Uber has agreed to pay New Jersey $100M in back taxes after the state said that the company had misclassified its drivers as independent contractors (Cade Metz/New York Times)

Cade Metz / New York Times:
A US federal court jury finds ex-Uber Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan guilty for not disclosing a 2016 breach of customer and driver records to regulators  —  A jury found Joe Sullivan, who led security at the ride-hailing company, guilty on two different counts.

Cade Metz / New York Times:
In a closely watched trial, ex-Uber CSO Joe Sullivan’s lawyers say the company scapegoated him over the 2016 breach after Travis Kalanick’s turbulent exit  —  A federal trial began on Wednesday for Joe Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor who is accused of not disclosing a data breach while at the company.

Cade Metz / New York Times:
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi testifies in ex-CSO Joe Sullivan’s trial that he fired Sullivan in 2017 because he “could not trust his judgment anymore”  —  Dara Khosrowshahi is a star witness at the trial of Joe Sullivan, who has been accused of obstructing justice for failing to disclose the 2016 breach.

Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
The Labor Department releases a nonbinding proposal to classify US gig workers as employees and not independent contractors  —  A proposed rule, long awaited by labor activists, would make it harder for companies to classify workers as independent contractors.

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Uber reaches a $10M settlement with the City of Chicago for listing restaurants in Uber Eats and Postmates without consent and charging excess commissions  —  Uber has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the City of Chicago for listing local restaurants in the Uber Eats …

Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World:
Experts and employees detail Uber’s struggles in Pakistan as it discontinues service in five cities, cuts spending, and faces increased competition from inDrive  —  Fierce local competition in the ride-hailing sector and economic uncertainty have forced Uber to scale back its presence in South Asia.