Uber is expanding its JUMP bike-share service to additional neighborhoods in Seattle, pledging to add 2,000 new bikes to its fleet over the next few weeks. The new service area… Read More
It was another big year for tech, in Seattle and around the world. Amazon dominated headlines, this time with a high-profile HQ2 search and big acquisitions. Facebook came under scrutiny… Read More
2018 was a year of acronyms. We witnessed an overhyped search for HQ2, a flurry of IPOs and the passing of Seattle tech pioneer PGA: Paul G. Allen. It was… Read More
Starbucks is partnering with Uber to expand its delivery service as the coffee giant looks for new ways to reach customers. At its annual investor day in New York, the… Read More
Uber has filed preliminary documents to take the company public in 2019, with a goal of debuting in March or April, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The ride-hailing company’s… Read More
Ride-hailing startup Lyft is steering toward the public financial markets. In a brief statement issued Thursday morning, Lyft said it has confidentially submitted a draft registration on Form S-1 with… Read More
Uber is exploring the possibility of acquiring one of the hot new scooter startups that sped headlong onto the transportation tech scene this year, according to multiple reports. Citing anonymous… Read More
Today, Uber is launching its JUMP service in Seattle, rolling out 300 electric-assist bicycles to start. The company will continue to ramp up the number of red JUMP bikes on… Read More
Ride-hailing services Lyft and Uber — and their community partners — are promoting discounts to get voters to the polls on Tuesday. Or, in vote-by-mail states, to get ballot holders… Read More
Ah, memories. In this episode of Geek on the Street, we asked folks at Seattle Center to briefly tell us about the most memorable Uber ride they have ever taken.… Read More
Plenty of people believe Christ is coming back, someday. Not sure how many thought he’d show up driving an Uber. Daniel Powell, a television producer, tweeted a screen shot for… Read More
My first Uber ride was memorable. It was 2013, less than a year after the launch of UberX, the service that enabled anyone with an Internet connection to summon anyone… Read More
Uber is in the midst of a makeover. Call it Uber 2.0. After a year of controversies rocked the embattled ride-hailing giant, new leadership came in to transform Uber’s internal… Read More
Microsoft is investing in the ride-hailing industry again, announcing an investment in Southeast Asia transportation giant Grab on Monday. Singapore-based Grab will adopt Microsoft Azure as its preferred cloud platform… Read More
Tony West had a rough first day at Uber. Instead of setting up his office, getting familiar with the computer system, or locating the restroom, West was making calls to… Read More
Uber will pay Washington state $5.79 million as part of a massive $148 million settlement reached with attorneys general in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Uber settled… Read More
Ride-hailing giant Uber is expanding its engineering office in Seattle to fit up to 750 people, which is more than double its Seattle headcount today. Uber said it has inked… Read More
Today’s featured stories Uber drivers are earning less, Airbnb hosts are making more, and other insights from a new study on the gig economy Microsoft teams up with Adobe and… Read More
In average monthly payments, Uber drivers are earning less than half what they made back in 2013, when on-demand transportation apps were just picking up steam. But others taking advantage… Read More
After browsing online for hours on Sunday, Mike Howell finally found a refrigerator he liked. There was one problem, however. The shipment wouldn’t arrive until the second week of October.… Read More
In the year since joining Uber as chief legal officer, Tony West has talked repeatedly about trust. “Uber survives only if people trust us,” he said in an on-stage interview… Read More
Another day, another tech giant makes a major commitment to Toronto. With CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in town, Uber announced plans to invest approximately $154 million (200 million Canadian) in a… Read More
Seattle startup Migo is raising more cash to help grow its transportation search engine app across North America. The company announced a $9 million Series A investment round that included… Read More
Today’s featured stories Amazon calls Bernie Sanders’ crusade for warehouse workers ‘inaccurate and misleading’ Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services as early as next week, weighing applications from Uber, Lyft… Read More
The Seattle Department of Transportation expects to approve permits for new bikeshare companies Sept. 4, which could pave the way for two new services in the city. Related: We tested out… Read More
Lyft is offering 50 percent off rides to the polls this Election Day, Tues. Nov. 6, in partnership, with a handful of voter turnout organizations. In “underserved communities that face… Read More
After waiting all summer for Seattle to work out its rules for bikesharing companies, Uber’s JUMP has filed for a permit from the city to begin operating its service, according… Read More
Cities across the country are looking at New York. On Wednesday, the New York City Council approved a one-year pause on new licenses for Uber and Lyft vehicles while officials study… Read More
Of the six workers who gathered to share their experiences in the gig economy at a Seattle event last week, two had experienced homelessness in the past few years. They agreed it… Read More
BMW-owned ReachNow is bringing its ride-hailing and car-sharing services into one app as it takes on Uber, Lyft, and traditional rental companies in the rapidly-changing transportation industry. ReachNow originally launched… Read More