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Uber to pilot ‘Uber Tasks’ service to hire out assistants for household work
15Nov By adminNo Comments
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Uber to pilot ‘Uber Tasks’ service to hire out assistants for household work

[ad_1] Uber has been experimenting with a lot of new features lately. With a focus on artificial intelligence (AI), the ride-hailing platform launched an AI chatbot for Uber Eats in August that provides users with recommendations. Uber is also reportedly set to get a new section featuring promotions, as well as allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to use their waivers to buy groceries. All these features are aimed at enhancing the user experience amidst competition from rivals such as DoorDash. Now, Uber is set to take steps in a new direction by allowing users to hire personal assistants. Here's all we know about it.Uber TasksAccording to a Bloomberg report, Uber is reportedly set to experiment with a new service that will allow users to hire assistants ...
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Forget Uber Eats, Uber Tasks is here – Hire a personal assistant for errands now
15Nov By adminNo Comments
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Forget Uber Eats, Uber Tasks is here – Hire a personal assistant for errands now

[ad_1]  Uber Technologies Inc. is launching a mini-pilot program for a TaskRabbit-like service that will let app users hire people to complete various household tasks, part of an effort by the ride-hailing company to expand beyond driving and deliveries.During the initial test of the program, drivers and couriers on Uber's app can opt-in to help customers with small home projects, including furniture assembly, in-home laundry, and lawn mowing, the company said Monday. The feature, dubbed “Uber Tasks,” will launch in the coming weeks in Fort Myers, Florida, and in Edmonton, Alberta, the company said. Other possible chores include snow removal, packing or unpacking, holiday decorating, yard cleanup, and garden maintenance. Drivers and couriers will see estimated earnings before reserving ...
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Uber Eats’ New AI Chatbot Will Offer Recommendations to Customers
29Aug By adminNo Comments
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Uber Eats’ New AI Chatbot Will Offer Recommendations to Customers

[ad_1] An artificial intelligence chatbot under development at Uber Technologies Inc. will offer recommendations to food-delivery customers and help them more quickly place orders, part of a race to integrate AI into popular apps.Details of the Uber program were discovered inside of code hidden within its Eats app, providing a peek into a feature that hasn't yet been announced. When a user launches the chatbot, the software will show a message that says the “AI assistant was designed to help you find relevant restaurant dishes and more,” according to wording within the code, which was discovered by developer Steve Moser and shared with Bloomberg News. Uber Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi told Bloomberg Television earlier this month that his company was working on an AI chatbot...
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Google’s Dominance Sparks South African Antitrust Crackdown
1Aug By adminNo Comments
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Google’s Dominance Sparks South African Antitrust Crackdown

[ad_1] Google's dominance in online search has triggered a regulatory crackdown by South Africa's antitrust body.The watchdog determined that Alphabet Inc.-owned Google's search dominance “distorts platform competition” in favor of large market players. It recommended several remedies focused on improving visibility for smaller South African companies in search results to address this. “Google has an influence on platform competition because it is where most online journeys start,” said Competition Commission Chairman James Hodge in a media briefing on Monday. “Google does give prominence to paid results, which means that the largest platforms with the biggest marketing budgets can dominate the Google search page.” The findings are the result of a broad investigation into Google and oth...
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Food Delivery Agent Asks For Fuel Money To Deliver Order, Internet Reacts
2Jun By adminNo Comments
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Food Delivery Agent Asks For Fuel Money To Deliver Order, Internet Reacts

[ad_1] Getting fresh food delivered right to your doorstep feels like a blessing. From ice creams and drinks to noodles and curries, today you can order anything using food delivery apps. Besides everyone working at eateries, it is the delivery executives who help satiate our food cravings even at the odd hours of the day. Hence, you would find many people paying tips to the delivery agents as token of appreciation. But what will you do if your delivery person asks for money to add fuel to the vehicle to bring your order? Sounds bizzare, right? This is exactly what seemed to have happened to a person in the United States, who shared the whole incident in a Twitter thread eliciting varying reactions on the platform.Sharing screenshots of his exchange with the Uber Eats driver, the custome...
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Uber Conducting Probe After Vendor Hit With Cyberattack
13Dec By adminNo Comments
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Uber Conducting Probe After Vendor Hit With Cyberattack

[ad_1] Uber Technologies Inc. said it’s investigating the hack of a third-party vendor that reportedly resulted in the leak of data from the ride-hailing company, including employee email addresses. Uber Technologies Inc. said it's investigating the hack of a third-party vendor that reportedly resulted in the leak of data from the ride-hailing company, including employee email addresses. The vendor, Teqtivity, which helps manage and track information technology equipment such as phones and computers, on Monday confirmed the cyberattack. More than 77,000 Uber employees' email addresses and other data, including alleged source code associated with mobile device management platforms used by Uber and Uber Eats, have been leaked as part of the recent hack, according to a report from B...
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