Here are the weirdest items in Uber's annual lost-and-found report, including a Danny DeVito ornament, unicycle, and fake blood

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Uber recently released its annual list of the most unique lost items reported in the app over the last year.

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A drug dealer gave a one-star review to an Uber Eats rider who took a suspicious package to police. It turned out to be meth in a toothpaste tube.

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a driver for food delivery service Uber Eats, rides a bicycle with a transport box on his back on a street in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin.
An Uber Eats rider took a suspicious package to a police station in Sydney.

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Uber and Lyft drivers share 3 reasons why the ride-hailing giants, not customers, are partially responsible for the bad tips they get

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Dennis Dinkel (left), Sergio Avedian

Dennis Dinkel, Sergio Avedian

I rode in a Waymo self-driving taxi with no driver and it was a smooth and safe ride, despite my initial fears

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The Waymo car parked outside the salon.

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Uber drivers lay out 4 reasons they think tipping has been getting worse — and why events like Taylor Swift concerts seem to make riders more generous

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Drivers interviewed for this story not pictured.

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Lyft is reportedly slashing 1,200 jobs — at least 30% of its staff. It's struggling to keep up with Uber.

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Lyft is cutting 1,200 employees — or 30% of staff — according to the WSJ.

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When I worked at Uber it was painfully obvious that too many of our women employees had to quit to raise kids. I started a childcare insurance company to fix that.

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Siran Cao is the cofounder of Mirza, a platform for childcare insurance.

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Companies like Uber and Amazon use AI to pay people different wages for the same work, a new study finds

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The wild traffic hack that could pave the way for self-driving cars

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Autonomous vehicles are stupid — so an engineer has figured out a way to make streets smarter.

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I used Turo to scale my business by renting out 6 'bread-and-butter' vehicles. Last year I made $72,000 and I earn money even when I'm not physically working.

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Lavell Riddle started renting out his cars on Turo in 2021.

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