/ The robots are provided by Cartken, an Oakland-based robotics company. It’s still an unproven business, with some notable examples of robots getting stuck or catching fire. Uber will use robots from Cartken to make deliveries in Dadeland.Image: Uber Uber is expanding its use of autonomous delivery vehicles with the announcement that it will soon… Continue reading Uber Eats will use sidewalk robots to make food deliveries in Miami
Tag: Uber
Grab to cut costs amid macroeconomic uncertainties, CEO writes in memo
Grab Holdings Ltd, Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, is rolling out cost-cutting measures to cope with an uncertain macroeconomic situation, the Singapore-based company’s chief executive told staff in a memo. The measures include a freeze on most hirings, salary freezes for senior managers and cuts in travel and expense budgets, according to… Continue reading Grab to cut costs amid macroeconomic uncertainties, CEO writes in memo
In High School, SBF Reportedly Printed $100 Bills With His Face on Them Called “Bankmans”
Sounds like Sam Bankman-Fried has a long history of minting his own money. Bankman Notes It sounds like former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried — now in custody and facing US criminal charges — has a long history with self-minted money. According to a source that spoke with Puck, Bankman-Fried was the literal face of his tony… Continue reading In High School, SBF Reportedly Printed $100 Bills With His Face on Them Called “Bankmans”
Court temporarily blocks NYC Uber drivers’ scheduled pay raise
The rate increase was scheduled to go into effect on December 19th. New York City Uber drivers won’t get a raise before the holidays after all. On Tuesday evening, a Manhattan Supreme Court justice granted Uber’s request for a temporary restraining order on drivers’ rate hikes scheduled to go into effect on December 19th. New… Continue reading Court temporarily blocks NYC Uber drivers’ scheduled pay raise
10 Best Xbox Series X/S Games You Can Play Now (2022)
The Xbox Series X is a big console, and it’s chock-full of powerful next-gen hardware. However, it can be tricky to find games that really make the most of all that brawn. Which games are going to serve the most delicious and irresistible eye candy? We’ve tested dozens of Xbox titles on Microsoft’s latest hardware,… Continue reading 10 Best Xbox Series X/S Games You Can Play Now (2022)
MEXSHIELD Extends Helping Hand to Young Mexican Football Team
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — MEXSHIELD announced December 6, 2022, that the company donated $2,000 to a young Mexican football team traveling to Guadalajara for their last game of the season. The funds went toward the cost of the flight from Tijuana, Mexico to Guadalajara on December 11, 2022, as well as food… Continue reading MEXSHIELD Extends Helping Hand to Young Mexican Football Team
Uber’s food delivery platform agrees to pay severance to couriers let go ahead of Spain’s Riders Law
Uber’s delivery business in Spain has settled with local labor unions which were challenging its dismissal of more than 4,000 riders in August last year ahead of a labor law reform coming into force — acknowledging the dismissed couriers as staff and agreeing to pay severance equivalent to 45 days’ salary per year worked (via… Continue reading Uber’s food delivery platform agrees to pay severance to couriers let go ahead of Spain’s Riders Law
Untitled
Dec 13 (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat who chairs the chamber’s energy panel, asked the Treasury Department on Tuesday not to allow a commercial electric vehicle tax credit to be used for consumer leasing, rental cars or ridesharing vehicle sales, rejecting a broad interpretation of the credit. Reuters first reported last week… Continue reading Untitled
Nillion Closes $20M+ Funding
Nillion, a US-based developer of an internet infrastructure for the secure storage and computation of data, raised $20M+ in funding. The round was led by Distributed Global, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, Chapter One, GSR, Hashkey, OP Crypto, Salt Fund, and 150+ others. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and… Continue reading Nillion Closes $20M+ Funding
Bank of America expects $10 billion in India green deals in 2023
India could attract close to $10 billion in renewable energy investment in 2023, a bright spot as public markets remain largely shut to big-ticket capital raising, according to Bank of America Corp.’s top executives in the country. Deals and investments will continue to flow into areas such as electric vehicles and green hydrogen, Kaku Nakhate,… Continue reading Bank of America expects $10 billion in India green deals in 2023