Phillip Tracy, tech writer for The Daily Dot, discusses the feud between MIT and Uber after the school released a report saying Uber drivers were severely underpaid. MIT has since admitted it made mistakes during the study.
Tracy explains after MIT made corrections to its methodology, it showed the original report underestimated wages by about 50%. However, more than half of Uber drivers still make less than minimum wage.
The Senate set a Jan. 24 hearing for last year's debacle involving Ticketmaster's sale of Taylor Swift tickets.
Apple unveiled a new and improved HomePod.
Semafor plans to buy back Sam Bankman-Fried's $10 million investment in the company.
Volkswagen U.S. CEO Pablo Di Si joined Cheddar New to discuss record quarterly electric vehicle sales and his reaction to Tesla trimming prices on some vehicles by 20% last week. “We'll continue with our pricing strategy, we're not cutting prices on the vehicle's quality over quantity and product content,” he said.
Southwest Airlines pilots could be on the verge of a strike with a vote planned in May.
Party City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it aims to cut debt.
The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients.
Spotify became the latest tech company to call on the European Union to take action against Apple over anti-competitive practices.
Mortgage demand continues to increase as rates dip while homebuilder sentiment is also on the rise.
Amazon has begun cutting about 18,000 workers this week, affecting largely Amazon stores and some in the technology unit.
