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Uber and Lyft drivers to add 10,000 face-tracking tablets in cars that gauges riders’ reactions

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Uber and Lyft drivers will add 10,000 face-tracking tablets in back of cars that will play ‘personalized’ ads to riders and monitor their reactions Alfi is providing 10,000 tablets to US Uber and Lyft drivers, starting with Miami  The tablets have a camera and algorithm that tracks riders’ facial cues  The tablets show ads and other … Read more

Angry Napa Valley residents go to war with startup buying luxury homes in exclusive neighborhoods

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Homeowners in Napa Valley have forced a timeshare company out of their neighborhood which was snapping up local homes and selling customers a one eight share of them to use for 44 days a year.  Pacaso, founded in October by executives from the real estate company Zillow, aims to do to second homes what Airbnb … Read more

Ordering a takeaway via services such as Deliveroo and Just Eat ‘push up price by 44%’

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Meal delivery apps ‘push up price by 44%’: Ordering a takeaway via services such as Deliveroo and Just Eat can send cost soaring, consumer group says Prices are driven up because of the fee restaurants must pay to major delivery firms Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat The companies charge customers for each delivery or … Read more

Uber Eats reaches $400,000 settlement with former Adelaide driver

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Uber pays food delivery worker $400,000 rather than risk having its legion of low-paid workers being classed as employees by a court Uber Eats paid Adelaide driver Amita Gupta $400,000 settlement last year Ms Gupta claimed unfair dismissal after she was blocked from the delivery app Arguments arose whether she was contractor or employee and … Read more

Retired footy star Luke Burgess zooms around Sydney’s eastern suburbs as a DiDi driver

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Retired footy star Luke Burgess is spotted zooming around Sydney’s eastern suburbs as DiDi’s latest rideshare driver Ex-South Sydney and Manly NRL player Luke Burgess now driving for DiDi He confirmed his job with the ride share company, and is enjoying the role Burgess, 34, made his NRL debut in 2011 and also played in … Read more

Uber and the GMB union announce ‘groundbreaking’ agreement to boost rights for the firm’s drivers

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Ride-hailing giant Uber announced a ‘groundbreaking’ agreement with one of Britiain’s biggest trade unions to boost the rights of the firm’s drivers. Under the collective bargaining agreement, the GMB union will represent Uber’s 70,000 drivers in the UK in a move which could pave the way for a ‘fairer working life’ for millions of workers.  … Read more

Uber Eats launches new Dine-In feature to allow diners to order in-person at restaurants

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Uber Eats launches new Dine-In feature that allows diners to order in-person when restaurants reopen next week EXCLUSIVE: Company is adding the new feature to its Uber Eats platform  Will allow customers to go to a restaurant and order food on the app  Clients can also pay for the food in the app and then … Read more

Fare deal! Uber offers half-price rides to 150 pubs reopening from April 12

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Uber is offering half-price rides to 150 pubs across the country in a bid to get locked-down Brits back out drinking when venues finally reopen next week. The ride-sharing app has launched a campaign to help get England’s boozers back on their feet, with the wider hospitality sector decimated by restrictions in recent months. Many … Read more