Dara Kerr
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Recent articles by Dara:
Uber's 'clandestine campaigns' beat out rivals, Sidecar suit alleges
Uber says competition is the name of the game. → Read More
Airbnb is designing and building houses now
The lodgings company plans to unveil prototypes of pre-fabricated homes in 2019. → Read More
Electric scooters are now disrupting wrists, elbows and heads
Injured scooter riders are flooding US emergency rooms. Accident rates could be as high as 1,000 per month. → Read More
Uber adds more wheelchair-accessible vehicles to its fleet
Wait times are said to be less than 15 minutes in certain cities. → Read More
Zuckerberg reportedly told Facebook execs to use Android, not Apple, phones
The move allegedly happened after Apple CEO Tim Cook criticized the social media company. → Read More
Bird wants people to report poorly parked scooters
The electric scooter company says it's going to deploy workers to reposition irresponsibly parked vehicles. → Read More
In the Amazon rainforest, this tribe may just save the whole world
The Surui in Brazil are fending off illegal ranchers, gold miners and loggers. Their weapons: boots on the ground, satellite images and smartphones. → Read More
Twitter debuts #Midterms2018, but trolls already discovered it
Tweets with hashtags like #BuildTheWall, #JobsNotMobs and #BlueWave are being surfaced. → Read More
With Google Earth, this Amazon tribe could save the world
One tribe in Brazil uses boots on the ground, Google Earth and smartphones to fend off poachers. → Read More
In the Amazon rainforest, this tribe may just save the whole world
The Surui in Brazil are fending off illegal ranchers, gold miners and loggers. Their weapons: boots on the ground, satellite images and smartphones. → Read More
Techies, taxes and homelessness converge in battle over San Francisco's Prop. C
Salesforce has thrown in nearly $5 million to support a ballot measure that aims to help the homeless. Lyft and Twitter's CEO have contributed $225,000 to defeat it. → Read More
Uber's head dealmaker resigns after reports of sexual misconduct
Cameron Poetzscher allegedly has a history of making sexually suggestive comments to female colleagues. → Read More
Uber brings app safety features to more drivers and riders
After alleged attacks and sexual assaults by its drivers, the ride-hailing company is launching Safety Toolkit in dozens of countries. → Read More
Uber tests 'Uber Works' to supply on-demand temporary workers
The ride-hailing company could also become a temp agency. → Read More
Electric scooters had this city freaked out, and now they're back
Scoot and Skip roll out in San Francisco but Lime, Uber, Spin and Lyft aren't happy about it. → Read More
Bird scooters CEO: 'Where there's no laws, that's where we go in'
The electric scooter company has a road map for launching in new cities. → Read More
Uber marches toward an IPO in 2019
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is trying to get all his ducks in a row. → Read More
Uber joins Lyft in offering rides to voters for the midterm elections
The ride-hailing company also created an in-app polling place button to help voters easily find where they need to go to cast their ballot. → Read More
Uber scooters are rolling out at $1 per ride, and they're coming your way
Ride hailing doesn't have to mean getting into a car. Now you can go two-wheeling. → Read More
Lyft's new diversity report shows progress, setbacks
The ride-hailing company ups its number of black and Latino employees, but its female ranks decline. → Read More