It’s Day 22 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and we’ve reached the final round of the Sweet 16. Yesterday’s tournament saw Google Earth running away with more than 87 percent of the vote and HQ Trivia has been eliminated. RIP HQ Trivia. Today we have our … Read more
Moove, an African mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers, has raised $100 million in a funding round as it plots expansion into new markets. Moove did not say who is leading the round, but sources close to the deal confirmed to TechCrunch that Uber led the Series B round, … Read more
The only thing more impressive than watching Paul Atreides ride a sandworm in Dune: Part Two is watching director Denis Villeneuve explain how he made it happen. Villeneuve knew the scene was arguably the most memorable and crucial scene in the second half of his adaptation, and he put a mind-numbing amount of time and … Read more
SYDNEY — Global rideshare giant Uber will pay 272 million Australian dollars ($178 million) to settle a long-running dispute with Australian taxi and hire car drivers who lost out when the company entered the Australian market. A class action against Uber had been expected to go to trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria on … Read more
It’s Day 16 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and Yo has fallen! Uber will go to the next round and it will be taking on one of today’s nominees. Today we have the streamer’s app of choice going up against one of the oldest and most … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lyft and Uber said they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto and require that ride-hailing services increase driver wages to the equivalent of the local minimum wage of $15.57 an hour. Lyft called the ordinance “deeply flawed,” saying in a statement that … Read more
Image: Caspar Wijngaard/Image Comics. Sooner or later, modern superhero comics dig into what it means for people with extraordinary powers to exist in the world on a larger geopolitical scale. With the right team at the helm, those kind of stories can lead to compelling drama, and Image Comics is hoping you’ll turn up to … Read more
The internet had its own never-frozen beef with Wendy’s when it discovered the fast food chain was planning surge pricing for 2025. Wendy’s clarified in an updated statement on Tuesday night that it has “no plans” for surge pricing. Prepping the Sandworm Scenes in Dune: Part Two “We said these menu boards would give us … Read more
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Uber, along with partners Mitsubishi Electric and autonomous robotics startup Cartken, are launching a service in Japan that will use self-driving sidewalk robots to deliver food to customers. The companies announced that the service offered through the Uber Eats app will launch in a select part of Tokyo by the end of March. An Uber … Read more