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Armed Guards and Shootings Plague Airbnb’s Party Ban
The music was blaring, the bar was overflowing, and the air was thick with weed smoke. Armed security holding long…
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Lyft’s Vibe Shift Signals the End of the Gig Economy Dream
Last week, Lyft suddenly announced that its cofounders, president Logan Green and CEO John Zimmer, would step away from the…
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Airbnb Is Running Riot in Small-Town America
Kaitlin had been living in the Village of Oak Creek for over two years when she received the notice. It…
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Lyft Aspired to Kill Car Ownership. Now It Aims to Profit From It
Lyft customers know it as the bright-pink app to tap when they need a car ride or to rent a…
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Turns Out, You Own Nothing
Plus: A 2012 WIRED story that didn’t quite hold up, some wisdom on tech investments, and the nightmare of atmospheric-river-fueled…
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New York Taxi Drivers Hated Uber. Now They’re Going to Help It
Uber has been especially squeezed in New York, because the city has since 2018 capped the number of ride-hail vehicles…
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Dockless E-Scooters Are Officially Coming to New York This Summer
Photo: Fiona Goodall / Stringer (Getty Images) If you’re one of those curmudgeonly types who was reveling in the absence…
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Airbnb Unveils “Summer of Responsible Travel” Plan
Photo: JOEL SAGET / Contributor (Getty Images) Although the axes of “Hot Girl Summer” and “Fully-Vaccinated Summer” are about to…
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The UK Is the Latest Country to Tighten the Screws on Uber
For four years, the employment status of Uber drivers in the United Kingdom has been like a colorful beach ball:…
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Uber and Lyft’s Gig Work Law Could Expand Beyond California
In November, gig companies including Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart helped pass California’s Proposition 22, effectively writing their own labor…
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