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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak’s space start-up Privateer aims to bring satellite access to the masses through a global online marketplace. Satellite-based data is primarily available to governments, but the company hopes to create a way for private citizens to share the cost of accessing a satellite, potentially…

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Dara Khosrowshahi, Chief Executive Officer, Uber, speaks onstage during the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit on September 22, 2021 in New York City.
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Ride-sharing giant Uber finally has some good news. Uber has reportedly made operating profit for the first time in the company’s history, fueled by a post-pandemic demand for rides and a seemingly successful push toward food delivery.

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Rafaela Vasquez, the operator of a self-driving Uber vehicle that was the first-ever involved in a pedestrian fatality, has pleaded guilty to endangerment in the criminal case that followed the crash. The guilty plea, filed nearly five years after Vasquez’s fatal collision with a woman crossing a street with her bike,…

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Rafaela Vasquez, the backup Uber driver in the autonomous vehicle, avoided a negligent homicide charge related to the 2018 crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg.
Rafaela Vasquez, the backup Uber driver in the autonomous vehicle, avoided a negligent homicide charge related to the 2018 crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg.
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Lyft fares have decreased since the company laid off just over 1,000 people this spring.
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Lyft CEO David Risher standing in front of a gray wall with a white Lyft logo behind him.
Lyft CEO David Risher said people should want to return to the office "for the snacks," the Wall Street Journal reported.