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Uber has its eyes set on being more than a ride share service. The company recently announced that U.S. users can book hotels in the Uber app through a partnership with Expedia. The agreement wasn’t a one-off. Could Uber become the one app that does just about everything? Read more from @Techcrunch:

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Uber has always wanted to be more than a ride; now it has reason to hurry | TechCrunch

The company has been trying to embed itself inside the AV industry — as a data provider, an investor, and a distribution platform — but the consumer-facing bet may be just as important.
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Uber has announced that it wants to outfit its human-driven cars with sensors that collect data for autonomous vehicle companies and possibly more companies that train AI models. The plan is an extension of Uber’s data-gathering AV Labs program that launched in January. Read more from @Techcrunch:

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Uber wants to turn its millions of drivers into a sensor grid for self-driving companies | TechCrunch

Praveen Neppalli Naga, Uber's chief technology officer, revealed the plan in an interview at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC event in San Francisco on Thursday night, describing it as a natural extension of a nascent program the company announced in late Jan…
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When an #Uber or #Lyft driver gets paid less than $0.725 per mile (every trip in NJ, anyway) the trip is a loss. That's before the driver gets paid for his or her time. Take a loss three out of five years and the #IRS calls it a hobby. Then every dollar spent by a rider is taxable. No deductions.
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