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Uber accused of tracking celebrities, specifically Beyonce!
https://www.cnet.com/news/uber-lawsuit-alleges-startup-tracked-celebs-politicians/
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How Lyft lost the trust of #DeleteUber women who thought it was ‘woke’
Turns out Lyft is just as bad as Uber. Who would have thought.https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/08/02/how-lyft-lost-trust-deleteuber-women-who-thought-it-was-woke/?utm_term=.e5c4631f8fa5
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When will Uber be a profitable company? Is Uber comparison to Amazon correct?
Uber CEO says they’re the Amazon of Transportation, is he correct? Will they ever make money? https://ride.guru/content/newsroom/will-uber-ever-be-profitable
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72 year old Lyft driver, great grandfather gets killed on 52nd anniversary
What a tragedy, it's getting just ridiculous, not worth driving for peanuts these companies pay us. RIP sir!https://www-nydailynews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-great-grandfather-lyft-driver-killed-20190730-i5cwlqruzbc3nld4lgpvs7vumm-story.html?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQA#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fny-great-grandfather-lyft-driver-killed-20190730-i5cwlqruzbc3nld4lgpvs7vumm-story.html
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Alleged Uber driver's steering wheel comes off during mid trip?
I'm not buying it but if so what a horrifying experience, so much for car inspections I guess!https://twitter.com/_shawndagoat/status/1154214260349820928?s=19
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Russian Uber is Yandex.
I didn't eve know this until I was reading about this morning's news on Uber and Grab. This happened in …
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Uber quits 8 countries in Southeast Asia, selling out to rival Grab
"Uber is giving up on the fight for ride-hailing customers in Southeast Asia. The US company is selling its business …
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Lyft is Giving Free Rides in Support of ‘March For Our Lives’ Rally
Let's hope this actually works unlike Uber's St. Paddy's Day Promotion. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-22/lyft-free-rides-support-march-for-our-lives-gun-control-rally
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Ouch, Uber has rescinded its job offer for that big Amazon exec
"Uber appeared set to hireAssaf Ronen the former vice president of Amazon's voice and natural user interface shopping, to lead …
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Uber subscription for 24.99 a month!
Free use of Jump bikes, free Uber Eats deliveries and discounts on rides.
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Lyft is complaining about strict licensing rules in British Columbia
Lyft's operating chief in Canada says Lyft will stay out of B.C. because the government rules are too strict and …
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New ride comparison app
UPDATE: This app is no longer available.
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Lyft offering autonomous rides to the visually impaired with Aptiv?
It's good PR for Lyft, perfect passengers for testing an autonomous car. Since they don't know where they're going, no …
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Volvo and Uber's first self-driving car is ready for the road
So, apparently, the days the drivers aren't needed are closer than we thought...?They've introduced a variant of the XC90 …
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Uber, Lyft have spent 100 MILLION to support Prop 22
How is this not being talked about more? 100 Million? That is just crazy and so obvious that Prop 22 …
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Google to Invest in Go-Jek
- Deal could be completed as early as next week - Both Google and China’s Meituan-Dianping are among those set …
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What happened to UberSelect, Select, Premium, Premium SUV, LUX, LUX SUV?
Just saw this on Uber's help page. Apparently they got rid of these services at the end of July because …
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Coronavirus is forcing Uber to return to its start-up roots [WP]
Good read.Coronavirus is forcing Uber to return to its start-up rootsFor years, Silicon Valley start-ups have built a …
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RIDERS BEWARE: Uber is giving warning to riders to bring up their ratings or risk getting deactivated.
Riders Beware. Riders will be given a chance to bring up their ratings and if they dont they may loose …
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Lyft driver shot during road rage incident
So much anger in this country right now. I mean, really, why do we need to SHOOT people over road …