Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities — one solution to a world that feels, for most people, more expensive every day. Starting Wednesday, riders in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco will be able to… Continue reading Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters
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The Amazonification of Uber: Part II
Three years ago, I wrote about the Amazonification of Uber, an evolution of the transportation company into a closed business loop that feeds customers back into other Uber channels. At the time, the focus was on how Uber creates customer stickiness by, for example, actively cross-selling food delivery customers into grocery, and grocery into alcohol,… Continue reading The Amazonification of Uber: Part II
Innoviz Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Record revenues and gross margins showcase the Company’s progress toward achieving full-year targets and long-term goals Accelerating LiDAR shipments to Volkswagen Autonomous Mobility for ID. Buzz AD on the Mobileye Drive™ platform ahead of fleet deployments by MOIA and Uber; Fabrinet partnership to support volume production Expansion of NRE payment plan to approximately $95M underscores… Continue reading Innoviz Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back
Two years after partnering with OpenAI to automate marketing and customer service jobs, financial tech startup Klarna says it’s longing for human connection again. Once gunning to be OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s “favorite guinea pig,” Klarna is now plotting a big recruitment drive after its AI customer service agents couldn’t quite hack it. The buy-now-pay-later… Continue reading Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back
Uber: Uber Announces Pricing of $1.0 Billion Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced the pricing of $1.0 billion principal amount of 0.0% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the “notes”) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Uber also granted the initial purchaser of… Continue reading Uber: Uber Announces Pricing of $1.0 Billion Exchangeable Senior Notes Offering
Uber: Uber Announces Proposed Private Placement of $1.0 Billion of Exchangeable Senior Notes
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $1.0 billion principal amount of Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2028 (the “notes”) in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities… Continue reading Uber: Uber Announces Proposed Private Placement of $1.0 Billion of Exchangeable Senior Notes
Android 16 Is Getting a Facelift, and Gemini Is Rolling Onto More Google Platforms
Google I/O is on May 20, but the annual developer conference will be so jam-packed with announcements that Google is opening the valve to release some news early. Today, during a virtual event dubbed The Android Show, the company showed off several features coming to the Android 16, starting with a fresh redesign. Here’s everything… Continue reading Android 16 Is Getting a Facelift, and Gemini Is Rolling Onto More Google Platforms
Optimal Dynamics Raises $40M in Series C Funding
Optimal Dynamics, a NYC-based provider of an artificial decision intelligence for trucking companies, raised $40M in Series C funding. The round was led by Koch Disruptive Technologies. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the expansion of its platform capabilities, and scale product, support, and sales teams to meet surging demand for decision… Continue reading Optimal Dynamics Raises $40M in Series C Funding
Ex-Cardano CMO Maverick Adam Bates Jumps Ship to XION as Chief Marketing Officer
Crypto’s heavy hitter who catapulted Cardano to a top 10 project will ignite XION’s quest to make Web3 invisible and mainstream NEW YORK, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — XION, the trailblazing blockchain rewriting the rules to make Web3 mainstream, just revealed Adam Bates as its Chief Marketing Officer. Renowned for his game-changing run as CMO… Continue reading Ex-Cardano CMO Maverick Adam Bates Jumps Ship to XION as Chief Marketing Officer
Clean Technica: More Tesla Woes Emerged Over The Weekend004016
Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! More news stories trickled in over the weekend that continued to emphasize the Tesla woes. We all knew that there had been pervasive criticism being directed to… Continue reading Clean Technica: More Tesla Woes Emerged Over The Weekend004016