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Uber and Lyft pledge $60m to ensure drivers don’t become employees

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California politician Lorena Gonzalez criticised the companies for pledging tens of millions of dollars when they previously claimed they could not pay drivers minimum wage. On Thursday (29 August), Uber and Lyft took a significant step to ensure that drivers using the platforms would remain as contractors, rather than become recognised as employees. The companies […]

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US receives 130 licence requests to sell to Huawei despite blacklist

US companies are still eager to sell products to Huawei as tensions between China and the US continue to escalate. On Wednesday (28 August), Reuters reported that the US Department of Commerce has received more than 130 applications from companies seeking licences to sell US goods to Huawei, according to sources. This comes just two