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Startups Weekly: Uber’s headline-grabbing week and sextech at SXSW TechCrunchI spent the week at SXSW, Austin's really, really huge technology, music, comedy and film festival. It's my first year making the trek down here for the event, which ... https://www.google.com/news

Startups Weekly: Uber’s headline-grabbing week and sextech at SXSW TechCrunchI spent the week at SXSW, Austin's really, really huge technology, music, comedy and film festival. It's my first year making the trek down here for the event, which ... View the full article

Tech’s mafias keep it all in the family San Francisco ChronicleRiley Newman, a former head of data science at Airbnb, set out in mid-2017 to raise a venture capital fund that would invest in a multitude of tech trends. View the full article

Uber puts its foot down in hi-tech listing race with Lyft The TimesUber is planning to launch its flotation next month as it rushes to catch up with Lyft, its smaller rival, in the race to list on the stock market. The company behind ... https://www.google.com/news

Ex-New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in Uber case, terrorism threat and dru New York Daily NewsFormer New York Mets star Lenny Dykstra pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct stemming from a wild ride with an Uber driver, and a New Jersey judge dropped ... View the full article

Uber and Lyft gear up for last leg of their IPO race CNBCThe race to the IPOs for Lyft and Uber. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Steve Grasso, Brian Kelly, Steve Chiavarone and Guy Adami. https://www.google.com/news

Lenny Dykstra Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct In Crazy Uber Case TMZBig win for Lenny Dykstra despite the fact he pled GUILTY in his crazy Uber case -- after a New Jersey judge ruled the drugs found in Lenny's bags could NOT ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber's eye-popping $120 billion valuation would make it worth more than Nvidia, 3M and PayPal CNBCUber is reaching for a lofty valuation in its upcoming initial public offering. An expected $120 billion valuation for the ride-hailing company would make it more ... View the full article

Here’s what we know about the designated Uber, Lyft zones in Fenway Boston.comAs Boston continues to try to ease traffic congestion on the city's streets, a new approach will hit the pavement at a busy Fenway intersection Friday night. https://www.google.com/news

Visa Direct Is The Engine Behind Zelle and Venmo ForbesBehind popular real-time payment apps like Square, Venmo and Zelle is Visa Direct. “It's a reversal of the traditional Visa system we think of it as purchase ... View the full article

Man Wanted For Questioning In Deadly Stabbing Of Uber Driver In The Bronx CBS New YorkNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police are hoping newly released surveillance video helps track down the person who stabbed a livery driver to death in the Bronx ... https://www.google.com/news

Axios Autonomous Vehicles - March 15, 2019 AxiosExpert analysis of autonomous technology, and its impact on cities, policy and the economy, by Joann Muller. View the full article

Exhausted Uber driver left daughter to die in roasting car after 24-hour shift Metro.co.ukAn Uber driver left his five-month-old daughter to die in a roasting car after he finished a 24-hour shift. Michael Thigpen, 34, was sentenced to ten years in prison ... https://www.google.com/news

Uber’s IPO targets April, Stash stacks cash and YC shakes it up TechCrunchHello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was a lot of ... https://www.google.com/news

Here are the 5 key metrics investors are looking for in Uber and Lyft CNBCCNBC's Deirdre Bosa reports on how ride sharing companies Uber and Lyft are pitching to Wall Street as they prepare for their IPOs next month. https://www.google.com/news

Uber's general manager for UK and Ireland leaves for COO position at WeWork City A.M.Uber's UK and Ireland general manager has left the ride-hailing app to join tech workspace firm We Work as its new chief operating office for Europe. https://www.google.com/news

Toyota & Softbank Likely to Invest in Uber's Autonomous Unit NasdaqToyota Motor Corporation TM and Softbank Group along with others are in talks to invest in the autonomous vehicle division of the ride-hailing. View the full article

Roundup: Uber's IPO; Someone Check on George R.R. Martin; Mosque Shootings in New Zealand The Big LeadKey member of Robert Mueller's team is departing ... Shepard Smith honored ... Beto O'Rourke wants to be a hero ... Mosque shootings in New Zealand. https://www.google.com/news

Uber is creating a new gig economy that turns workers into customers. Slate MagazineUnder the guise of neutral technology, Uber is treating employment management like bad customer *service*. View the full article

Uber is creating a new gig economy that turns workers into customers. Slate MagazineUnder the guise of neutral technology, Uber is treating employment management like bad customer *service*. https://www.google.com/news

Uber, Lyft Drop Off Zone Pilot Program Begins In Fenway CBS BostonBOSTON (CBS) — Boston is rolling out the pilot program for ride-share drop off zones in the city Friday. At the intersection of Boylston and Kilmarnock Streets, ... https://www.google.com/news

JUMP's bikeshare service became more popular than Uber in Sacramento The AggieA study done by Uber indicated that its bikeshare *service* JUMP has become more popular than its ridesharing counterpart in the Sacramento area. JUMP bikes ... https://www.google.com/news

WATCH: Police release video of suspect wanted in fatal Uber driver stabbing News 12 BronxPolice have released new video of a person they are searching for in connection to the murder of a cab driver earlier this month in the Bronx. https://www.google.com/news

Indian-origin Uber driver kidnaps female passenger in United States to boost fare Hindustan TimesAn Indian-origin man working as a driver for ride-sharing company Uber in the US has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a sleeping passenger and driving her more ... https://www.google.com/news

Apple addresses Spotify’s claims, but not its demands TechCrunchTwo days after Spotify announced that it had filed a suit against Apple with the European Commission over anticompetitive practices, Apple today issued its own ... View the full article