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No surprise here. Uber rates increasing in CA.
Uber rates are already increasing from Prop 22. Is anyone surprised? Of course Uber would pass the new expense of …
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DoorDash IPO Skyrockets
"The stock began trading at $182 per share and closed at $189.51. It was priced at $102 per share Tuesday …
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Uber to sell Flying Taxi Division?
Even Uber is starting to trim the fat. https://www.engadget.com/uber-elevate-joby-aviation-report-184557974.html
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Uber claims that fares will double in small towns if Prop 22 is rejected
Anyone on here from CA? Which way are you voting?https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-fares-double-small-cities-if-voters-reject-prop-22-2020-10
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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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What happened to the bikes Uber used for their bikesharing service, Jump?
I didn't realize that Uber was just scrapping all their bikes. They could have given them to low income students …
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Uber is hiring hundreds of engineers in India to cut costs months after firing thousands of employees
Uber only cares about the bottom line. period. this is disgracefulhttps://techcrunch.com/2020/10/15/uber-is-hiring-hundreds-of-engineers-in-india-to-cut-costs/
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Is help for future NYC Medallion Owners on its way?
The Council on Thursday will vote on a bill to establish a new “Office of Financial Stability” within the TLC …
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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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Uber Eats in Italy investigated over alleged migrant worker exploitation
It is alleged by prosecutors that a migrant who worked as a rider for one week in May, for a …
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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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A day in the life of an Uber, Lyft and Juno driver who makes about $6,000 a month in NYC [CNBC]
This is pre-covid, but gosh, this is sort of article that sets the wrong expectation for new drivers and the …
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Even this Uber engineer is against Prop 22!
"Uber works because it's cheap and it's quick," Nelson wrote. "But it's become clear to me that this is only …
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Child porn found on phone left in Uber leads to arrest
I love when justice happens unexpectedly. I am going to always check the phones left in my car from now …
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Free Uber Eats Food Trucks on Election Day!
Just fyi everyone. This is a perfect way to get a free lunch when you go vote :)https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2020-election-uber-eats-free-food-trucks-feed-voters
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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 …
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Seattle follows NYC and passes a minimum pay rate for drivers!
Any Seattle drivers on here? $16 per hour doesn't seem so bad...https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/business/economy/seattle-uber-lyft-drivers.html
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Uber is allowed to operate in London
I feel like this story has flip flopped every other month for the past year or so haha but apparently …
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Birds’ new business model is selling scooters
So sad. Now they’re selling their scooters at Target. How is this different than Razor.https://angel.co/today/stories/bird-doubles-down-on-selling-electric-scooters-directly-to-customers-29956
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Uber Self-Driving Car Test Driver is Found Guilty in Pedestrian Death
The Uber test driver who was responsible for monitoring one of the company's self-driving cars that hit and killed a …