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Diageo, MADD, the NFL and Uber Team Up to Launch “Take a Minute. Make a Plan.” Campaign to Tackle Impaired Driving

Unveiled during National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, the new campaign encourages football fans to make responsible choices and plan to never drive impaired NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Premium drinks company Diageo North America, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the National Football League (NFL), and Uber Technologies, Inc. join forces in a unique… Continue reading Diageo, MADD, the NFL and Uber Team Up to Launch “Take a Minute. Make a Plan.” Campaign to Tackle Impaired Driving

Urban Air Mobility Market to Grow by USD 10.31 Billion (2024-2028), eVTOL Aircraft Use in Military Drives Growth, Report Highlights AI’s Role in Market Shift – Technavio

NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Report with market evolution powered by AI – The global urban air mobility (UAM) market size is estimated to grow by USD 10.31 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 36.5% during the forecast period. Increasing use of evtol aircraft… Continue reading Urban Air Mobility Market to Grow by USD 10.31 Billion (2024-2028), eVTOL Aircraft Use in Military Drives Growth, Report Highlights AI’s Role in Market Shift – Technavio

The FTC is investigating Uber for its subscription policies

The Federal Trade Commission has put Uber in its sights once again. Bloomberg reported that the regulator is investigating complaints about the Uber One subscription program. Customers alleged that the company signed users up for the service without their consent and made it difficult to cancel their subscriptions. According to documents seen by Bloomberg, the… Continue reading The FTC is investigating Uber for its subscription policies

Uber’s latest gig economy play is offering out coders for hire

Bloomberg reports that Uber has started farming out independent contractors for data-labeling services as well as coders-for-hire. Uber describes its new Scaled Solutions division as a platform of “analysts, testers and independent data operators,” according to the company’s website. Scaled Solutions began life as an internal team, handling “large-scale annotation tasks” for Uber’s other services.… Continue reading Uber’s latest gig economy play is offering out coders for hire

Uber: Uber CFO to Participate in Fireside Chat Hosted by Barclays

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced that Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, CFO, will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays 22nd Annual Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, December 11. Mr. Mahendra-Rajah is scheduled to appear at 1:20pm PT (4:20pm ET). An audio webcast of the event will be available on the investor relations… Continue reading Uber: Uber CFO to Participate in Fireside Chat Hosted by Barclays

Transparent’s New Wireless Speaker Is a Love Letter to Brutalism

Stockholm-based audio brand Transparent has a bit of a habit of making wireless speakers that look rather different to the rest of the market. But its latest bold take on speaker design is something of a departure from its more well-known and, well, transparent roots, and a venture into new shapes and materials for the… Continue reading Transparent’s New Wireless Speaker Is a Love Letter to Brutalism

Wherobots Raises $21.5M in Series A Funding

Wherobots, a San Francisco, CA-based spatial intelligence cloud company, raised $21M in Series A funding. The round was led by Felicis, with participation from Wing Venture Capital and Clear Ventures and participation from JetBlue Ventures and P7 Ventures. Alongside the funding round, Aydin Senkut, Founder and Managing Partner at Felicis, will be joining Wherobots’ Board… Continue reading Wherobots Raises $21.5M in Series A Funding

COP29 Agreement Says Someone Should Pay to Help Developing Countries, but Not Who

At around 3 am on Sunday morning, in a drained plenary, the gavel slammed to bring COP29 to a close. Coming at the end of a convulsive final day in Baku, Azerbaijan, the conclusion of the Conference of the Parties was greeted by applause. It gave way, immediately, to discontent. The conference, whose primary focus… Continue reading COP29 Agreement Says Someone Should Pay to Help Developing Countries, but Not Who

The 10 Best Gifts for Every Kind of Golfer (2024)

It’s well known that golf isn’t the most sustainable game, using plenty of resources to create sculpted greens and a lovely landscape to explore. That doesn’t mean you can’t lean toward more environmentally friendly ways to play. In my Pacific Northwest home region, where the rain is aplenty, we have several courses that target sustainable… Continue reading The 10 Best Gifts for Every Kind of Golfer (2024)