1. [Uber travel may soon become more expensive] As Uber drivers and Uber Eats delivery workers are affected by rising gasoline prices, the company is imposing a temporary surcharge on rides and food deliveries.
Depending on the location, the surcharge for Uber travel is 45 cents or 55 cents; Uber Eats orders for 35 cents or 45 cents (Uber officials have not specified which cities will have higher fees).
The price increase will take effect on March 16, unless you live in New York City. The company said New York would not be affected by those additional costs.
Experts believe that Lyft may also raise prices for consumers in the coming days to offset the rise in natural gas costs. Lyft officials say that while drivers now need to spend more money on gasoline, their average hourly revenue is still higher than last year.
- With the increase in violent crime in the area, Amazon's spokesman said it was moving employees to "alternative office space elsewhere" and planned to bring them back "in a safe place."
- 1 [Influencers with about 500,000 Facebook followers share his income] After seven years as a multimedia journalist, Uptin Saiidi decided to work on technology, finance and travel. Now, he can make $37,000 a month.
- 2 [Ford and Volkswagen will expand cooperation on the MEB platform] According to the company's statement, Ford and Volkswagen will expand cooperation on the MEB platform. Ford plans to produce a new electric vehicle for the European market based on the MEB platform. In addition, vehicle production based on the MEB platform will double to 1.2 million units within six years. MEB is an abbreviation for modular electric drive matrix for electric vehicles.
- 3 [Amazon is likely to thwart another union movement] Union organizers are facing an uphill battle against high turnover of employees and workers who believe warehouses are not dangerous enough to need unions.
- 4 [Singles are tired of Tinder and Heinge, they're currently moving to a bunch of new apps] As users become increasingly disappointed with who the web pushes match, new dating apps like Thursday and POM are starting to try to organize face-to-face events in London and New York.
- 5 [Leaked audio shows Nike's technology team is struggling to retain talent] In a meeting with the company's 2,400-strong technology team, Nike's digital business executive outlined his plan to give technology a more important place in the business and expressed concern about the growing loss of employees.
8. [Musk: If Tesla FSD Beta v10.11 performs well, consider lowering the minimum safety score requirements for participation] On March 14, Tesla FSD beta version 10.11 has been pushed to the company's employees, and the update instructions have also been shared online, providing some key improvements to the driver assistance system. Tesla CEO Elon Musk pointed out on Twitter that if v10.11 performs well, Tesla will consider lowering the safety score requirement to participate in the program to 95 points, which is good news for car owners who are not currently eligible for the FSD test program.
- 1 [Rare Apple Souvenirs Are Being Auctioned] Items from Steve Jobs' daily life and apple's early days will be auctioned off, from Jobs's signed high school yearbook to his autographed note for a 6-year-old child.
- 1 [Take a look at a brand new 3D printed mansion in Austin] This 2,000-square-foot house was built by Icon, a 3D printing architecture company based in Austin, and was printed in just 8 days, giving it the charm of a "medieval modernist ranch house."