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Rob taking on Sarah Sanders, the new target is the president , who is coming to his defense. Rob we are on the ground level. Jillian good morning on the east coast, 5 00, watching fox and friends first on tuesday. Rob we begin with a fox news alert. The city on edge as the hunt for sophisticated serial bomber intensifies. Jillian four explosions in four weeks. Desperate to find whoever is behind the deadly attacks. Rob what our police doing to track the bomber down . Good morning. Neighbors allo...

Federal Court ruling another strike for strikethrough pricing.

To keep dreaming its self-driving dream, Uber is entering into a new relationship with an old adversary. Uber and Waymo, the autonomous driving...

Transport Workers Union Food delivery riders will today protest outside NSW Parliament over ‘tough new laws’ to monitor, target and fine riders in police blitzes while companies like Uber and Deliveroo are let off the hook for exploitation and deadly pressures. A TWU poll of over 200 riders has revealed 84 per cent believe the move will increase pressure on them, while two thirds said it will not prevent deaths or injuries. The survey also showed financial pressure from low pay and police f...

Plus IPO seeks $3.3bn valuation Plus, the five year-old self-driving truck company, plans to go public  via a SPAC which would put a value on Plus of $3.3 billion. Blackrock is participating in the IPO. Last week Lyft sold its self-driving unit to a Toyota subsidiary for $550 million and last December Uber sold its self-driving unit to Aurora at a valuation of $4 billion. In February Plus raised a $200 million funding round. The SPAC involved is called Hennessy Capital Investment which raised ...

Date Time Uber UK case: urgent need to regulate in Australia The Transport Workers’ Union is urging the Federal Government to regulate the gig economy, as Uber announced it was introducing piecemeal rights for workers following a UK Supreme Court judgment last month. Michael Kaine TWU National Secretary said Uber should not get to decide how few rights workers should get. “This is a significant win for gig economy workers: Uber has been forced to recognise workers’ rights and the TWU send...

The TWU's test case against Deliveroo for the unfair sacking of delivery rider Diego Franco will conclude today at its final hearing at the Fair Work...

The TWU is urging the Federal Government to regulate the gig economy following a UK ruling last night that Uber drivers are workers. The UK Supreme Court...

BBC News By Ben Morris Image caption What will 2021 hold in store for Big Tech? Next year could be uncomfortable for the bosses of the worlds biggest technology firms. Efforts are accelerating to curb the power of Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google owner Alphabet. Authorities, particularly in the US and Europe, are already getting tougher over competition issues and that is likely to be a key battleground in 2021. However, if your technology concerns are a bit clo...