Business Insider |
Uber to defend business model at UK tribunal on worker rights
Business Insider LONDON (Reuters) – Uber [UBER.UL] is expected to tell a British employment appeal tribunal on Wednesday that its drivers are self-employed and not workers entitled to a range of extra benefits, less than a week after the firm was told it would lose its … Uber appeals over court ruling giving drivers benefitsBBC News Uber boosts driver payouts for carpool service in latest reform initiativeGeekWire Uber may change tactics as it faces challenges in many citiesSFGate Washington Post –Recode –The Verge –Los Angeles Times all 79 news articles » |
Bloomberg |
Equifax's Interim CEO Brings Charm, Focus on Growing Abroad
Bloomberg Equifax Inc. named a temporary leader after exposing sensitive data on 143 million Americans, picking a seven-year insider who's spent most of his time there focusing on business abroad. The selection of Paulino do Rego Barros Jr., 61, to replace … If you're not angry about Equifax, you should beCNN Equifax CEO Richard Smith Resigns After Backlash Over Massive Data BreachNPR San Francisco City Attorney sues Equifax over massive data breach affecting more than half of US adult populationCNBC TheStreet.com –Fortune –VentureBeat –NBCNews.com all 653 news articles » |
New York Post |
Altice USA Turns Up Heat as Disney Deadline Looms
Multichannel News As the official deadline to reach a new deal with The Walt Disney Co. looms, Altice USA is stepping up the rhetoric, creating TV spots claiming the programmer is making up for overpaying for sports rights by seeking huge monthly fee increases from its … DIS Stock: Please Put ESPN Out of Its Misery ASAPInvestorplace.com Target hikes wages, GM gets upgraded, Disney and Optimum in contract disputeYahoo Finance Altice Calls Disney 'Anti-Consumer' As Standoff LoomsDSL Reports |
BBC News |
Dyson to make electric cars from 2020
BBC News Dyson, the engineering company best known for its vacuum cleaners and fans, plans to spend £2bn developing a "radical" electric car. The battery-powered vehicle is due to be launched in 2020. Dyson says 400 staff have been working on the secret project … Dyson's Electric Car Dreams Hinge On Battery Development. His Not-So-Secret Weapon: Ann Marie SastryForbes Inventor James Dyson aims for electric car launch by 2020Reuters Dyson, the company that makes fancy vacuums, is building an electric carRecode Bloomberg –ZDNet –Ars Technica –The Guardian all 152 news articles » |
The world and everyone on it are headed towards a “flash point,” said Luis Salaveria, director of Hawaii’s department of business, economic development and tourism, at VERGE Hawaii 2017. That includes communities, businesses and governments that have both benefited from modern advancements in agriculture, medicine and science and contributed to the environmental crises facing the planet.
