Ride-Sharing

Uber Adds Live Location Sharing To App
Uber Adds Live Location Sharing To App
November 21, 2017  |  uber of x

Uber is preparing for the busy holiday travel season by adding more features to its ride-hailing app. According to a news report in TechCrunch, one...

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Inside GrabPay’s Digital Payments Playbook
Inside GrabPay’s Digital Payments Playbook
November 13, 2017  |  International

Muhammed needs six new computers for his internet café in Jakarta. It’s a small café, and six machines are enough, but the ones he has...

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Uber Slaps Another New Fee On The Customer
Uber Slaps Another New Fee On The Customer
October 25, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber is hitting passengers with some new fees, created to entice drivers who don’t want to wait for slow passengers, drive longer distances for out-of-the-way...

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Lyft Raises $1B Led By Google
Lyft Raises $1B Led By Google
October 20, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing platform Lyft, a competitor to Uber, announced Thursday (Oct. 19) that CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth investment fund, was the lead investor in a $1 billion round of...

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Uber Investors Fighting Benchmark Lawsuit Against Former CEO
Uber Investors Fighting Benchmark Lawsuit Against Former CEO
August 25, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber investors are trying to fight a lawsuit by shareholder Benchmark Capital against former CEO Travis Kalanick. Reuters reported Shervin Pishevar, a venture capitalist with...

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Uber Reports Boost In Bookings, Smaller Losses For Second Quarter
Uber Reports Boost In Bookings, Smaller Losses For Second Quarter
August 24, 2017  |  Earnings

Uber has reported a 16 percent increase in quarterly bookings—and a smaller loss than the previous period—as the company showed signs of inching toward profitability....

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Former Uber CEO Calls Benchmark Lawsuit A ‘Public And Personal’ Attack
Former Uber CEO Calls Benchmark Lawsuit A ‘Public And Personal’ Attack
August 18, 2017  |  Legal

The ousted CEO of Uber called a lawsuit filed against him by one of the company’s top investors a “public and personal attack” without merit....

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Uber Launches In-App Chat Feature
Uber Launches In-App Chat Feature
August 11, 2017  |  Innovation

Uber, the ride-hailing company, launched an in-app chat feature Thursday (Aug. 10). According to a report in Mashable with the new feature riders can message...

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Microsoft, Baidu Partner To Push Self-Driving Cars Around Globe
Microsoft, Baidu Partner To Push Self-Driving Cars Around Globe
July 19, 2017  |  Innovation

Microsoft and Baidu announced plans Tuesday (July 18)  to partner to drive adoption of self-driving cars around the globe. In a press release the companies...

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