Dashed faces lawsuit over independent contractor issue
Two Boston lawyers are suing Dashed Inc., accusing the Boston-based restaurant delivery service of inappropriately classifying its drivers as independent contractors. As a result, the lawyers claim,...
View ArticleWho is the Lyftiest of them all? Boston edition
Ride-hailing service Lyft released a sampling of popular destinations in big cities Tuesday. Ranked by the number of drop-offs the company received, the Boston edition of the “Lyftie Awards” reads like...
View Article5 turning points for technology in 2015
Looking back, 2015 was filled with major moments in technology and media. Comcast failed to close its mega-merger with Time Warner Cable, after regulators effectively spiked the deal. A European court...
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Career as Uber executive drives Meghan Joyce
The Globe’s Shirley Leung takes a ride around town with Uber’s East Coast general manager, Meghan Joyce. Source: BostonGlobe.com Like other millennials, Meghan Joyce lives in the city, doesn’t own a...
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MegaPOOL, Uber’s answer to the New Year’s Eve party bus
Looking to avoid paying pesky surge pricing this New Year’s Eve? Uber riders in Boston and Cambridge have another option this Thursday night, when with the tap of a finger, they’ll be able to summon an...
View ArticleUberPOOL expands reach into Greater Boston
Uber is targeting budget-conscious riders by expanding its cheaper UberPOOL carpooling service to more communities outside Boston. The ride-hailing company said today its extended service area will...
View ArticleUber Boston announces partnership with disability advocates
Uber Boston, facing criticism that it offers only limited service to people with disabilities, has agreed to work with advocates on improving the accessibility of the ride-hailing service. The Uber...
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Skedaddle expands bus service to Philly, DC — eyes San Francisco as next stop
Just last June, year-old Boston startup Skedaddle ran its first public “pop-up” charter route from Harvard Square to Crane Beach. The first five customers got tickets at $5, the next ten got ten...
View ArticleBoston Police are fingerprinting taxi drivers, but Uber says it won’t budge
A day after Boston Police started fingerprinting the city’s 6,000 taxi drivers to check their criminal backgrounds, a top Uber official said the fast-growing taxi alternative remains strongly opposed...
View ArticleUber Boston says its carpool service has “saved” nearly 1M miles in six months
It’s been six months since Uber launched its carpool-on-steroids service in the Boston area, and the company is disclosing a little bit of data about how much it’s been used. Uber said Tuesday that its...
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