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Uber CEO "I had no fricking clue what I was getting into"
“I had no fricking clue what I was getting into — no predisposed notions,” Dara said Thursday during an interview …
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Shop your way uber driver rewards
Shop your way is a loyalty and e-commerce platform that’s partnered with Sears, Kmart, and Land’s End. It rewards registered …
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New Services for getting extra income
Hey Folks, If you need extra income use those apps. Easymove - http://www.geteasymove.com - can earn between $35-55 hr - …
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Uber's AV testing in AZ is over. Headed to Pittsburgh and San Francisco instead
Well, it's official. The temporary shutdown is now permanent. Uber is shutting down its self-driving car tests in Arizona, where …
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Uber's Surge Pricing keeps drivers on the road
I happen to agree with this editorial. What's interesting is they are talking about a storm that happened in March. …
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Nvidia further distances itself from Uber in wake of fatal self-driving crash [The Verge]
They ceased testing and their stock price dropped 12%. Ha! People took it to mean they were either at fault …
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Pax suing Uber after accident cost him both his legs.
Abbreviate story: Uber runs out of gas. Pax helps to push Uber out of road. Pax is struck by another …
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Uber driver details fateful ride with alleged school shooter
Poor driver, what a hard position to be put in. “I saw him with a backpack which I thought was …
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A $1,600 Uber ride? Drunk man blacks out, takes trip from W.Va. to N.J.
Omg! This is hilarious. He just wakes up in the car, next to a stranger driving him over 300 miles …
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Sexual predators pose as Uber/Lyft drivers and attack women leaving clubs
This has been happening for years now. So scary, always remember to double check your driver with your app! http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ridesharing-attacks-20180228-story.html
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VBA script for Excel?
I manage thousands of directly operated trips and want to compare my actual cost to the estimates I get on …
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What is keeping Uber from going public?
I know the company has been able to raise enormous amounts of money ($12.5 billion) from VC's and large corporations …
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Uber’s ‘peace deal’ is ready for signing, and employees can now sell up to 50% of their stock.
If all goes well with this deal at Uber, it should clear the way for a multi-billion dollar tender offer …
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Uber is asking drivers if they want to provide other on-demand services [Recode]
The company sent out an email to drivers asking how much they would want to be paid for tasks like …
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NYC Taxi Drivers May Soon Lease Cabs for Less Than 12-Hours
A pilot program started being tested this week in New York City by its Taxi and Limousine Commission, which will …
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Boston Globe: Since Uber and Lyft started picking up at Boston Logan Airport...the aftermath
The video of these taxi drivers at Boston Logan Airport is powerful. These drivers did not do anything wrong https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/08/14/taxi-business-logan-down-about-percent-since-uber-lyft-launch/YcaMANAJFaBTBOOGmf8lMM/story.html
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Is the Uber onslaught over? (Yahoo Finance)
A bit old, but it's going viral on Facebook. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ubers-onslaught-is-over-183342430.html
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Has anyone used UZURV?
http://uzurv.com/ Seems like a way to schedule rides with a specific rideshare driver. Wondering if anyone's tried it?
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Ride-hail’s next battleground in the fight for passengers: Inside the car
http://www.recode.net/2016/12/3/13765342/uber-lyft-ola-ride-hail-battle-rider
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Uber’s Ad-Toting Drones Are Heckling Drivers Stuck in Traffic
You've got to be kidding me. "Forget billboards—motorists now have ads buzzing a few feet above their windshields" https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602662/ubers-ad-toting-drones-are-heckling-drivers-stuck-in-traffic/