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Uber

Uber’s flying car project is taking off; company hires NASA engineer for Uber Elevate team

Uber’s vision for a flying car just got a lot clearer. The ride-hailing service has hired veteran NASA engineer Mark… Read More

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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits Trump’s economic council after employee and customer backlash

Just days after defending his position as a member of President Donald Trump’s economic advisory council, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping… Read More

Convoy keeps on trucking, hires former Uber Seattle engineering chief

Convoy is putting a little more gas in the tank. The Seattle startup, which matches trucking companies with shippers that need… Read More

#DeleteUber starts trending worldwide amid Trump’s anti-immigration ban; Lyft donates $1M to ACLU

Uber started trending worldwide on social media this weekend, but the company probably isn’t too thrilled about it. #DeleteUber spread… Read More

Lyft lets riders use pre-tax dollars for Line rides to and from work in Seattle, NYC, other cities

Workers in Seattle, New York City, Boston, and Miami are now able to use pretax dollars to commute to work… Read More

Watch Aziz Ansari take the weirdest Uber ever on SNL

The awkward Uber trip has become so universally relatable, it’s joining the Saturday Night Live canon, along with the uncomfortable… Read More

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Week In Geek: Snapchat’s new Seattle office, legal drama for drones, and more

It was quite a week for Seattle’s commercial real estate world. Snap Inc., the parent company of popular messaging app… Read More

Uber sues city of Seattle to block landmark driver union ordinance

Uber is suing the city of Seattle, aiming to block key provisions of the city’s landmark law — set to go… Read More

Uber to release anonymous rider data from 2B trips worldwide to help with urban planning

Uber has launched a new website where it promises to release anonymous data from more than 2 billion trips worldwide… Read More

Seattle’s landmark Uber union law set to go into effect as city releases final rules

Seattle’s landmark law that lets drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft decide if they want to bargain collectively… Read More

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Uber on track to post a $3B loss for 2016 as revenue and bookings soar, new report says

Uber’s rapid growth has continued this year, even after deciding to leave China, but so has its losses. The ride-hailing… Read More

Donald Trump’s advisory board adds Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick ahead of tech summit

The chief executives of Uber and Tesla are joining an advisory board of 19 business leaders who will have the… Read More

Postmates ordered to pay 2+ years of workers’ comp premiums for more than 3,000 couriers

Delivery startup Postmates has been ordered to retroactively pay more than two years of workers’ compensation premiums for more than 3,000 of its… Read More

New Lyft report claims the service generated $35.1M for Seattle economy in 2016

Lyft, the on-demand ride app famous for its chatty drivers and bright pink branding, says its service brought an additional… Read More

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Uber bans flirting, guns, and vomiting in new community guidelines

Uber has a message for its passengers: Get it together people. Today, the transportation network released new guidelines to police… Read More

Uber and Lyft criticize new Seattle proposal to decide which drivers could vote to unionize

The city of Seattle Wednesday released a set of proposals that aim to settle some of the toughest questions in the landmark… Read More

Podcast

Week in Geek: How Amazon is shaking up its controversial employee reviews

This week on the GeekWire podcast: Amazon is ‘radically simplifying’ how it assesses the performance of its employees each year — overhauling a controversial tradition that… Read More

BMW confirms plan to launch Uber and Lyft rival in Seattle, expands ReachNow car-sharing to Brooklyn

Seattleites will have yet another mode of transportation available starting early next month. Uber and Lyft also now have a new competitor. BMW’s… Read More

Podcast

The Week in Geek: BMW prepares to challenge Uber, and Amazon ‘Primes’ its bookstores

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we go behind-the-scenes to analyze two of the biggest scoops of the week.… Read More

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Uber redesigns app to predict where riders are headed and give them more to do in the car

If you’re a creature of habit in your daily movements around whichever city you live in, Uber is paying attention,… Read More

Study shows how Uber and Lyft drivers discriminate based on rider race

A new study co-authored by researchers from MIT, Stanford University, and the University of Washington shows racial discrimination by Uber and Lyft… Read More

BMW prepares to directly challenge Uber and Lyft with new ride-hailing service in Seattle

Uber, Lyft, and now … BMW? The German car-maker is gearing up to launch an Uber and Lyft competitor through… Read More

Uber and Lyft await ruling in suit seeking to block Seattle from releasing ride data

(Monday at 7:45 a.m. with comments from Uber.) Uber and Lyft are suing the city of Seattle as part of… Read More

Uber envisions a vast network of flying cars that could launch in the next decade

Because self-driving cars are so been there, (almost) done that, Uber is setting its sights higher. In a 98-page white… Read More

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50,000 beers on the road, 50,000 beers … Uber’s self-driving truck makes historic delivery

Who needs a team of clydesdales to deliver Budweiser? In fact, who needs a human? A self-driving truck made the… Read More

Brooke Steger

Uber makes rare ballot endorsement, voices support for massive $54B transit prop in Seattle

Uber doesn’t typically throw itself into ballot measure discussions — purposefully, at least. But the ride-hailing giant is voicing its support… Read More

Q&A: Uber’s machine learning chief says pattern-finding computing fuels ride-hailing giant

Under the simple skin of Uber lies complexity you may not have considered: the logistics of predicting how long it… Read More

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Debate star Ken Bone rides his popularity into a promotion for Uber’s stylish SELECT service

When Ken Bone slipped into his famous red sweater and into the national consciousness, he did it in style. Now,… Read More

Uber shuts down speedy Instant Delivery lunch service in Seattle, other cities

Uber’s super-fast lunch delivery has shut down in Seattle and other cities across North America. “Instant Delivery,” part of Uber’s… Read More

Amazon delivery drivers file lawsuit claiming they should be treated as employees, not contractors

A trio of drivers who deliver packages through Amazon’s Flex program this week filed a lawsuit against the online retail giant,… Read More

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