
With the economy potentially on the brink of

Lyft’s cost-trimming measures amid rising inflation and a potential economic slowdown are paying off, the company said on Thursday.
The ride-hailing firm also reported adjusted EBITDA, which excludes some items, of $79.1 million, which was its highest earnings in history. Still, Lyft reported a net loss of $377.2 million, which is wider than the same quarter a year ago.
Lyft announced in late May that it would slow hiring and assess budget cuts as the broader tech sector

DoorDash on Thursday reported larger than expected revenue growth and marketplace gross order value in its second quarter, indicating that, even in a rocky economy, customers are still turning to food delivery.
The company posted revenue of $1.6 billion in the three-month period, up 30% from the same period a year ago. At the same time, the company said the total orders t

A new report by Pew Research Center Wednesday finds that women are far more skeptical than men that self-driving cars will make our roads and highways safer. The findings suggest a public relations problem that could further slow the emergence of automated vehicles, despite the fact that studies have sh

You may never have a mansion like Oprah, but you can now chat with her favorite interior designer, Nate Berkus—for a fee, of course.
A newish app, Intro, allows anyone to book one-on-one video calls with industry experts for advice in fields from fashion a

Congress has spent the last few weeks hammering out next year’s authorizations and funding decisions.
On the policy side, CHIPS and Science passed in both the House and Senate last week. On the funding side, policymakers have been reviewing and amending next year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which will provide funding for military space programs.
CHIPS and Science
The finalized Creating Helpful Incentives to P

When you wake up in the morning, how soon is it before you roll over to look at your phone for news notifications? Or do you first call out to your smart home speaker for a weather update?
Everyone’s routine is different, but apps and gadgets that once seemed novel and exciting are now commonplace, and many of us don’t think twice about how they make our days more productive and enjoyable.

August is upon us, which means beating the heat with a long, cool vacation.
Whether you’re traveling by plane, train, or automobile, there’s a little something for everyone in this collection of apps and tools – from cheap flights to great accommodations to road trip diversions and more.
Flight Penguin: no-nonsense flight booking
With the free Flight Penguin flight-se

For Tinder, these last few months have been a far cry from the “summer of love” the company was hoping to see.
A recent slate of product missteps have hampered Tinder’s revenue growth operations, leading to a shakeup within the company’s leadership, Match Group CEO Bernard Kim said on a call Wednesday morning wit

Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to demonstrate its worth, innovating operations and optimizing workloads for organizations across all industries. As more industries look to harness the power of AI, we must be extra sensitive to the data we are using to train this technology. If we aren’t, we risk backsliding against all the progress society has made in recent times in relation to intrinsic bias against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).