Uber thinks shared rides are key to its future, but getting people to want to share is a “battle” against “societal norms,” Uber CEO Dara…
YOU CAN'T SIT WITH US
Uber CEO: Getting people to share rides is a “battle” against “societal norms”
I GET AROUND
Uber is launching a rental car service inside its app
Uber is launching a rental car network in partnership with Getaround, the ride-hailing company announced today (April 11). San Francisco-based Getaround lets users find and…
DEALS ON WHEELS
This Uber-for-bikes startup is now officially part of Uber
Uber has made its first acquisition under CEO Dara Khosrowshahi: Jump Bikes, a startup that rents out shared electric dockless bikes in San Francisco and…
THE PRICE IS RIGHT
This meal plan is paid for by medical insurance
When Christina Bognet pitched the idea for a personalized meal-planning startup in 2012, she told potential investors that one day the company’s services would be…
★★★★★
Good luck leaving your Uber driver less than five stars
Have you ever given an Uber driver five stars who didn’t deserve it? If you’ve ever taken any ride-hailing service, the answer is probably yes.…
NO FREE RIDE
Uber thinks this new tax could be really great for business
Uber has rarely encouraged local governments to levy taxes on its service. But in New York, the ride-hailing company has finally found a fee it…
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Forget Facebook—Donald Trump is “obsessed” with Amazon
Amazon has been having a great year—until today (March 28). The company’s stock tanked up to 7% in afternoon trading—shedding more than $50 billion from…
PRIME DIRECTIVE
Amazon is playing the long game with low-income Americans
Amazon announced an expansion of its discounted Prime membership for low-income Americans earlier this week, saying its $5.99-a-month program would now also be offered to…
WHAT HAPPENED
MIT’s Uber study couldn’t possibly have been right. It was still important
Some time last month, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published a two-page brief of a forthcoming paper, “The Economics of Ride-Hailing: Driver Revenue, Expenses and…
PRIME TIME
Airbnb has hired the head of Amazon Prime to run its home-sharing business
Airbnb said today (March 6) that it has hired Greg Greeley, former vice president of Amazon Prime, to oversee its core business of peer-to-peer home…
LONG HAUL
America’s liquor distributors are throwing their weight behind self-driving cars
The Coalition for Future Mobility, which has been lobbying the US government to get self-driving cars on American roads faster, recently signed up four new…
TAKEN OUT
Food delivery startups aren’t dead yet
There’s been a lot of shakeout in the food-delivery business, and it’s not over yet. Startups that have closed up shop include Maple, Sprig, and…
