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At the beginning of February, both Uber riders and drivers in Colorado received messages informing them they needed to update the app. The required app updates are due to two new laws passed by the state legislature last year requiring gig driving companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to disclose more payment information to drivers and riders. Now, gig driving companies must share, on a single screen, the total amount a rider paid before tip, the amount that went to the driver, and the amount of the tip after a driver completes a given trip. The new laws also require that the apps disclose to drivers the total distance and time a trip is expected to cover before they accept the task. The laws are very similar but split between transportation network companies (TNCs), which move people, and delivery network companies (DNCs), which deliver goods or food. Uber tried to prevent the laws from taking effect with a lawsuit in January and requested a preliminary injunction in the meantime....

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