Tech News update Uber’s AI plays text-based games like a human Jan 28, 2020 Can AI learn to play text-based games like a human? That’s the question applied scientists at Uber’s AI research division set out to answer in a…
Tech News update Uber’s losses top $1 billion, trumping better than expected revenues Nov 5, 2019 Better than expected revenues couldn’t divert investor attention from the fact that Uber still managed to lose more than $1 billion in the most…
Tech News update Uber’s push into on-demand recruitment is a natural progression for the gig economy Oct 5, 2019 It had been rumored for a while, but Uber officially confirmed today that it is expanding beyond on-demand transport and into on-demand staffing for…
Artificial intelligence Uber’s AI beats troublesome games with new type of reinforcement learning Nov 28, 2018 Video games have become a proving ground for AIs and Uber has shown how its new type of reinforcement learning has succeeded where others have…
Tech and Gadget Origin launches protocol for building cheaper decentralized Ubers & Airbnbs | Industry Oct 11, 2018 The sharing economy ends up sharing a ton of labor’s earnings with middlemen like Uber and Airbnb . $38 million-funded Origin wants the next great…
Tech and Gadget Uber’s most notable news and announcements | Industry Sep 28, 2018 The taxi-hailing app is considered both brilliant and controversial, depending on who you ask. Here we’ve documented the company’s journey to a $70…
Entrepreneurship Dara Khosrowshahi: A massive void where Uber’s values should be – Info Entrepreneurship Jul 24, 2018 Last week while I was traveling in Seattle, I stopped off at Geek Wire’s offices to appear on their (excellent) weekly podcast. One of the…