Startups raked in $621B in 2021, shattering funding records
Startups raised more venture capital funding than ever last year and more cities around the world started to look like tech hubs-although Silicon Valley remains...
Lonsdale calls men who take 6 months off to parent ‘Losers’
Venture capitalist, Joe Lonsdale, stirred debate after saying any prominent man who takes time off to care for a newborns is a "loser." His comments...
Uber-backed Joby surges on the promise of air taxis by 2024
Joby Aviation, which promises to build and operate a commercial fleet of aerial taxis by 2024, began trading Wednesday, testing the imaginations of public investors.
Startup funding touches new records amid pandemic
Despite the economic tumult wrought by the coronavirus, startup investing in the U.S. reached a record high of $130 billion in 2020, a new report...
Rights for gig workers are a political issue now, but many of them can’t vote
Voters and elected legislators could be increasingly called on to determine the employment rights of their Uber drivers and DoorDash couriers. One group that won't...
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi threatens future shutdown in California over labor law
Uber said it will appeal a court ruling saying it must reclassify drivers as employees, and then it will ask voters in November to overturn...
Instacart shoppers besieged by bots that snatch lucrative orders
While bots aren't a new problem for Instacart, the recent deluge is different because it comes at a time of white-knuckled expansion for the startup.
Uber will invite its drivers to do cooking, cleaning or laundry gigs
With Uber Works, the company believes it can rake in more revenue, and eventually profit, by repurposing the technologies — and the people — that...