Friction over masks, combined with rising gas prices, is discouraging drivers from returning to ride-share jobs

#uber Eats brings bill splitting to deliveries

11:00pm, Wednesday, 09'th Mar 2022 Byte Funding
Uber Eats is getting a group order and bill splitting feature that should make it easier to ensure your friends and family members are picking up their share of the tab. Instead of passing your phone around to everyone in the group so they can place their orders, you’ll now be able to start a […] The post #uber Eats brings bill splitting to deliveries appeared first on ByteFunding .
People across London are increasingly thinking about when they should make the switch to an electric vehicle , if they haven’t already. Given the significantly lower running costs and the need to improve air quality, it is now accepted that the future of our roads is electric.

How Theranos drama The Dropout gets scam and tech culture right

12:40pm, Wednesday, 09'th Mar 2022 The Guardian
The limited series traces how Elizabeth Holmes built a house of cards from the foundation up, without indulging in feminist anti-hero refashioning I have to admit: I was initially skeptical of The Dropout , Hulu’s new limited series about the rise and fall of Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the billionaire Silicon Valley darling turned convicted corporate fraudster . I’ve been struggling with based-on-a-true-story fatigue. In recent weeks, a wave of TV shows trained on some locus of tech culture, the myth of the messianic founder, the gall of a scam – especially if the scammer is a (white, blonde) woman – and the thrill of exposing a scheme have largely fallen flat. Inventing Anna, Shonda Rhimes’s nine-part Netflix limited series on the “fake heiress” Anna Delvey, was largely an overlong and underwhelming disappointment that cast its inscrutable subject’s ambition in too hazy a glow. Super Pumped , Showtime’s anthology series on the ruthless rise of Uber under disgraced CEO Travis Kalanick, lacquered fourth wall breaks and narration by Quentin Tarantino over paper-thin insight into the relentless drive for profit.

Over 700 new electric charge points in £5m deal with Uber

11:48am, Wednesday, 09'th Mar 2022 Evening Standard
More than 700 electric vehicle chargers are to be installed in three London boroughs in a £5 million investment funded by Uber.

Over 700 new electric charge points in London in £5m deal with Uber

11:48am, Wednesday, 09'th Mar 2022 Evening Standard
More than 700 electric vehicle chargers are to be installed in three London boroughs in a £5 million investment funded by Uber .
It''s not just Uber drivers and truckers who need to absorb higher fuel prices. It''s anyone who depends on their car or truck for a living.

Two local Peterborough taxi companies join forces with Uber

05:02am, Wednesday, 09'th Mar 2022 Peterborough Telegraph
Two Peterborough taxi companies have joined forces with Uber as part of their new ‘Local Cab’ scheme

Why Uber Stock Jumped Today

11:50pm, Tuesday, 08'th Mar 2022 The Motley Fool
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi expects the upcoming travel season to be "one of the strongest ever."
Rising gas prices are driving plenty of cringeworthy moments when filling up your tank. But for people who are drivers for ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft, the pain at the pump cuts much deeper.

Uber Technologies Inc. stock rises Tuesday, outperforms market

10:25pm, Tuesday, 08'th Mar 2022 MarketWatch
Shares of Uber Technologies Inc. advanced 7.60% to $30.74 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the…
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other app-based companies on Tuesday unveiled a new trade association that will push back on Democratic efforts to allow gig workers to unionize.The lobbying group, dubbed Flex, kicked off with a seven-figure ad buy in…
Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER ) shares were trading higher Tuesday following a Wall Street Journal report indicating the company is launching a campaign to head off Democratic efforts to classify its workers as employees, which would allow them to form unions. Uber was up 8.86% at $31.10 ahead of the close. See Also: Uber Analyst Bullish Following Guidance Update, Says Rising Gas Prices Not A Threat Uber Daily Chart Analysis The stock is barely hanging on to support in what traders call a falling wedge pattern. This pattern is known to be a bullish reversal pattern, as the highs are falling at a steeper rate than the … Full story available on Benzinga.com

US ride-hail drivers at career crossroads over record gas cost

08:02pm, Tuesday, 08'th Mar 2022 Channel NewsAsia
Uber drivers are protesting on social media over record U.S. gasoline prices eating into their earnings just as the ride-hailing firm raised its profitability outlook, with some asking whether it was still worth getting behind the wheel.U.S. retail gasoline prices hit an all-time of $4.173 on Tuesday afte

Nvidia Invests $10M In This Uber Spinout

06:38pm, Tuesday, 08'th Mar 2022 Benzinga
Chipmaking giant NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA ) invested $10 million in Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER ) spinout Serve Robotics, TechCrunch reports . Serve aims to use the funds to further expand its sidewalk delivery robot service outside Los Angeles and San Francisco. “Nvidia’s investment is rooted in a longtime partnership … Full story available on Benzinga.com
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