Elon Musk Wins in Defamation Suit by British Diver
The verdict in favor of the Tesla CEO capped a four-day trial in Los Angeles over insults Musk tweeted in 2018. ...
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Uber’s Alarming Crime Report, T-Mobile’s 5G Test, and More News
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Bird lays off several Scoot employees
Bird has laid off less than two dozen employees, The San Francisco Chronicle first reported. The layoffs affect employees Bird brought on board as part of its ~$25 million acquisition of Scoot earlier this year. Those affected were salaried employees and/or people with technical backgrounds, according to Bird. “The integration of Bird and Scoot does not ...
Uber’s Crime Report Is ‘Highly Alarming,’ Says a Criminologist
In its first compilation, the ride-hail service says there were more than 3,000 ****** assaults related to Uber rides last year, up 4% from the year before. ...
Physics Explains Why You Can’t Open a Plane Door in the Air
A British Airways passenger caused chaos after trying to open the aircraft door during a flight, but air pressure and clever design make it impossible. ...
Used car marketplace Vroom nabs $254M to take its growth up a gear
There have been a lot of bumps in the road for startups building used-car marketplaces, but now one of the longer-standing of them has closed a major round of funding — a clear sign of the mileage left in this category. Vroom has raised $254 million, a Series H that it plans to use to ...
Uber reveals thousands of ****** assault reports last year
Uber just released its first-ever safety report that covers ****** assault. Let’s jump right in. In 2017, Uber received 2,936 reports pertaining to ****** assault, and received 3,045 in 2018. Despite the increase in raw numbers, Uber saw a 16% decrease in the average incident rate, which it suggests may correlate with the company’s increased ...
Review: Driving the track-ready, race-banned McLaren Senna GTR
The McLaren Senna GTR shouldn’t exist. This feat of engineering and design isn’t allowed on public roads. It’s built for the track, but prohibited from competing in motorsports. And yet, the GTR is no outlier at McLaren. It’s part of their Ultimate Series, a portfolio of extreme and distinct hypercars that now serve as the ...
Now iPhone Users Can Tap Waymo’s Self-Driving Ride-Hail App
The Google sibling says it has 1,500 monthly riders, including some who are chauffeured without a human backup driver. ...
Lyft accused of ignoring ‘ongoing ****** assaults’ in disturbing lawsuit
The number keeps growing. Lyft is facing yet another lawsuit, filed Wednesday in San Francisco, by 21 women alleging they were sexually assaulted or ***** while using the ride-hail service. What's more, claims the suit, the company failed to ad... ...