reporter: for years, becky miller a 72 had only one companion. maxine, a green cheeked come your. but maxie does not pay rent and miller was having trouble making ends meet. >> i wasingle so i was not able to put a lot into my ira. so i depleted it. my mortgage and my hoa fees were over half of my income. i decided for financial reasons to get a roommate. -- moved into her home a year and a half ago. >> i like saving money, i like having another person to talk to, to have a relationship with. it is nice to have some companionship when you are at home. reporter: miller and mears found each other on an internet platform that matches older homeowners with housemates. >> there is a significant amounts the population going into their mid 60's with $30,000 in their 401(k)s or nothing saved. reporter: so seniors miller and mears feel the need to homesharing. -- to homeshare. >> with inflation rising, people under so much more financial pressure, the first half of this year we have seen by far more activity, probably two to three times what we have seen previous years. >> it is part of a

paul: becky miller, she agrees. >> i get a feeling of peace.ways been by myself, and i discovered that i have room in my heart for another person. paul: relationships born of necessity that have gone into something a lot more. ♪ judy: the ride-hailing company, uber, is under scrutiny after a whistleblower leaked more than a hundred thousand documents detailing the companies aggressive tactics as it expanded abroad, including efforts to curtail laws and regulations. stephanie sy has our report. stephanie: judy, the uber files consist of emails, text messages, memos and other records that purportedly show, among many questionable tactics. that uber used technology to cut access to its internal systems from regulators and law enforcement using a kill switch. and that the company used violence against its drivers as a p.r. tool to win public sympathy. doug macmillan is a corporate accountability reporter for the washington post, who has been covering this story. he joins me from washington d.c. doug, thank you so much for joining the newshour. i wa