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180 Days of Change: Improvements to uberPOOL

180 Days of Change: Improvements to uberPOOL

In June we made a commitment to drivers: For 180 days (and beyond), we’d make meaningful changes to the driver experience based on what drivers asked for. We started with what drivers told us matters most: earnings, and then turned our focus to better support and more flexibility. 180 Days of Change is dedicated to making sure that every Uber trip is a good one. That’s why it wouldn’t be complete…

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More access to restaurants at the push of a button: Introducing cash payments on UberEATS

More access to restaurants at the push of a button: Introducing cash payments on UberEATS

Since launching UberEATS in India four months ago, Mumbaikars have shown a ferocious appetite for the ease and convenience of food delivery at the push of a button. That’s why we’re excited for more people to tap into this same convenience by introducing cash as an additional payment option for UberEATS in Mumbai. Just as with Uber rides, we’ve built this feature for India first. We will…

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Supporting DREAMers

When I was 10 years old, I left Vietnam with my mother and younger brother, crammed with 470 other people without life jackets onto an old fishing boat to Malaysia. It was a perilous and terrifying four-day journey—with major storms threatening to sink us, and pirates with guns and knives who robbed us and could kill us as well. We were the lucky ones who survived the 50% odds of that sea…

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Highlights from Today’s Company Meeting

Highlights from Today’s Company Meeting

Today, Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi addressed employees at our headquarters in San Francisco and around the world. He said: “It’s great to actually meet the people who are here at Uber—every day bringing their passion to make this incredible dream come true and really grow this company that’s changing the world. For me, it will be awesome to meet you over the next year and two and three. My…

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Uber’s New CEO

Below is an email sent to Uber employees from the company’s Board of Directors this evening: Team, We are delighted to announce that Uber’s Board has voted unanimously to appoint Dara Khosrowshahi to be our new CEO. Dara came to America at nine years old when his family escaped Iran on the eve of the Iranian Revolution. He grew up in Tarrytown, N.Y., trained as an engineer at Brown, and spent…

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Uber Utilizes Technology To Enhance Safety For Drivers We have rolled out features over the past few months for drivers with the goal of improving their overall experience.

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Uber and Girls Who Code

Uber and Girls Who Code

Today, we’re excited to announce a multiyear partnership with Girls Who Code, the national nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology. As part of the partnership, Uber will give $1.2 million to Girls Who Code over the next three years, which will help grow hundreds of after school and immersion programs — and allow an additional 60,000 girls from communities across the…

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With Visa Local Offers, earn Uber credits back when you shop or dine out

With Visa Local Offers, earn Uber credits back when you shop or dine out

Today we’re excited to reintroduce Visa Local Offers, a way for Uber riders across the U.S. to earn Uber credits by spending at nearby restaurants, shops, and local businesses with the eligible U.S. issued Visa card on their Uber account. Visa Local Offers is available from the Uber app, where riders can explore thousands of offers from featured merchants. The best part? There are no promo codes…

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