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Uber will (once again) test delivering food by drone this year

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 17:00:17

Uber Eats is testing out drone deliveries yet again, this time in partnership with Flytrex. To note, Flytrex is one of the drone operators behind Walmart's drone deliveries and already delivers food in some parts of the US. It's one of the four providers that received authorization by the FAA for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations, in which pilots can't see the aircraft they're controlling directly. The partnership, the companies said, will enable Uber Eats customers to receive order

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Waymo's Robotaxis Are Heading to Nashville. Everything to Know About the Self-Driving Service

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-19 01:29:20

Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Wednesday, Waymo shared it's heading to Nashville through a partnership with Lyft. Waymo will start driving autonomously there in the "coming months," it said in a blog post, before opening to the public next year. Riders will hail self-driving vehicles through the Waymo app (formerly Waymo One) and will eventually have the op

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DOJ Sues Uber Over Allegations of Refusing Service to Disabled Customers

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-27 00:47:00

Uber is being sued for the second time in four years by the Department of Justice over complaints about its ridesharing service's treatment of customers with disabilities. According to the suit, a copy of which was posted online by the website TechCrunch, the company is alleged to "routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including individuals who travel with service animals or who use stowable wheelchairs." The lawsuit also accuses Uber of imposing cleaning surcharges related

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The DOJ sues Uber (again) for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-28 16:54:42

The US Department of Justice sued Uber on Thursday over disability discrimination… again. The lawsuit claims the company and its drivers "routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities." It specifically calls out its handling of passengers with service animals or stowable wheelchairs. The suit was filed in federal court in Northern California. "Despite the importance of its services to people with disabilities, Uber denies people with disabilities full and equal enjoyment of its servic

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Uber sued by DOJ for alleged discrimination against disabled riders

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-09-29 01:36:47

A man holds up a smartphone with the Uber app visible on screen, as taxis queue in the background on June 4, 2019. The Department of Justice sued Uber on Thursday, alleging the ride-hailing giant discriminated against riders with disabilities, according to a filing. "Despite the importance of its services to people with disabilities, Uber denies people with disabilities full and equal enjoyment of its services in several critical ways," the complaint, filed in a federal court in San Francisco,

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Justice Department sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-09-29 01:43:35

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Uber, accusing the ride-hailing company of violating federal law by discriminating against people with physical disabilities. In particular, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil rights division claims that the company and its drivers “routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including individuals who travel with service animals or who use stowable wheelchairs.” Uber is also accused of charging extra fees on riders who n

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Uber will launch Blade helicopter rides next year through expanded Joby partnership

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-10-02 09:00:01

Uber is tackling a new form of ride sharing: helicopters. The ride hailing company on Wednesday said it will launch Blade helicopter rides on its app as soon as 2026 through its partnership with Joby Aviation , an electric air taxi maker. The announcement comes after Joby in August closed its $125 million acquisition of Blade, a helicopter and air transportation company. The deal did not include the company's medical organ transplant division. Blade has said it chartered at least 50,000 passen

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Blade’s air taxis are coming to the Uber app

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-10-02 09:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Last month, Joby Aviation purchased Blade Air Mobility’s helicopter taxi business for $125 million, with the goal of eventually replacing those noisy, polluting helicopters with its more quiet, battery-powered air taxis. But while it wa

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Uber will add Blade’s helicopters to its platform as early as 2026

techcrunch.com Sean O'Kane 2025-10-02 09:00:00

Uber users living near New York City or Southern Europe may have a new travel option to pick from in 2026: helicopters. Electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation announced Wednesday that Blade Air Mobility helicopters will be on the Uber app starting “as soon as next year.” While Joby is not saying specifically where the Blade helicopters will be available to start, the company told TechCrunch they will likely pop up on the “most popular routes” like to and from airports. The news comes just one

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Uber and partner Momenta will start testing robotaxis in Europe next year

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-07 01:30:58

Uber and its new partner Momenta will start testing an autonomous ride-sharing service in Europe in 2026, Momenta announced. The service will kick off in Munich, Germany using Momenta's self-driving tech and Uber's ride-sharing platform, with the goal of future European expansion. The companies chose Munich to kick off the operation due to the city's "deep-rooted engineering heritage, top-tier automotive ecosystem and openness to innovation," Momenta said. Momenta and Uber announced a "strategi

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Uber and Momenta to test autonomous vehicles in Germany in 2026

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-10-07 05:00:00

Ride-hailing giant Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Momenta plan to start testing robotaxis in Munich, Germany starting in 2026 – the first continental European city either company has announced publicly – with plans to expand to other markets. The partnership was first unveiled in May 2025, when Uber said Momenta-powered vehicles would launch on its platform in Europe in 2026, initially with human safety operators onboard to monitor the vehicles and take control if needed. Momenta,

