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The new UberXXL ride option, available to and from select airports, comes with "larger trunk space" for more luggage.

And Uber is hoping to take advantage of that. The ride-sharing service has announced a number of new products and services for people trying to get from the airport to the homes of friends and ...

Worry about self-driving taxis has knocked shares of the ride-hailing company down almost 20% since Tesla hosted its Robotaxi Day on Oct. 10.

Jefferies notes Uber (UBER) shares are down 20% on renewed concern about robotaxi competition after reaching an all-time high in October. Key ...

The chair of a U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee said on Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump cannot ignore a law requiring Chinese-based TikTok to divest the short video app used by 170 million ...

When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend and a social worker. “When the ride is an hour or an hour and a half of mostly ...

Whether we like it or not, Spotify has changed the way that we consume music today, providing convenient, on-demand streaming for millions of users. Yet with the brand's recent expansion to podcasts and video content, could it be getting a little big for its boots, taking on competitors like YouTube and TikTok while losing sight of its core appeal?

While railroads for years have talked about growth, the head of a major short line says it’s high time they embraced enterprisewide technology that’s reshaping the transportation industry. The post ...

Through a sponsorship by the Summit County Prosecutor's Office and the Summit County Sheriff's Office, 600 one-time-use Lyft codes will be distributed to pay up to $20 on any Lyft ride. Use code ...

Spotify Wrapped is when the music giant packages your past year's listening habits into brightly colored, sharable infographics. It reveals your top songs, artists, and genres, as well as a couple of ...

Gustav Söderström says Spotify will host AI-generated music, but won't generate its own, warning that other streaming services could generate AI music in-house - at the expense of real musicians ...

Reddit stock jumped  Tuesday after analysts at Piper Sandler set a higher price target for the recent IPO stock. The social media stock has soared nearly 200% since its debut in March.Please watch the ...

A former driver for ride-share company Lyft was in Luzerne County District Court Tuesday to face charges that he sexually assaulted a male passenger he picked up in August. 39-year-old Edwin Valentin ...

Uber Technologies launched "XXL" rides with extra trunk space on Wednesday, betting on increased demand stemming from Thanksgiving holiday travelers, as the ride-hailing company seeks to overcome a ...

Enter Uber with a slew of new features debuting just in time and designed to reduce the hassle and high costs for travelers during the holiday season and beyond.

With the holidays right around the corner, Uber rolled out a new size option called "UberXXL," a new option to share Ubers from the airport, and new features for Uber Reserve — all features aimed at ...

Uber’s new holiday features include rides with extra trunk space for airport travel. The company is also adding a third shuttle route to and from LaGuardia.

The state of the Airbnb home in the viral clip sparked debate, with one saying, "I used to do this, don't bother now."

Despite widespread issues with video quality and buffering, Netflix’s live-streamed Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match brought in an average of 108 million viewers, based on TVision data in the US and first-party data in global markets. With 65 million concurrent streams, Netflix says the fight was the “most-streamed global sporting event ever.”

After the ride-share car they were in rolled to a stop, two Champaign men say they took their friend's gun and ran, leaving the driver bleeding in the road. They didn't see their friend, who they now ...

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Ahead of what is forecast to be a record-breaking travel season, Uber is looking to make things easier when you need to get to or from the airport. One of the new facets of the pre-takeoff or ...

Drive Safe Hampton Roads is teaming up with Lyft to make sure everyone makes it to the Thanksgiving table. The promo code will be posted at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27th and us good until 3 a.m. on ...

Uber stock and shares of rival Lyft fell Monday following a report that Donald Trump will ease regulations for self-driving cars during his upcoming second presidential term. The report is adding fuel ...

DoorDash now lets you import a grocery list from Apple’s Reminders app to make it easier to buy groceries on the app. To use the feature, while shopping on DoorDash, look for a button to import a list ...

Mark Mahaney, Evercore ISI Head of Internet Research, joins 'Fast Money' to talk possible deregulation of self-driving under a Trump administration.

Mon, November 18, 2024 at 11:44 PM UTC The 24 best places to retire in the US, where people are happier, taxes are lower, and life is relatively affordable ...

While online grocery shopping is generally convenient, manually adding items to your cart one by one can become a bit of a chore. To address this, food DoorDash has launched a new feature that allows ...

Amazon has been working for months on a major AI upgrade to its Alexa digital assistant.

Netflix is trying to carve a slice of the live entertainment market, and it’s enlisting help from Beyoncé to do so. The Houston-born singer will perform in her hometown on December 25th, headlining the halftime show for the Texans-Ravens NFL matchup as part of Netflix’s Christmas Gameday live show.

A woman told police she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver while inside his vehicle. She was able to run away and call police, but the suspect – 47-year-old Sayed Cheshty of Fairfax – fled ...

Despite having viewers deal with frequent buffering, low quality feeds and other stream-related issues during Jake Paul's victory over Mike Tyson in a boxing match on Friday night, Netflix is fully ...

It wasn't boxing's finest moment, but Jake Paul showed in his bout with Mike Tyson that he knows how to use attention in a social media world.

As the adoption of driverless taxis spreads across the US, ride-hailing experts told Business Insider that Uber and Lyft drivers could see their earning opportunities slowly deteriorate. Carl Benedikt ...

Lyft is rolling out, among other features, verification badges for riders in a bid to improve safety on the ride-hailing platform, the company said on Tuesday.

Love Spotify Wrapped? Here are our favorite alternatives that will keep you up to date on your favorite songs throughout the year.

Amazon is borrowing a page from Spotify’s playbook in an attempt to attract more audiobook listeners. Amazon Music subscribers in the U.S., UK and Canada will now have access to Audible’s entire ...

Uber Freight is leveraging generative AI to take out supply chain inefficiencies, lower costs, reduce fraud and drive better customer experiences. The company has been able to cut empty miles in half ...

Amazon (AMZN) has held talks with several partners for handling specific tasks on the AI-powered Alexa, including Uber (UBER), Ticketmaster ...

Lauren, 30, from Manchester, England, was in Scotland on vacation with her partner, somewhere they go every year with their golden retriever, Lucy. To their delight, the Airbnb host's dog, Bertie, and their own dog, Lucy, struck up a beautiful relationship.

A Charlotte Lyft driver is charged with sexual battery after a woman says she was touched inappropriately without her consent.

Senator Says Trump Cannot Ignore Law Requiring ByteDance to Divest TikTok by Next Year WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of a U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee said on Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump cannot ignore a law requiring Chinese-based ...

TikTok owner ByteDance now values itself at around $300 billion, among the highest valuations for a Chinese tech company. The company’s valuation came in a recent share buyback at about $180 a share, The Wall Street Journal reported, and indicates that it expects its business to grow even as its app TikTok faces a potential ban in the US.

Modern leadership is evolving. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky challenges the value of one-on-one meetings, favoring group discussions. Here’s why this shift is gaining traction.

Trump is expected to make Matt Gaetz his attorney general and Marco Rubio his secretary of state, and place Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller in key posts.

Modern leadership is evolving. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky challenges the value of one-on-one meetings, favoring group discussions. Here’s why this shift is gaining traction.

The highlight for the week ahead likely will be earnings from Nvidia.These stocks were poised to make moves Monday:Nvidia, the maker of artificial-intelligence chips, is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Wednesday after the stock market closes.

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Netflix has released nearly 50 new original series this year. The streaming platform — which has over 280 million subscribers — offers a wide range of TV genres, from reality dating shows and ...