Here’s what you need to know: A drive-through vaccination site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last week.Credit…Philip Cheung for The New York Times Hoping to hasten California’s emergence from the coronavirus pandemic, the state will begin channeling 40 percent of new vaccine doses to low-income communities hit hardest by the coronavirus, officials in Gov. … Read more
Uber loses a lawsuit over driver classification, we survey mobility investors, and new data suggests a COVID-19 vaccine should be easier to transport. This is your daily crisis for February 19, 2021. The big story: Uber loses the UK legal challenge The UK Supreme Court has reiterated previous rulings that the Uber drivers who brought … Read more
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services, speaks at re: Invent 2018. (GeekWire Photo) Andy Jassy will have big shoes to fill when he succeeds Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, later this year. The Chicken Wing’s 53-year-old tech manager will also face a number of challenges – from labor problems to a sprawling empire of … Read more