[ad_1] According to Google, Larkin Street Youth Services has been able to secure a hotel in San Francisco to “house homeless youth who have been deprioritized from housing waitlists.” During the pandemic, giving people a safe place to live has been even more important, “given the added risk of contracting the virus among people who […]
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T-Mobile asks California to soften 5G, job conditions for Sprint merger
[ad_1] T-Mobile is hoping to ease some of the conditions it agreed to for its merger with Sprint. The carrier has asked California’s Public Utilities Commission to roll back three main requirements. It wants the CPUC to delay 5G coverage and speed targets for 2024 by two years, to use FCC testing for commitments instead […]
DoorDash faces lawsuit from San Francisco DA over worker classification
[ad_1] As TechCrunch notes, companies must pass what’s called the “ABC test” (PDF) to be able to legally classify workers as contractors. They must prove that workers are free from their direct control and do other work outside the scope of their business. Their workers must also be “engaged in an independently established trade, occupation […]
Two states are reportedly looking into how Amazon treats sellers
[ad_1] Amazon’s business practices are under investigation in two states, according to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. California and Washington state investigators have reportedly been looking into how the company treats third-party sellers, particularly whether it’s using the data it collects to compete directly against them. The Times says the Washington […]
California sues Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying drivers
[ad_1] The companies have promised to compensate drivers either infected by COVID-19 or quarantined by health officials out of precaution, but their strategies are exceptions that don’t cover separate health issues or other costs. They also don’t account for payroll taxes. A Lyft spokesperson told Engadget the company was “looking forward” to working with the […]
Nuro’s driverless delivery cars are cleared for testing in California
[ad_1] Nuro’s driverless delivery vehicles just got another important approval. California’s DMV has given Nuro a permit to test completely self-driving couriers in specific parts of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, including Silicon Valley mainstays like Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale. The company plans to use this for free deliveries to “select” customers […]
Alphabet’s Verily shows how its drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites work
[ad_1] First, Verily asks that you complete an online screener. If you qualify for a test, you’ll get an appointment time. When you arrive, you’ll check in and show your license through your closed car window. Then, staff will match your ID with a lab kit and attach the info to your windshield. You’ll drive […]
Waymo goes dark except for fully driverless rides
[ad_1] The freeze is taking effect in the context of not only widespread closures and shutdowns to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, but also hesitation within Waymo’s ranks. One backup driver for Waymo One refused to pick up a passenger at Intel’s Chandler, Arizona office after hearing reports of a COVID-19 case at […]
California ends opposition to T-Mobile and Sprint merger
[ad_1] The settlement also aims to protect jobs. Current retail employees at T-Mobile and Sprint will have to get offers of “substantially similar” jobs post-merger, with the total employee count after three years being “equal to or greater than” what it was before the merger. California wants T-Mobile to create about 1,000 jobs with a […]
Tesla reportedly omitted ‘hundreds’ of injuries from government reports
[ad_1] The agency told Bloomberg it couldn’t verify that claim. According to a December memorandum the publication obtained, the 2018 summary data Tesla provided to Cal/OSHA was missing approximately “three dozen” incidents that were documented in its injury logs. In 2016, Tesla’s summary data was missing 44 percent of all the events the company eventually […]