Yet another study is shedding light on Uber's low wages. An Australian analysis shows Aussie Uber-x drivers earn on average less than fifteen dollars per hour. That's roughly three dollars less than Australia's minimum wage. The author of the study claims Uber's market value benefits from the drivers' low incomes and would collapse without it.
The Weinstein company can't seem to sell. According to lead investor Maria Contreras-Sweet, the company turned down a $500 million dollar offer to sell the majority of its assets. That deal was originally agreed upon, but was called off when the investors discovered the company was in more debt than they thought.
Barbie is honoring International Women's Day.
the brand is launching 17 new dolls honoring some very inspiring women. the new additions to the she-ro program features 3 historical figures and 14 modern day women including Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins, and conservationist Bindi Irwin.
Google settled an antitrust lawsuit, Tesla is reportedly raising pay, a group is suing Utah over its social media policies for kids and the founder of Nikola was sentenced to prison.
The White House is lending its support to an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla’s electric vehicle charging plugs for all EVs in the United States.
Some of America’s biggest retailers are working to increase their shipping speeds to please shoppers expecting faster and faster deliveries.
A group representing several big tech companies is suing Utah over state laws about children's social media use.
Google has agreed to pay $700 million to settle an anti-trust settlement.
Stocks were up after the closing bell as Wall Street continued to pin their hopes on rate cuts after last week's comments from the Fed.
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Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.
Nicki Minaj just reached a milestone that no other woman in rap has reached.
Apple announced that starting this week, it will stop selling some versions of the Apple watch in the U.S.
