– Uber and iFood Announce Strategic Partnership in Brazil The partnership will bring greater convenience to users of two of Brazil’s most-loved apps, powering a new ride-hailing tab in iFood and a delivery tab in Uber SAN FRANCISCO & SÃO PAULO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and iFood, one of the world’s leading food delivery… Continue reading Uber: Uber and iFood Announce Strategic Partnership in Brazil
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5 new Uber features you should know — including a way to avoid surge pricing
Travelers walk past a sign pointing toward the Uber ride-share vehicle pickup area at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images Uber is giving commuters new ways to travel and cut costs on frequent rides. The ride-hailing company on Wednesday announced a route share feature on… Continue reading 5 new Uber features you should know — including a way to avoid surge pricing
Baidu’s robotaxi unit plans Europe expansion
More than 70% of Baidu Apollo Go robotaxi rides in Wuhan were fully driverless as of April, and the company said in May it expected 100% of the rides to be completely autonomous in coming quarters. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese tech company Baidu‘s Apollo Go robotaxi business plans to expand… Continue reading Baidu’s robotaxi unit plans Europe expansion
Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities designed for commuters
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
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