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Uber changes driver classification following a legal defeat in the U.K., Facebook says it will crack down on rule-breaking Groups and Snap makes an e-commerce acquisition. This is your Daily Crunch for March 17, 2021.The big story: Uber to classify UK drivers as workersFollowing a Supreme Court ruling, — a category between self-employed and employed that entitles those designated to a minimum wage and holiday pay.That doesn’t mean the dispute is fully resolved, however. Uber said that it will calculate working time starting when drivers accept a trip, excluding the time after they’ve signed into the app and are waiting for a ride. A statement by the App Drivers and Couriers Union described the company’s new approach as “a day late and a dollar short, literally.”The tech giants—&nbsp;The changes follow what has been a steady, but slow and sometimes ineffective crackdown on Facebook Groups that produce and share harmful, polarizing or even dangerous content.—&nbsp;Fit Analytics has built technology to help shoppers find the right-sized apparel and footwear from online retailers.— To access this information through a voice command, users can ask Siri something like “where can I get a COVID vaccination?” which will direct them to Maps.Startups, funding and venture capital—&nbsp;Incredibuild is a private tech company, but it has been around since 2000, and it counts Epic, Microsoft and Nintendo as clients.—&nbsp;Policybazaar is among a handful of startups that is attempting to upend India’s insurance market, which is largely commanded by state and bank-backed insurers.—&nbsp;Via social gamification, Invstr has set out to make the financial educational process fun.Advice and analysis from Extra Crunch—&nbsp;The latest edition of “Dear Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.—&nbsp;When it comes to building a data science team, many companies fail at the first step: creating a job posting.— We’re checking in on the price investors paid for a block of Olo shares before it began trading.(Extra Crunch is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. .)Everything else—&nbsp;This new group is a 501(c)3 laser-focused on reaching Black and brown first-time voters using every trick in the digital toolbox.—&nbsp;The EU Startup Nations Standard aims to make the European Union the most attractive place to create a startup.The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 3pm Pacific, you can .

Uber changes driver classification following a legal defeat in the U.K., Facebook says it will crack down on rule-breaking Groups and Snap makes an e-commerce acquisition. This is your Daily Crunch for March 17, 2021.The big story: Uber to classify UK drivers as workersFollowing a Supreme Court ruling, — a category between self-employed and employed that entitles those designated to a minimum wage and holiday pay.That doesn’t mean the dispute is fully resolved, however. Uber said that it will calculate working time starting when drivers accept a trip, excluding the time after they’ve signed...

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