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UberEats is using AI to recommend restaurants and menu items, optimize...
Machine learning is central to UberEats' day-to-day operations. It's used not only to predict the incremental value a restaurant can bring to the platform, but what dishes are likely to be popular. On...
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Uber Eats for Business launches to help companies manage employees’ food orders
Uber has launched Eats for Business, a new integration that automates billing and allows companies to micro-manage their employees' food orders.Read More
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With IPO in its sights, Uber works to win over drivers, riders, and businesses
As Uber readies its 2019 IPO, the company this week launched a bunch of new initiatives designed to keep drivers, riders, and businesses coming back.Read More
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Uber petitions Pennsylvania to resume self-driving tests
Uber said Friday it has asked Pennsylvania for permission to resume self-driving car testing on public roads and has improved its vehicle software.Read More
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How Uber, Lyft, Lime, and Zipcar will get voters to the polls on Election Day
Ride-sharing companies like Uber, Lyft, Waze, Via, and Lime will help close the last-mile gap on Election Day with discounted rates and other promotions.Read More
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PredictHQ exits stealth with $10 million to help Uber and others forecast...
PredictHQ leverages event data to help companies such as Uber predict demand. Today, the company launched out of stealth with $10 million in funding.Read More
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Zendrive, Lyft, Uber, and Lime partner to award $50,000 for traffic safety plan
Zendrive, Lyft, Uber, Lime, Bird, Juno and HopSkipDrive are partnering to award $50,000 for a program to improve public safety.Read More
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Lyft introduces default 5-star ratings for drivers and automatic tips
Lyft is doubling down on efforts to appeal to drivers with the launch of default 5-star ratings and automatic tipping, among other updates.Read More
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Uber AI ‘reliably’ completes all stages in Montezuma’s Revenge
Uber researchers have developed an algorithm -- Go-Explore -- that achieves state-of-the-art results in Montezuma's Revenge and Pitfall.Read More
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Uber Freight taps machine learning to give shippers rates 2 weeks in advance
Uber Freight has launched Lane Explorer, leveraging machine learning to assess dynamic factors and give shippers real-time rates two weeks in advance. Read More
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Lyft files for an IPO ahead of rival Uber
Lyft is expected to be publicly listed within the first half of 2019. Rival ride-hailing firm Uber is also expected to file for an IPO next year.Read More
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Uber confidentially files for IPO a day after Lyft
Uber Technologies has filed paperwork for an initial public offering, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.Read More
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Customer support: How bots and automation are reaping outsized dividends for...
Contact centers will shrink by 50% in the next 3 years as routine tasks are automated by bots that offer an 8.6% increase in profit margin per customer.Read More
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Sidecar sues Uber for being ‘hell-bent on stifling competition’
Defunct startup Sidecar, which pioneered on-demand ride-hailing, is suing Uber, alleging predatory pricing and anticompetitive practices.Read More
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Google Maps now shows you nearby Lime scooters, bikes, and e-bikes
Google Maps for Android and iOS has gained the ability to show you nearby Lime scooters, pedal bikes, and e-bikes right inside the app.Read More
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Uber brings Horovod project for distributed deep learning to Linux Foundation
Uber and the Linux Foundation's LF Deep Learning Foundation today introduced the Horovod project for disributed AI training at scale.Read More
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Uber’s Jump e-bikes will have swappable batteries, phone mounts, and QR codes...
Uber has announced some key updates are coming to its Jump electric bikes in the new year, such as replacable batteries, cable locks, and phone mounts.Read More
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Uber receives approval to resume self-driving car tests in Pittsburgh
Uber has received authorization from the state of Pennsylvania to resume tests of its driverless cars, the company confirmed.Read More
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SoftBank leads $385 million investment in Fair to expand its car-leasing Uber...
Fair, a Santa Monica-based car-leasing firm and Uber partner, has raised $385 million in a series B round of funding led by SoftBank.Read More
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Boosted raises $60 million to expand beyond electric skateboards
Electric skateboard startup Boosted has raised $60 million as it looks to expand into "other form factors," which we assume to mean scooters.Read More
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