Uber Eats removes peanut butter joke after outrage
An Uber Eats commercial about forgetfulness has sparked a reaction from allergy research groups and others over a portion of the ad that features a man eating peanut butter forgetting he has a peanut allergy. Food delivery company Uber Eats paid about 100 million yen $14 million It will appear as a one-minute spot during […]
DoorDash, Uber, Lyft drivers plan Valentine’s Day strike
Ride-sharing and delivery drivers are planning strikes in several U.S. cities near airports on Valentine’s Day. Justice for App Workers — National Coalition of Ride Sharing and Delivery Drivers — announced last week The plan is to attack on Wednesday. The coalition wrote that workers want, among other things, fair wages and safety measures. The […]
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day for fair pay
Thousands of drivers from ride-hailing platforms Uber, Lyft, and food delivery app DoorDash will strike across the U.S. on Valentine’s Day to demand fair wages, driver groups announced Monday. The call for a strike is the first since Uber and Lyft went public in 2019, with two of the groups announcing drivers will picket at […]
Uber Eats replaces controversial portion of Super Bowl ad after backlash
It comes with a shell. After salty backlash, Uber Eats removed part of its Super Bowl ad roasting people with peanut allergies. The one-minute commercial, about forgetfulness, features Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, David Beckham and his wife Victoria, as well as rapper Jelly Roll and Usher, who will appear at halftime. In one scene, a […]
Uber beats projections, posts first profit since it became public
Uber posted its first full-year profit since going public in 2019, marking the first time the ride-hailing company has made a profit from its business. Uber announced Wednesday that it posted a net profit of $1.43 billion in the fourth quarter after recouping $1 billion in tailwinds from investments. confirmed in release. This is a […]
Uber Driver Picks up 88-Year-Old Man and Then Quits Her Job to Take Care Of Him
Most fairy tales don’t start with, “There was an Uber driver who quit his full-time job.” But this story has a gal and a guy, and a very happy ending! The kingdom is a settlement in Canal Winchester, Ohio, and the relationship is one of friendship rather than romance. And the biggest and biggest difference […]
Uber to close Drizly in March
Evercore ISI Senior Managing Director Mark Mahaney shares his outlook on Netflix and Uber stocks. Uber plans to stop operating Dosley. The move, first reported by Axios, comes nearly three years after the ride-hailing giant first moved to acquire the alcohol delivery platform and turn it into a subsidiary. The deal was valued at approximately […]
Uber to shut down booze app Drizly after buying it for $1.1B
Uber is shutting down alcohol delivery app Drizly, just three years after acquiring it for $1.1 billion. The service has grown rapidly during the pandemic, with San Francisco-based Uber inking a multibillion-dollar deal with DryZly in 2021, agreeing to operate it as a standalone app and within the Uber Eats interface. As of now, it […]
Colorado cops catch burglar who tried to use Uber as getaway car after stealing $8K worth of electric tools
A Colorado suspect carrying more than $8,000 worth of stolen goods from a plumbing store is in custody after police caught him trying to use Uber as a getaway vehicle. The man was stealing tools from a plumbing shop in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, last week when he called an Uber to pick him up. Wheat […]
Colorado burglar busted after using Uber as getaway car for $8K plumbing tool heist
A Colorado fraudster carrying thousands of dollars in stolen goods ended up in the hands of police after he was caught trying to use an Uber as a getaway vehicle, police said. The botched robber was ransacking a plumbing shop in suburban Denver last week when he called a rideshare driver to pick him up. […]