February 2023

Uber drivers in New Zealand will be pushing for better pay and working conditions through their first-ever collective agreement with the company. Earlier this week, national trade union First Union initiated collective bargaining with Uber. According to New Zealand employment law, if a party receives a notice to initiate bargaining, they are required to enter. […]

New Zealand Uber drivers begin collective bargaining for first time by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

Launch is hard, but at least now that every rocket is sending extremely detailed live telemetry back to HQ, teams can know what led to a failed launch within days or weeks. Case in point: Virgin Orbit’s much-hyped first launch from U.K. soil last month, which did not achieve orbit — apparently due to a […]

One faulty fuel filter scuttled Virgin Orbit’s big UK launch debut by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

A group of Tesla workers in Buffalo, New York emailed CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday to announce their intent to unionize. Collectively named Tesla Workers United, the group hopes to form the first ever union at the electric vehicle company. Many of the employees at Tesla’s Buffalo plant label data as part of the automaker’s […]

Tesla workers in New York launch a union campaign by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Fox’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service, Tubi, reached 64 million monthly active users, the company announced today. The last time the company reported its subscriber base was in May 2022, when Tubi had 51 million. When Fox purchased the streaming service in 2020, Tubi then had 25 million monthly active users. Fox recently reported […]

Tubi reaches 64M monthly active users as ad-supported streaming grows by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch