MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Tinder will start to warn its LGBTQ users when they’re in a country where it could be risky to swipe.On Wednesday, the dating app announced a new safety feature called Traveler Alert that will inform LGBTQ users when they’ve entered a part of the world that criminalizes same-sex consensual activity and hide their profiles by default. The feature will roll out in the coming days.Tinder, which is available in 190 countries and in more than 40 languages, worked with the International Lesbian, Gay,...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Tinder will start to warn its LGBTQ users when they’re in a country where it could be risky to swipe.On Wednesday, the dating app announced a new safety feature called Traveler Alert that will inform LGBTQ users when they’ve entered a part of the world that criminalizes same-sex consensual activity and hide their profiles by default. The feature will roll out in the coming days.Tinder, which is available in 190 countries and in more than 40 languages, worked with the International Lesbian, Gay,...WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — One year to the day after workers first stepped inside a new Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, a milestone union vote at the facility is coming to an end.Monday is the final day for ballots to be received by the National Labor Relations Board in order to be counted in the election. The vote – a tally of which will begin Tuesday – will determine whether the Bessemer workers form the first US union in Amazon’s 27-year history.For nearly two months, thousands of Amazon warehouse workers have...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — One year to the day after workers first stepped inside a new Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, a milestone union vote at the facility is coming to an end.Monday is the final day for ballots to be received by the National Labor Relations Board in order to be counted in the election. The vote – a tally of which will begin Tuesday – will determine whether the Bessemer workers form the first US union in Amazon’s 27-year history.For nearly two months, thousands of Amazon warehouse workers have...WW…

(CNN Business)Uber and Lyft have largely operated in silos when it comes to deactivating drivers over the most severe reports of safety incidents, potentially allowing bad actors to hop from one platform to the other.Now, the companies say they are ready to change that, announcing the creation of an industry sharing safety program Thursday to relay information about drivers and delivery people deactivated from their platforms over the most serious safety incidents. These incidents will include sexual assaults -- which range from non-consensual kissing of a non-sexual body part to rape --...…(CNN Business)Uber and Lyft have largely operated in silos when it comes to deactivating drivers over the most severe reports of safety incidents, potentially allowing bad actors to hop from one platform to the other.Now, the companies say they are ready to change that, announcing the creation of an industry sharing safety program Thursday to relay information about drivers and delivery people deactivated from their platforms over the most serious safety incidents. These incidents will include sexual assaults -- which range from non-consensual kissing of a non-sexual body part to rape --...WW…

(CNN Business)Uber lost a staggering $6.8 billion last year -- and that's actually good news. The full-year loss, which Uber reported along with its fourth quarter results on Wednesday, represented a significant drop from the $8.5 billion it lost in 2019. During the year, Uber sold off costly ventures, cut staff and focused on what its CEO previously called "." The company reported $968 million in losses for the last three months of 2020, including $236 million in stock-based compensation expenses, down from nearly $1.1 billion in the year prior. CFO Nelson Chai said in a statement that...…(CNN Business)Uber lost a staggering $6.8 billion last year -- and that's actually good news. The full-year loss, which Uber reported along with its fourth quarter results on Wednesday, represented a significant drop from the $8.5 billion it lost in 2019. During the year, Uber sold off costly ventures, cut staff and focused on what its CEO previously called "." The company reported $968 million in losses for the last three months of 2020, including $236 million in stock-based compensation expenses, down from nearly $1.1 billion in the year prior. CFO Nelson Chai said in a statement that...WW…

(CNN Business)Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers at an Alabama facility will be able to cast their votes on whether to unionize by mail-in ballots beginning next week after the National Labor Relations Board rejected the company's latest attempt to stall the vote by pushing for it to be held in-person, despite the pandemic.In a posted Friday, the NLRB denied Amazon's motion filed in late January to review its earlier decision to hold the milestone vote for workers by mail. The NLRB said Amazon's request "raises no substantial issues warranting review." Ballots are set to be mailed out...…(CNN Business)Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers at an Alabama facility will be able to cast their votes on whether to unionize by mail-in ballots beginning next week after the National Labor Relations Board rejected the company's latest attempt to stall the vote by pushing for it to be held in-person, despite the pandemic.In a posted Friday, the NLRB denied Amazon's motion filed in late January to review its earlier decision to hold the milestone vote for workers by mail. The NLRB said Amazon's request "raises no substantial issues warranting review." Ballots are set to be mailed out...WW…

