Uber Eats and Visa Partner for Greener Restaurant Packaging

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Uber (NYSE:UBER) and Visa (NYSE:V) today announced a new program designed to support small-and medium-sized businesses in their transition to green and sustainable packaging solutions, as part of a broader year-long effort to support SMBs who use Uber Eats to grow their businesses.  Continue Reading Together, the two… Continue reading Uber Eats and Visa Partner for Greener Restaurant Packaging

A Teenager Solved a Stubborn Prime Number ‘Look-Alike’ Riddle

Mathematicians wanted to better understand these numbers that so closely resemble the most fundamental objects in number theory, the primes. It turned out that in 1899—a decade before Carmichael’s result—another mathematician, Alwin Korselt, had come up with an equivalent definition. He simply hadn’t known if there were any numbers that fit the bill. According to… Continue reading A Teenager Solved a Stubborn Prime Number ‘Look-Alike’ Riddle

Tesla Slashes Car Prices Up to 20 Percent

Get those tax credits. Big Adjustments Teslas just got a whole lot cheaper. The Elon Musk led automaker has cut prices across the board on its new models of EVs — as much as 20 percent cheaper — in the US and Europe, following substantial price cuts in China and other Asian markets that rolled… Continue reading Tesla Slashes Car Prices Up to 20 Percent

Uber Drivers Say They Are Struggling: ‘This Is Not Sustainable’

But it has not been enough for Ishtiaq Ahmed, 42, who works for Uber and Lyft and lives with his wife and four children in Brooklyn. Mr. Ahmed said that, more than a decade ago, he used to earn $700 to $800 a day with the app services. Now, he is lucky to make $140.… Continue reading Uber Drivers Say They Are Struggling: ‘This Is Not Sustainable’

Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s now have surprising competition right on their doorstep

Can Oomi make it gloomy? SOPA Images/Getty Images Technology has made eating so much easier. more Technically Incorrect Now, you don’t have to prepare by straining your body and going to a store for ingredients. You don’t even have to get in your car — or, perish the notion, walk — to satiate your instant… Continue reading Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s now have surprising competition right on their doorstep

Scooters in Paris are at a crossroads

What is going to happen to the 15,000 colorful electric scooters that currently spill across the streets of Paris? On March 23rd, their fate could drastically change as the French capital weighs up whether or not to renew licenses for the three scooter companies currently operating in the city. And this isn’t just going to… Continue reading Scooters in Paris are at a crossroads

SoftBank-backed Ola lays off another 200 employees in ‘restructuring exercise’

India’s ride-hailing firm Ola has fired 200 employees from its tech and products team, joining a growing list of Indian startups laying off staff to put a lid on costs as investors focus on bottom lines amid a funding crunch. The firm said the impacted employees belong across the verticals of Ola Cabs, Ola Electric,… Continue reading SoftBank-backed Ola lays off another 200 employees in ‘restructuring exercise’

A Programmer Created an AI “Waifu” But His Real Girlfriend Forced Him to Kill It

“I think I hear her when she really didn’t say anything.” Wifed Up Having an artificial intelligence “waifu” is bad enough — but killing her off because you’ve grown too obsessed is another entirely. With OpenAI’s uber-powerful ChatGPT and the Stable Diffusion image generator making headlines last fall, a TikTok hacker known only by the name Bryce… Continue reading A Programmer Created an AI “Waifu” But His Real Girlfriend Forced Him to Kill It

Instacart will pay $5.25 million to settle a workers’ benefit case

San Francisco accused the company of violating healthcare and paid sick leave ordinances. Instacart will pay workers $5.1 million as part of a settlement after it allegedly failed to provide some benefits, as The San Francisco Chronicle reports. San Francisco accused the company of violating healthcare and paid sick leave ordinances. The company, which has… Continue reading Instacart will pay $5.25 million to settle a workers’ benefit case

Uber Drivers Say They Are Struggling: ‘This Is Not Sustainable’

But it has not been enough for Ishtiaq Ahmed, 42, who works for Uber and Lyft and lives with his wife and four children in Brooklyn. Mr. Ahmed said that, more than a decade ago, he used to earn $700 to $800 a day with the app services. Now, he is lucky to make $140.… Continue reading Uber Drivers Say They Are Struggling: ‘This Is Not Sustainable’