Reserve is expected to increase its benchmark interest rate this week. President Donald Trump criticized the central bank once again on Monday for considering... Read more ...

Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two ex bankers...

Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two former executives for "grave violations of our securities laws" relating to its $6.5 billion Malaysian sovereign... Read more ...

79 years ago, the British won a surprise victory over Nazi Germany in the...

World War II got off to a bad start for the British. About two weeks after Poland surrendered to Germany at the end of September 1939 - succumbing to a month of the Nazi... Read more ...