A US court ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who alleged she was raped by a driver, a ruling that could influence thousands of other cases against the ride-share company, according to BBC Technology and BBC Business sources. The jury in Arizona deliberated for two days before finding Uber responsible for the driver's actions. In other news, a drone attack in central Sudan killed at least 24 people, including eight children, as reported by The Guardian. Meanwhile, Google employees are pressuring the company to cut ties with ICE, as detailed by BBC Business. Finally, a voluntary group in Wolverhampton is seeking drivers to deliver meals to those in need, according to BBC Business.
The Uber case involved a federal lawsuit filed by Jaylynn Dean, who said she was sexually assaulted while taking an Uber. The jury rejected additional claims that Uber was negligent and that its safety systems were defective. Uber stated its intention to appeal the verdict, as reported by BBC Technology and BBC Business.
In Sudan, the drone attack, attributed to a paramilitary group, targeted a vehicle carrying displaced families. The Sudan Doctors Network confirmed that eight children, including two infants, were among the dead, according to The Guardian. The attack occurred amid ongoing fighting in the region.
Google employees, in an open letter signed by nearly 900 full-time employees, demanded more transparency regarding the company's technology use within the US government, particularly concerning immigration enforcement. One Google employee of seven years found it "mind-boggling" that Google was maintaining its ties with the immigration enforcement, according to BBC Business. Google has contracts to provide federal agencies with cloud services.
In Wolverhampton, Friends of Di's Kitchen (FODK) is seeking volunteer drivers to deliver free meals to nearly a thousand people each week. Jan Kellond, co-founder of FODK, stated that drivers are needed for up to two hours on Thursday afternoons. The organization began in 2020 and has grown significantly since then, according to BBC Business.
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