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AI is helping Grab ship products more than 30% faster, CFO says, as company raises forecasts (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Jenny Lee | tags: grab, cnc, ride-hailing

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This unassuming New Hampshire refinery could help the U.S. break free from China’s hold on minerals (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: phoenix tailings, new hampshire, critical minerals

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Gig economy workers and Amazon staff are increasingly dependent on food stamps and Medicaid, says federal report (techspot.com)

2026-07-23 | by Rob Thubron | tags: amazon, gig economy, food stamps

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Uber's board sued for alleged poor oversight that led to sexual abuse of its passengers (engadget.com)

2026-06-22 | by Jackson Chen | tags: uber, shareholder lawsuit, passenger safety

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TinyWind: A pixel pirate sailing game with real wind physics (380k+ kms sailed) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get TinyWind Sailing Game → | tags: tinywind, pixel pirate, wind physics

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Uber to cut 23% of jobs in HR (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-03 | by Stocktwits Inc | get Remote HR Management Software → | tags: uber, jill hazelbaker, ride-hailing

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Squishmallows, dentures, and an ‘I Heart Hot Dads’ bag: Uber has found thousands of items left in robotaxis (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-02 | by Kirsten Korosec | get Uber Robotaxi Lost & Found Kit → | tags: uber, robotaxis, waymo

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Show HN: RePlaya – self-hosted browser session replay with live tailing (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | get RePlaya Session Replay Tool → | tags: replay, self-hosted, session

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Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts certify the nation’s first ride-hailing union (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-26 | get Ride-Hailing Union Badge → | tags: uber, lyft, massachusetts

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Linus Torvalds says flood of duplicate AI-generated vulnerability reports have made Linux security mailing list 'almost entirely unmanageable' — private list 'a waste of time for everybody involved' in switch to new public system (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Luke James | get Linux Security Mailing List Archive → | tags: linux kernel, ai vulnerability reports, linux security mailing list

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Nailing jelly to a wall: is it possible? (2005) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | tags: bowl, cubes, jelly

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Uber pops 8% as company issues higher-than-expected bookings guidance (cnbc.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lora Kolodny Samantha Subin | get Uber Ride Smartphone Holder → | tags: uber, didi, grab

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Uber jumps 7% as company issues higher-than-expected bookings guidance (cnbc.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lora Kolodny Samantha Subin | get Uber Ride Smartphone Mount → | tags: uber, didi, grab

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Uber jumps 8% as company issues higher-than-expected bookings guidance (cnbc.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lora Kolodny Samantha Subin | get Uber Ride Smartphone Holder → | tags: uber, didi, grab

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Uber jumps 5% as company issues higher-than-expected bookings guidance (cnbc.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lora Kolodny | get Uber Ride Smartphone Holder → | tags: uber, didi, grab

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Uber pops 10% as company issues higher-than-expected bookings guidance (cnbc.com)

2026-05-06 | by Lora Kolodny | get Uber Ride Smartphone Holder → | tags: uber, didi, grab

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Open source does not imply open community (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-03 | get Open Source Community Guide → | tags: open source, github, dvcs

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Uber Adds Hotel Bookings, Pushing Its Vision of Becoming a Super App (cnet.com)

2026-04-29 | by See Full Bio | get Uber Hotel Booking App → | tags: uber, expedia, uber one

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Uber Is Testing Driverless Volkswagen ID. Buzz Vans in Los Angeles (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-08 | get Volkswagen ID. Buzz Model → | tags: uber, volkswagen id. buzz, los angeles

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Apple and Samsung named the least repairable phone brands in new report (techspot.com)

2026-04-08 | get Repair Toolkit Set → | tags: apple, samsung, pirg

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Kremlin Enters the Chat With Russia’s New Super-App (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-01 | get Russian Super-App Smartphone → | tags: kremlin, max, super-app

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New research calls Waymo the ‘Kool-Aid man’ of the ride-share economy (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-16 | get Waymo Self-Driving Car Model → | tags: waymo, alphabet, ride-hailing

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What's in a Name?.. (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-01 | by View All Posts Alenaroo | get Smartwatch → | tags: dave, didn, remember

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Uber Is Sinking Over $100 Million Into Charging Stations for Self-Driving Cars (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-18 | get Electric Buses → | tags: company preparing, hailing, hailing company

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This is why middle managers have the least psychological safety (and it’s not their fault) (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-04 | get Leadership Development → | tags: aren, aren failing, experiencing

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Kite-Powered Sailboat Aims to Become World's Fastest This Year (cnet.com)

2026-02-01 | by See Full Bio | get Kitesail → | tags: kite, record, sailboat

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NASA astronauts return to Earth early after a medical evacuation (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-01-15 | get Spacecraft → | tags: ailing, ailing astronaut, astronaut

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Court report detailing ChatGPT's involvement with a recent murder suicide [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-31 | tags: chatgpt, chatgpt involvement, court

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Driverless Future Gains Momentum With Global Robotaxi Deployments (slashdot.org)

2025-12-27 | by Posted | get Autonomous Taxi → | tags: autonomous, hailing, launched

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How AI made me more (and less) productive in 2025 (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-19 | get Smartwatch → | tags: ai tools, company plugged, day ways