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Uber and Momenta will test fully driverless cars in Germany

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-10-07 10:00:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Uber and one of its many robotaxi partners, Momenta, will test fully driverless cars in Germany next year. The news comes as Europe continues to lag behind the US and China in the number of commercially operational robotaxi services. T

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New Apple Card offer allows users to earn boosted cash back with Uber and Uber Eats

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-10-07 00:39:52

For a limited time, Apple is offering a boosted 5% cash back on Uber and Uber Eats, allowing users to earn some extra cash back on their rides, food delivery, and more. This offer runs through September 30th, and you’ll need to use your Apple Card with Apple Pay to earn this special cash back rate. Using the card number for your Apple Card won’t allow you to earn this cash back bonus. There’s a $500 spend cap for this cash back offer, allowing you to earn up to $25. Plus, all Apple Card users

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This guy made his own slider phone out of a broken Z Flip 5 and BlackBerry keyboard

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-11 19:38:17

TL;DR A YouTuber attached a BlackBerry Q10 keyboard to a folded Galaxy Z Flip 5 with a broken folding screen. The YouTuber also added a magnetic slider mechanism akin to phones like the Nokia N97. A video shows that the keyboard works in apps like YouTube and in games. What happens if your Galaxy Z Flip‘s folding screen breaks? Well, you could get it repaired, or you could do what one enterprising person did and attach a BlackBerry keyboard to it. YouTuber and inventor Marcin Plaza decided t

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Waymo Is Expanding to Denver and Seattle. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 07:46:00

Table of Contents Waymo Is Expanding to Denver and Seattle. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Tuesday, Waymo shared it's heading to Denver in the fall "to lay the groundwork for a fully autonomous service in the future." The company is also gearing up to expand to Seattle. This comes after Waymo said in an Aug. 29 blog po

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Waymo Is Expanding to Denver, Seattle. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-12 12:46:00

Table of Contents Waymo Is Expanding to Denver and Seattle. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Tuesday, Waymo shared it's heading to Denver in the fall "to lay the groundwork for a fully autonomous service in the future." The company is also gearing up to expand to Seattle. This comes after Waymo said in an Aug. 29 blog po

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MrBeast isn’t stopping at snacks — he could take on T-Mobile and Verizon next

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-13 13:34:53

TL;DR YouTuber MrBeast is reportedly planning to enter the US telecom industry. His telecommunications company is expected to launch in 2026, according to a leak. MrBeast will reportedly use the MVNO strategy instead of setting up a standalone carrier. It hasn’t been long since 27-year-old YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, popularly known as MrBeast, entered the food industry by launching his chocolate and snack brand, Feastables. The YouTuber is now reportedly looking to expand into the telecommunic

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Uber Eats partners with Best Buy to deliver your tech

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-15 09:50:47

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Uber Eats is teaming up with Best Buy to offer deliveries of the store’s selection of tech products, like headphones, chargers, laptops, gaming gear and small appliances. Starting today, you can order a product at Best Buy through the Uber Eats app and have it d

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Waymo Gets the Green Light to Test in New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-28 16:20:23

Table of Contents Waymo Gets the Green Light to Test in New York City. Everything to Know About the Robotaxi Self-driving cars are slowly becoming less sci-fi and more real-world as companies like Waymo, the autonomous arm of Google's parent Alphabet, expand into more cities. On Friday, the city of New York granted Waymo a permit to test its autonomous vehicles in parts of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn, with a specialist sitting behind the wheel. Waymo arrived on the streets of New York City

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Nvidia is latest investor to back AV startup Nuro in $203M funding round

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-11-02 23:30:00

Nvidia is among a group of new investors to back Nuro — which develops self-driving software for delivery and ride-hailing services — in a funding round that has reached $203 million. The Silicon Valley startup announced Thursday that several investors, including existing backer Baillie Gifford, added another $97 million to its Series E round. New investors include Icehouse Ventures, Kindred Ventures, Nvidia, and Pledge Ventures. Uber, which last month said it would make a “multi-hundred-millio

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Who Invented Backpropagation?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-10 12:50:21

Efficient backpropagation (BP) is central to the ongoing Neural Network (NN) ReNNaissance and "Deep Learning." Who invented it? BP's modern version (also called the reverse mode of automatic differentiation) was first published in 1970 by Finnish master student Seppo Linnainmaa [BP1] [R7]. In 2020, we celebrated BP's half-century anniversary! A precursor of BP was published by Henry J. Kelley in 1960 [BPA]—in 2020, we celebrated its 60-year anniversary. In the 2020s, it was still easy to find

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Uber considers insurance payouts for delays, canceled rides, missed flights, more

