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TechCrunch Uber and Taxify are going head-to-head to digitize Africa's two-wheeled taxis TechCrunch Global ride-hailing rivals Taxify and Uber have launched motorcycle passenger service in East Africa. Customers of both companies in Uganda and Taxify riders in Kenya can now order up two-wheel transit by app. uberBoda, as its branded, is Uber's first ... and more » https://www.google.com/news -
TechCrunch Bird is raising $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters TechCrunch That's what one investor said of the hot new Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup, Bird — an electric scooter company that's now in the process of raising as much as $100 million on a $300 million valuation, according to several people with knowledge of ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch This former Uber (and Lyft) exec just raised $15 million for his controversial e-scooter startup: Bird TechCrunch Travis VanderZanden. If you've been following the fast-changing transportation industry, it's a name that may sound familiar. Until September 2016, VanderZanden was VP of growth at Uber and before that, COO of its fierce rival Lyft, which had acquired ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch Toyota invests $69M in Japanese Uber rival backed by the taxi industry TechCrunch This week isn't turning out to be great one for Uber in Japan. Two of its investors — Didi and SoftBank — are teaming up to launch a rival service, while one of its existing competitors has just landed a big cash infusion and highly influential ... Didi Chuxing took on Uber and won. Now it's taking on the worldWired.co.uk This ride-hailing giant's global expansion playbook is the opposite of Uber'sQuartz Didi Chuxing and SoftBank come together to rival Uber in JapanYourStory.com all 32 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch Uber investor Shervin Pishevar resigns from Sherpa Capital TechCrunch Hyperloop One co-founder and early Uber investor Shervin Pishevar has announced his resignation from Sherpa Capital, the venture capital firm he co-founded, following sexual misconduct allegations. “I have decided on my own accord to end my association ... https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch Uber lands investment from Singapore's largest taxi operator in blow to rival Grab TechCrunch Uber has struck a major deal in Southeast Asia after ComfortDelGro, Singapore's largest taxi operator, announced [PDF] it has agreed to buy a majority share of the ride-hailing giant's Singapore-based business. The deal will see a joint venture valued ... Uber Ties Up With Singapore Rival ComfortDelGroWall Street Journal ComfortDelGro to Buy 51% in Uber Singapore Car Rental UnitBloomberg Uber and Singapore taxi firm ComfortDelGro in $474m joint ventureTech in Asia The Straits Times -Reuters -Business Insider all 20 news articles » https://www.google.com/news
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Congress presses Uber for answers around the data breach it tried to hide TechCrunch It looks like Congress won't be ignoring the recent thoroughly sketchy report that Uber failed to disclose— and made efforts to hide — a data breach that affected 57 million users in 2016. On Monday, Senator Mark Warner issued a set of questions to ... https://www.google.com/news
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TechCrunch HopSkipDrive raises another $7.4 million for its Uber for kids business TechCrunch Uber and Lyft have made it easier to get around town, but the service isn't designed for young people. Unaccompanied passengers under the age of 18 are forbidden from ordering cars. So how are children supposed to go from one activity to the next when ... and more » https://www.google.com/news
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Uber brings on Amazon voice exec to lead product team - TechCrunch
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TechCrunch Uber brings on Amazon voice exec to lead product team TechCrunch Uber has hired Assaf Ronen, Amazon's now-former vice president of voice and natural user interface shopping, Recode first reported. As SVP and head of product at Uber, Ronen will help Uber “lean in on product this year,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi ... Uber has hired a top Amazon voice exec as head of product as Daniel Graf departsRecode Uber hires Amazon's VP of voice shoppingSeeking Alpha all 4 news articles » https://www.google.com/news -
TechCrunch A look back at Uber's hellish year | TechCrunch TechCrunch We endured plenty of the drama Uber packed in for every five-hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes of 2017 — and what a year! From protests to a major sexual harassment probe, the ousting of co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick, the crowning ... Uber looks to bounce back from rough 2017 | TheHillThe Hill all 3 news articles » https://www.google.com/news