Lyft to Pay $272.5M to Settle Driver Classification Lawsuit
Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle a lawsuit from 2020 over how it classified drivers, according to TechCrunch.
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MarketWatch: High Interest Rates May Bring Safer, Cheaper Retirement Income
A MarketWatch report says annuity payout rates are closely tied to interest rates, suggesting higher rates could mean safer, cheaper retirement income.
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Apple Reportedly Developing Smart Home Camera That Skips Video Recording
Apple is rumored to be working on a smart home security camera that provides text-based event descriptions instead of video footage, according to Mark Gurman on the Power On podcast.
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Gen Z Opting Out of Pensions Amid Cost-of-Living Pressures
A BBC Business report highlights that a growing number of young people are opting out of pension schemes due to financial strain, with one person noting a potential £10k cost.
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What's gone wrong at Nike? How the world's sportswear giant lost its mojo
Several self-inflicted mistakes have cost the biggest sportswear brand on the planet in recent years, according to a BBC News report.
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Neon Announces Creative Commons SCP Foundation Movie, Contrasting A24
Neon is making an SCP Foundation film under a Creative Commons license, after A24 faced criticism for not contacting the SCP Wiki or committing to the required license.
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15 Worst-Performing S&P 500 Stocks in September
MarketWatch reports that while the S&P 500 gained slightly in September, three-quarters of its components declined, highlighting a narrow market.
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Ubisoft Renames Creative House 2 as Massive Entertainment
Ubisoft has announced that its Creative House 2 business unit, which houses Tom Clancy's The Division, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell alongside new original IP including March of Giants, will henceforth be known as Massive Entertainment, adopting the 29-year-old brand of the Swedish studio that originated the Division franchise.
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Valor, Atreides, and Sequoia back AI startup Flow Engineering at $750M valuation
Flow Engineering, which is bringing AI agents to hardware design, also landed Roelof Botha as an angel investor and board member.
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Google shows it's not out of the AI race just yet
MarketWatch reports that Google's Gemini 4 Argon announcement indicates the company is back with the pack in cutting-edge AI models.
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Study: Cars and Mobile Apps Share Detailed Data with Tech Companies
Researchers at Northeastern University found that vehicles and their companion apps regularly shared detailed data with some of the largest tech companies, according to TechCrunch.
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Indie Studio Survival: Unfrozen Founder Shares Strategy for Industry Volatility
Denis Fedorov, founder of Unfrozen and leader of Nova Assembly, discusses how indie studios can navigate industry volatility through shared expertise while keeping creative independence.
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Wife with $8 Million Net Worth Weighs Paying Husband's Retirement
A MarketWatch reader says her husband resents her $8 million net worth and asks whether she should fund his retirement, noting they have an ironclad prenup.
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Internet Buzz: xAI's dot.com Move Before OpenAI's Dots Launch
Before OpenAI launched its AI agent Dots, Elon Musk's xAI acquired dot.com, which now redirects to Grok. The internet sees it as a troll.
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New coach, new players, but same old failings hamper Scotland
BBC's Tom English reports that self-inflicted wounds cost Scotland on Sebastien Pocognoli's Hampden debut.
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Orange Order Parade Dispute Continues After Talks
A controversial Orange Order march in Portadown was blocked by protesters on the Garvaghy Road, and talks between main players have not resolved the dispute.
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Aurora CFO: 30,000 Driverless Trucks by 2030 Is Realistic
Aurora Innovation's CFO claims the company's goal of deploying 30,000 driverless trucks by 2030 is achievable, not just aspirational, according to a TechCrunch report.
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Watch the winning trailer from the Future Vision XPRIZE, The Gifted
Google AI shares the winning trailer from the Future Vision XPRIZE, titled The Gifted, offering a glimpse into the competition's top entry.
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Littler Stunned by Woodhouse at World Grand Prix
World champion Luke Littler's hopes of defending his World Grand Prix title are dashed as he falls to a shock first-round defeat by Luke Woodhouse in Leicester.
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OpenAI Reportedly Ditches Model Over Safety Concerns
OpenAI has reportedly abandoned a model due to safety concerns, according to TechCrunch. A top executive told the Wall Street Journal that the model showed poor instruction-following aptitude.
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Pastor Retired Comfortably on $30,000: 'We Lived Within Our Means'
A retired pastor shares how he retired comfortably on a $30,000 salary, emphasizing living within means and questioning why more people don't discuss this approach.
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Andy Burnham Refuses to Back Third Runway at Heathrow
Andy Burnham has declined to support the proposed third runway at Heathrow Airport, saying he will wait for the results of a consultation on the £33bn scheme.
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Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues?
TechCrunch’s Equity podcast discusses whether Meta’s new AI announcement, Muse, can overcome the company’s trust issues and compete with OpenAI and Anthropic.
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McNulty becomes first US men's road race world champion in 33 years
Brandon McNulty has won the men's road race world title in Montreal, becoming the first American winner in 33 years, according to BBC News.
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