I tripled my salary and became a senior director at Uber in 6 years. Here's the 3-step strategy I used to break out of middle management.

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Madan Thangavelu.

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'Decline and recline': Uber and Lyft drivers are rethinking what trips to accept to navigate soaring gas prices

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Gasoline prices at a gas station in California, which has some of the highest prices in the country.

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The cost of Uber and Lyft rides rose nearly 10% last year — and now riders say they're cutting back

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Some ride-hailing customers say that they're cutting back on apps like Uber and Lyft as fares rise, according to new data from Gridwise.

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This ride-hailing app lets drivers negotiate prices with riders. It's one of the most downloaded in the world.

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InDrive lets drivers and riders negotiate prices for ride-hailing trips.

InDrive

I quit driving for Uber after I got a full-time finance job. Ride-hailing took more unpaid work than it used to.

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James Howe got a full-time job in finance and hasn't driven for Uber since December.

James Howe

Your next ride with Uber could be in the sky

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Uber riders in Dubai will be able to book rides on Joby's air taxis later this year, the companies said on Wednesday.

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Microsoft-backed Wayve raises $1.5 billion to take its robotaxis global

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A Wayve self-driving car alongside one of London's famous red buses.

Wayve

Uber employees have an AI clone of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi — and use 'Dara AI' before talking to the big boss himself

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Some Uber employees use an AI clone of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, he said on a recent podcast.

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I'm 76 and drive for Uber after losing my savings to my wife's cancer bills. I'm not sure how long I can keep driving.

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Jeff Mason, 76, drives for Uber a few times a week.

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Uber blames a 'bug' for two-price mystery that vexed drivers

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Uber says a bug caused drivers to receive lower payout offers on trips that they had accepted.

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