Uber/Lyft

Uber and Lyft are ride-sharing companies that provide on-demand transportation services through their mobile applications. Founded in 2009 and 2012 respectively, both companies have disrupted the traditional taxi industry by using technology to connect riders with drivers. Dara Khosrowshahi serves as CEO of Uber, while Lyft is led by CEO David Risher. Competitors in the ride-sharing industry include smaller companies such as Juno and Gett, as well as traditional taxi services.

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Perplexity Takes On Amazon

By Martin Peers · Nov 4, 2025 5:00pm PST
Cue the violins. Perplexity on Tuesday accused Amazon of bullying it by demanding that the AI startup no longer allow its users to send their AI assistants to Amazon to buy stuff. The startup, which is an expert at public relations theatrics, published a long blog post entitled “Bullying Is Not Innovation,” in which it claimed to be “fighting... Cue the violins. Perplexity on Tuesday accused Amazon of bullying it by demanding that the AI...
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AWS Joins OpenAI Club

By Martin Peers · Nov 3, 2025 5:00pm PST
If you’re tired of the seemingly endless parade of AI cloud deals, better get comfortable with them: They’re not going away anytime soon. On Monday, for instance, Microsoft struck deals with two little-known cloud firms, Lambda and Australia’s Iren, for additional computing capacity. Another firm, Cipher Mining Inc. announced a similar deal to... If you’re tired of the seemingly endless parade of AI cloud deals, better get comfortable with...
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Preparing for Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Tesla Vote

By Theo Wayt · Nov 2, 2025 3:00pm PST
Over the past couple of months, my X feed and television have been bombarded with Tesla advertisements. For the most part, these ads don’t feature products anyone can actually buy—instead, they include futuristic Tesla projects like the Optimus humanoid robot and are aimed at convincing Tesla shareholders to approve a proposed compensation... Over the past couple of months, my X feed and television have been bombarded with Tesla...
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Rising Gas Prices Threaten Uber, Lyft, DoorDash

By Martin Peers · Mar 10, 2022 5:00pm PST
Can Uber and Lyft ever catch a break? Just when investors might have thought it was safe to wade back into the ride-hailing waters, thanks to the decline of Omicron, gas prices take off. That’s going to raise fuel costs for drivers—including those working for both ride-hailing services and food-delivery operations like DoorDash—probably causing... Can Uber and Lyft ever catch a break? Just when investors might have thought it was safe to wade...
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Virus Cuts Uber, Lyft Ride Business by More Than 50%

By Amir Efrati · Apr 2, 2020 11:58am PDT · 2 comments
The ride-hailing businesses of Uber and Lyft have shrunk by more than half in recent weeks compared with a year ago as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to people at the companies with knowledge of the figures. The overall contraction could worsen for both companies as the pandemic’s toll grows and more people stay... The ride-hailing businesses of Uber and Lyft have shrunk by more than half in recent weeks...
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Uber, Lyft Brace for New York’s Version of Gig Worker Law

By Kevin Dugan · Feb 13, 2020 10:01am PST · 3 comments
California sparked a national debate about the rights of gig workers with last year’s passage of a landmark law that required companies like Uber and DoorDash to treat their drivers as employees, entitled to certain benefits and protections, rather than contractors. Now that debate is shifting to New York state, where the outcome could... California sparked a national debate about the rights of gig workers with last year’s...