Uber

A six-year old girl named Sophia Liu was tragically killed Wednesday night when an SUV driver confirmed to be an Uber-contracted driver struck her in a San Francisco crosswalk. Uber has essentially denied liability, noting in a statement that “this tragedy did not involve a vehicle or provider doing a trip on the Uber system”. Continue Reading →

New Year’s Eve is an expensive time to get car service in New York. But rather than jack up its prices exponentially, Gett is instead adding a $30 surcharge on top of its normal rates because of high demand. The full press release from Gett is below: To capitalize on the massive amount of partygoers Continue Reading →

Looking to avoid backlash this New Year’s Eve, Uber is broadcasting loud and clear that surge pricing will be in effect the night the ball drops. This means riders using the car service during certain hours of the night will have to pay premium fares. “This New Year’s Eve we’ll have a record number of Continue Reading →

Alcohoot, a smartphone-powered breathalyzer, is now available to help you gauge your BAC and slow you down before things get out of hand. Alcohoot, shipping now for $119, is more expensive than most other smartphone breathalyzers on the market – the Breathometer, for example, only costs $49. But Alcohoot features “police-grade accuracy” and plugs directly Continue Reading →

Every week, Amanda Munster marches into the grocery store on a mission: save enough money to buy a house. The 26-year-old digital marketer lives in Dallas with her fiance’ and, like many twentysomethings, is tired of throwing away paychecks on rent instead of building equity with a mortgage. Munster’s biggest roadblock to home ownership is Continue Reading →

Uber wants get more drivers using its service by making it more affordable for them to buy a car. The cab-hailing app maker is partnering with Toyota and General Motors to offer Uber drivers discounts on new car purchases, Chief Executive Travis Kalanick said in an interview. It’s also working with lenders to give them Continue Reading →

Jeh Johnson must hand out his resume like a stack of business cards. Jeh (pronounced ‘Jay’) is poised to succeed Janet Napolitano and become our next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Johnson didn’t wake up and become head of DHS. As Politico explains, he’s held several high-profile positions in and around our government. When a Continue Reading →

eBay has agreed to acquire Chicago-based Braintree for about $800 million, the companies announced on Thursday morning. In buying Braintree, eBay has taken one of the major competitors of its payments unit PayPal off the table. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that the two sides were closing in on a deal. Braintree Continue Reading →

Ridesharing has finally been approved within the state of California. Today, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) officially recognized companies like Lyft, Sidecar, and Uber as “New Online Enabled Transportation Services” or “Transportation Networked Companies” (TNCs), approving a set of 28 rules and regulations for these entities. The move will allow ridesharing companies to continue Continue Reading →

Add free Uber rides to the list of perks that come with being an NFL player. The on-demand private car service and the NFL Players Association today announced a partnership that will give ride credits to NFL players and their friends and family for the 2013-2014 season. Starting this month, all active NFL players will Continue Reading →