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LogicMonitor hires Taggart Matthiesen from Lyft to lead Product

LogicMonitor has hired Taggart Matthiesen as its new chief product officer. Mr. Matthiesen joins LogicMonitor from Lyft, where he was vice president of Product.

GM appoints former Lyft, Tesla exec to board

Jonathan McNeill, the co-founder and CEO of DVx Ventures, has joined its board of directors, General Motors said in a statement.

Material Security raises $100M

Material Security, a company that offers a zero trust security approach to email data, has secured $100 million in Series C funding.

California has rejected a major gig economy reform, leaving workers without employee protections — Vox

In a victory for companies like Uber and Lyft, California will classify ride-hailing drivers as independent contractors, writes Rebecca Heilweil. Here is the link: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/11/4/21539335/california-proposition-22-results-gig-economy-workers

Court orders Uber, Lyft to reclassify drivers as employees in California — CNN

Uber and Lyft were ordered by a California court on Monday to reclassify their drivers in the state as employees, writes Sara Ashley O'Brien. Here...