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-14 12:11:27

Uber is inquiring select Brazilian customers on a series of new services, including multiple forms of insurance. Here are the details. Insurance may cover delays and even missed flights If you’ve ever had to cancel an Uber ride request, you know that you might have incurred a cancellation fee, which Uber says goes to the driver to make up for gas and time spent on the way to pick you up. But you’ve probably also been in the opposite situation, whether because the driver canceled halfway to pi

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Uber Freight CEO joins self-driving truck company Waabi, says era of autonomous big rigs on U.S. roads is here

cnbc.com Eric Rosenbaum 2025-11-21 08:35:48

Lior Ron, founder and CEO of Uber Freight, is joining self-driving truck startup Waabi as chief operating officer. The move, Ron says, is based on his belief that the era of autonomous big rigs on the roads at scale is here, with the freight industry to be transformed by the economics of driverless technology in the semi cab. "The first decade of my career in logistics was building Uber Freight, putting the rails in place to usher in the era of digitalization for logistics," Ron said. "It's ti

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Uber Freight CEO Lior Ron leaves to join self-driving startup Waabi as COO

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-11-21 08:00:00

Self-driving truck maker Waabi has hired autonomous vehicle industry veteran and Uber Freight CEO, Lior Ron, to step in as chief operating officer, as the startup looks to scale its commercial operations ahead of its planned launch of driverless trucks on public highways later this year. Rebecca Tinucci, who previously spent six years building Tesla’s charging network before the automaker gutted its charging staff last year, will take over as head of Uber Freight. Ron will stay on as Uber Freig

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Revel is ending its ridesharing operation to focus on EV charging

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-23 12:18:14

Revel Transit is shutting down its rideshare operation in NYC, as reported by Bloomberg. The company will instead focus its efforts on EV charging. It's also seeking buyers for its fleet, including the 165 for-hire vehicle license plates it owns. "At the end of the day, rideshare is a very competitive market and asset-heavy. It’s low margin," CEO Frank Reig said. “We have made the difficult decision that the best way we can keep the EV transition moving forward is by ending our rideshare servic

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Uber received 400,000 reports of sexual misconduct from 2017 to 2022

engadget.com Unknown 2025-11-29 17:00:07

Between 2017 and 2022, 400,181 Uber trips resulted in reports of sexual assault or sexual misconduct in the US, or around one every eight minutes, according to sealed documents seen by The New York Times. The company had only disclosed 12,522 accounts of serious sexual assaults during the same time period. The report is based on interviews with current a former employees, internal documents and court records under seal as part of "large-scale sexual assault litigation against Uber." "There is n

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Someone folded the Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 times: Here’s what broke

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-30 11:12:16

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A Korean YouTuber manually folded the Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 times over five days to test its real-world durability. Samsung’s 500,000-fold durability claim for the inner screen seems plausible so far, but the test did produce some hardware issues. Notable issues included a reboot error (6,000–10,000 folds), hinge creaking (from 46,000 folds), liquid seepage (after 75,000 folds), and speaker failure (at 175,000 folds). Update: August 5, 2025 (10:14 PM E

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Uber beats on revenue, announces $20 billion stock buyback

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-12-03 04:26:19

In this article Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Uber reported second-quarter results on Wednesday that beat on revenue and announced the authorization of a $20 billion stock buyback. Here's how the company did versus analysts' estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 63 cents vs. 63 cents expected. 63 cents vs. 63 cents expected. Revenue: $12.65 billion vs. $12.46 billion expected.

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Someone is folding the Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 times live on YouTube (Updated: Speaker broken)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 05:20:16

Update: August 5, 2025 (10:14 PM ET): The Galaxy Z Fold 7 has now crossed 180,000 manual folds. The YouTuber stopped folding and unfolding the device to report on its condition at 175,000 folds, and it looks like the speaker of the phone is no longer functioning. However, the display, hinge, and everything else remains intact. The YouTuber also shared some noteworthy findings along the way. Between 6,000 and 10,000 folds, the YouTuber reported that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 experienced a reboot error.

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Someone is folding the Galaxy Z Fold 7 200,000 times live on YouTube (Updated: Still going)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-05 22:12:16

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A YouTuber is currently folding and unfolding the Galaxy Z Fold 7 live on YouTube. The phone has already survived over 160,000 folds. The goal of the YouTuber is to manually fold the device 200,000 times and see if it survives. Update: August 5, 2025 (12:57 AM ET): The YouTuber has now surpassed 160,000 folds and shared some noteworthy findings along the way. Between 6,000 and 10,000 folds, the YouTuber reports that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 experienced a rebo

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This guy made his own slider phone out of a broken Z Flip 5 and BlackBerry keyboard

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