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Uber aims for 100% zero-emission transport by 2040
Uber has today announced several new commitments, initiatives, and product expansions designed to address climate change. Read More
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Uber safety driver charged over fatal autonomous car crash
The safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber test vehicle that killed a pedestrian in Arizona in 2018 was charged with negligent homicide.Read More
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PredictHQ forecasts live TV sports viewership to help local food outlets meet...
PredictHQ is meshing big data with machine learning to forecast live TV sports viewership, helping local food delivery businesses meet demand.Read More
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Uber for Business pilots coworker carpools to get people back to the office
Uber is launching new corporate services to help businesses return to the office -- a carpool for coworkers and charters that cover myriad vehicle types.Read More
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The future of rideshare is a remote control rental car
Long before Robotaxis take over the streets, on-demand door-to-door rental cars will be the next big step forward in transport.Read More
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Uber wins license battle in London, one of its biggest markets
Uber has won its battle to operate in London, one of its biggest markets, after a judge found that the company had addressed safety concerns. Read More
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Seattle greenlights minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers
The Seattle City Council passed a minimum pay standard for drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft, meaning drivers will now earn at least $16.39 per hour.Read More
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Lime to integrate third-party transport providers in ‘mobility-as-a-service’...
Lime is launching a new mobility-as-a-service platform that enables third parties to offer their transport options inside the Lime app. Read More
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ProBeat: Shame on tech companies that don’t give employees time off to vote
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft have not joined the nonpartisan "Time To Vote" movement that allocates time for employees to vote during the workday.Read More
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Google Maps Platform targets on-demand rides and deliveries with new location...
Google is expanding its Google Maps Platform to specifically cater to ride-hailing and on-demand delivery services.Read More
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Uber and Lyft lose appeal in case classifying California drivers as employees
A California appeals court ruled against ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, saying they must reclassify their drivers as employees.Read More
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Uber drivers union asks EU court to overrule ‘robo-firing’ by algorithm
Former Uber drivers have filed a legal challenge against the company in Europe, arguing that its "robo-firing" practices contravene GDPR.Read More
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Uber releases new privacy features for riders and drivers
Uber has begun rolling out two new privacy features -- View as Driver and Profile Data Expiration -- in the U.S. and Canada.Read More
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Lyft and Uber projected to prevail in pricey Prop 22 fight over worker...
A proposition that would have forced companies like Lyft and Uber to treat workers as employees was rejected by California voters.Read More
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Reimagining a more equitable sharing economy in the post-COVID-19 world
The sharing economy hasn't fulfilled its utopian ideal. How should the industry change to do better going forward?Read More
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Gig economy workers could receive equity under SEC proposal
The SEC has proposed allowing tech companies like Uber and Lyft to pay gig workers up to 15% of their annual compensation in equity.Read More
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Uber sells off its self-driving division to autonomous car startup Aurora
Startup Aurora has agreed to acquire Uber's ATG self-driving vehicle branch. Uber will invest $400 million in Aurora as a part of the deal.Read More
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Uber researchers propose AI language model that emphasizes positive and...
In a paper, Uber and Carnegie Mellon researchers propose a language model that can vary the positivity and politeness of its responses.Read More
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U.S. exempts automated vehicles from some crash standards
The outgoing Trump administration is issuing new rules that will allow automated vehicles to bypass some existing crash standards.Read More
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Trump pardons former Google self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski
Donald Trump has given a full pardon to Anthony Levandowski, a former Google engineer who stole trade secret on self-driving cars.Read More
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How Uber Freight handled shifts in demand during the pandemic
Uber's Bar Ifrach says that Uber Freight, the company's ride-hailing business, has remained robust to shifts in demand during the pandemic.Read More
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In a year of major shifts, the self-driving car market is consolidating
Toyota and Lyft's $550 million deal shows wealthy companies that can bear delayed return on investment dominate the autonomous vehicle market.Read More
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Postmates spin-off Serve Robotics raises $13M to grow its sidewalk delivery...
Serve Robotics, a spin-off of Postmates, which Uber acquired, has raised seed funding to expand its fleet of sidewalk delivery robots.Read More
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Fictiv lands $100M to grow Uber for manufacturing
Fictiv has developed a suite of apps for manufacturers to help them jumpstart production, track progress, generate labels and plan projects.Read More
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What Uber’s data breach reveals about social engineering
Uber's data breach highlights that social engineering will remain a go-to technique among cybercriminals for the foreseeable future.Read More
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How Google is accelerating ML development
At Google Cloud Next, users including Uber and Cohere detail how they are benefiting from new AI innovations.Read More
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With explicit feedback, AI needs less data than you think
Just ask! Here's why you should explicitly ask your users for explicit feedback rather than relying on the implicit kind.Read More
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Uber breach shows third-party vendors are the weakest link
The Uber breach shows that third-party vendors are an easy target for cybercriminals to exploit to gain access to high-value data.Read More
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Gemini, Uber data breaches show third-party risk can’t be ignored
Gemini and Uber's third-party data breaches highlight that organizations need a strong answer to third-party risk.Read More
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