(CNN Business)Last February, a group of Instacart employees who worked as in-store shoppers at a Mariano's grocery store in Skokie, Illinois, voted to unionize in a historic moment for the gig economy. Nearly one year later, those workers have been informed that their jobs are being cut as part of a broader change to how Instacart does business with some grocers, including Kroger and Kroger-owned Mariano's stores.Instacart has informed the local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which represents the Instacart Skokie Mariano's bargaining unit, that approximately 366...…(CNN Business)Last February, a group of Instacart employees who worked as in-store shoppers at a Mariano's grocery store in Skokie, Illinois, voted to unionize in a historic moment for the gig economy. Nearly one year later, those workers have been informed that their jobs are being cut as part of a broader change to how Instacart does business with some grocers, including Kroger and Kroger-owned Mariano's stores.Instacart has informed the local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which represents the Instacart Skokie Mariano's bargaining unit, that approximately 366...WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ubersaid Monday that customers in California will see prices increase this week for rides and food deliveries to help cover the costs of new benefits for its workers.The new flat fees, which range from $0.30 to $2 depending on the service and location, will take effect Monday. The price hike comes as a controversial new gig economy law, which Uber and its peers spent millions pushing to pass, is set to take effect this week.Californians to pass which exempts companies like Uber from having to...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ubersaid Monday that customers in California will see prices increase this week for rides and food deliveries to help cover the costs of new benefits for its workers.The new flat fees, which range from $0.30 to $2 depending on the service and location, will take effect Monday. The price hike comes as a controversial new gig economy law, which Uber and its peers spent millions pushing to pass, is set to take effect this week.Californians to pass which exempts companies like Uber from having to...WW…

(CNN Business)Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of Theranos, may seek a "mental disease" defense in her criminal fraud trial, according to a new court document.Holmes, whose failed biotech company purported to have revolutionized blood testing and was once valued at $9 billion, was indicted on federal charges in June 2018,along with Theranos' former COO. The indictment alleged they engaged in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors, as well as a scheme to defraud doctors and patients. They could face up to 20 years in prison.The trial, which was initially this summer...…(CNN Business)Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of Theranos, may seek a "mental disease" defense in her criminal fraud trial, according to a new court document.Holmes, whose failed biotech company purported to have revolutionized blood testing and was once valued at $9 billion, was indicted on federal charges in June 2018,along with Theranos' former COO. The indictment alleged they engaged in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud investors, as well as a scheme to defraud doctors and patients. They could face up to 20 years in prison.The trial, which was initially this summer...WW…

(CNN) and narrowly avoided shutting down their ride-hailing services in California after an appellate court granted the companies a temporary reprieve delaying an order that would have forced them to reclassify their drivers in the state by Friday.While the legal decision on Thursday buys the companies more time, they still do have a deadline hanging over their heads to reclassify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. "We are glad that the Court of Appeals recognized the important questions raised in this case, and that access to these critical services won't be...…(CNN) and narrowly avoided shutting down their ride-hailing services in California after an appellate court granted the companies a temporary reprieve delaying an order that would have forced them to reclassify their drivers in the state by Friday.While the legal decision on Thursday buys the companies more time, they still do have a deadline hanging over their heads to reclassify their drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. "We are glad that the Court of Appeals recognized the important questions raised in this case, and that access to these critical services won't be...WW…

(CNN)In the 17 years since it was founded, Palantir Technologies has received financial backing from the CIA, become one of the most valuable private companies in the US, and earned a seat at the table in meeting with President Donald Trump.But the Silicon Valley data-analytics company, which is known for taking on controversial work for the US government, has long shrouded itself in secrecy — in part, as CEO and cofounder Alex Karp , because clients often require them to keep quiet. Now, it may have to shed at least some light on its operations as the company inches closer to making a...…(CNN)In the 17 years since it was founded, Palantir Technologies has received financial backing from the CIA, become one of the most valuable private companies in the US, and earned a seat at the table in meeting with President Donald Trump.But the Silicon Valley data-analytics company, which is known for taking on controversial work for the US government, has long shrouded itself in secrecy — in part, as CEO and cofounder Alex Karp , because clients often require them to keep quiet. Now, it may have to shed at least some light on its operations as the company inches closer to making a...WW…