Whistleblower Chelsea Manning Released From Prison
Manning had been serving a 35-year-sentence, the longest ever imposed for whistleblowing.
High Court Likely to Classify Uber as Taxi Company
An advocate general at the European Court of Justice declared that Uber is not chiefly a digital platform, but a transportation services company, in a highly influential recommendation to the court.
Uber Raises Rates in Eight States to Offer Drivers Limited Injury Insurance
Riders in Arizona, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and West Virginia will pay $0.05 more per mile to cover the optional insurance.
Hollywood’s Writers Won’t Go on Strike After All
Following nearly two months of negotiation, the Writers Guild of America has reached an agreement with Hollywood’s major studios on health care and wages.
A Judge Rules Against an Uber Exec in the Ride-Share Giant’s Legal Spat With Alphabet
(Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images) On Monday, a federal judge in Alphabet’s trade secrets lawsuit against Uber rejected a…
Two Federal Lawsuits Could Spell Big Trouble for Uber
Seattle’s long and contentious battle with the gig economy won’t be going away anytime soon. Last week, a…
Hollywood’s Writers Gear Up for Another Strike
Television’s golden age hasn’t been so rosy for scribes, whose union is stuck in disagreements with major studios over health care and wage increases.
Is the Basic Income Experiment in Kenya Really the Best Way to Combat Poverty?
GiveDirectly is a lauded charity known for its evidence-driven methods. Does its new basic income program in Kenya disregard past research?
Have We Been Looking at Mass Incarceration All Wrong?
In his new book, John Pfaff argues that the cause of mass incarceration isn’t the War on Drugs, it’s prosecutorial power.