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Uber

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Uber is a global platform providing ride-hailing, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport. They focus on empowering people to go anywhere, get anything, and earn their way with a relentless pursuit of reimagining movement.

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Uber - Latest News and Updates

• Uber is expanding its platform to include online tasks like AI data labeling and product testing, starting in India, as announced by Megha Yethadka, Senior Director, Program Management, Tech at Uber.
• Uber is expanding its Grocery and Rx business with multiple job openings, as shared by Faraz Hashmi, Head of Grocery & Rx at Uber Direct.
• Uber has revamped its operating model to use real-time data and microservices orchestration, enhancing its Rider app's capabilities beyond A-to-B travel to include services like package delivery and train bookings, according to Madan Thangavelu, senior engineering director.
• Uber Eats has partnered with Canucks Sports & Entertainment to become the official delivery app for the Vancouver Canucks, Abbotsford Canucks, and Vancouver Warriors, offering fans exclusive gameday deals and promotions.
• Uber partnered with CLEAR to enhance rider verification, allowing riders to easily obtain a 'Verified' badge through the Uber app, which has been expanded nationwide since September.

• Uber has partnered with Safaricom to provide free mobile data for drivers, delivery partners, and riders in Kenya, covering the cost to enable easier app usage.
• Uber has integrated Uber Direct with Cartwheel to offer a hybrid delivery model that allows restaurants like Mr. Jim's Pizza to use both in-house drivers and Uber's network to manage delivery demand spikes.
• Uber will participate in AFROTECH2024 with a Food Truck Activation.
• Uber is currently hiring for the position of Head of Partner Success, Delivery Integrations in the United States.
• Camiel Irving, VP of Operations and GM of North American Rides at Uber, will speak at the AFROTECH24 Conference in Houston.

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