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7 Simple Ways to Protect Your Digital Privacy

You’ve heard about plenty of privacy risks. Here’s what to do next.

 

Uber Drivers’ Day of Strikes Circles the Globe Before the Company’s I.P.O.

Protests from Australia to San Francisco denounced the employment practices of ride-hailing companies. “I believe we deserve some respect and to be paid fairly,” one driver said.

 

Buyer Found for G.M. Plant in Lordstown, and Trump Cites His Role

The president says he is helping save jobs at the Ohio factory, where General Motors ceased production. But such promises have not always panned out.

 

Uber I.P.O. is Expected to be Priced at the Midpoint

At that level, of $47 a share, Uber would be valued at about $86 billion — well below the $100 billion that the company had forecast last month.

 

They Got Rich Off Uber and Lyft. Then They Moved to Low-Tax States.

Meet the semiretired millennials who left California for low-tax, low-stress places like Texas, as their former start-ups stampede toward the stock market.

 

Wheels: Crash Scene Investigations, With Automakers on the Case

Special teams dispatched by a number of manufacturers glean valuable information on what happens to vehicles and their occupants after a crash.

 

Half of People Miss Benefits of Statins

Many people who are prescribed statins are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease because they stop taking the drugs.

 

With Interest: The Week in Business: Facebook Tamps Down Hate Speech, and Uber’s I.P.O. Is Here

Plus, Stephen Moore won’t be nominated for a Fed seat after all — but why?

 

A Mystery Frequency Disrupted Car Fobs in an Ohio City, and Now Residents Know Why

For weeks, some garage doors would not open and some car doors would not unlock in a Cleveland suburb. After some sleuthing, officials say they discovered the reason.

 

Ride-Sharing’s Future? It May Sit on Electric Motorbikes

In India, start-ups are opening a new front in the global ride-hailing battles, just as Uber prepares to go public.

 

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