2/19/2021 2:20:15 PM Uber loses U.K. court ruling on drivers in blow to gig economy By Sarah Wolter The judges unanimously ruled that Uber drivers are “workers” entitled to rights like minimum wage, holiday pay and rest breaks. The...
11/16/2020 7:19:58 PM Uber plans return to financial services with hires “across the board” By Sarah Wolter Uber has broken its silence on financial services products just five months after it pressed the brakes on finance-related projects in...
2/7/2020 10:23:10 PM Uber's Synthetic Training Data Speeds Up Deep Learning by 9x By Faisal Kawar Uber AI Labs has developed an algorithm called Generative Teaching Networks . that produces synthetic training data for neural networks...
1/31/2020 8:49:33 PM SoftBank wants its on-demand portfolio to stop losing so much money By Faisal Kawar Following the FT reporting that Uber and DoorDash discussed merging last year, it seems like the Vision Fund will encounter several...
6/14/2019 2:56:44 PM Uber said to be expanding into FinTech, increasing NYC hiring By Carlos Alonso Torras The company is rumored to be looking to branch out into the fintech industry, which would presumably include a hiring push in New York...
10/25/2017 6:45:05 PM Uber introduces a credit card By FinTech Collective Uber has announced the launch of a credit card in partnership with Barclays and Visa. Unique features include the ability to apply for...
2/14/2017 7:12:36 PM Grab to acquire Kudo By FinTech Collective Singapore based ride sharing app Grab is set to announce its acquisition of Indonesia based online payment app Kudo in Grab's first major...
4/27/2015 7:41:46 PM Uber and Capital One announce partnership By FinTech Collective Capital one is going to give cardholders a 20% credit toward using Uber until April of next year and will cover the cost of new user's...
1/30/2015 3:36:49 PM Metromile aims to fill UberX's insurance gap By FinTech Collective The startup Metromile looks to cover Period 1, the time between when an UberX driver turns on his app and when a passenger indicates they...