2023-07-03
San Francisco may soon have to deal with 24/7 self-driving taxis that it doesn't want — a lack of control over its own destiny that DC residents know well. via @TrishaThadani https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
California regulators plan to decide on July 13 whether to allow 24/7 Waymo and Cruise driverless cabs in San Francisco; city officials fume over having no say
2022-05-19
“The level of money plowed into creating the Uber-Lyft system is reminiscent ... of a big government project like the Concorde. The supersonic jet ultimately wasn't a good enough product to endure.” So long, “Decade of Free Rides.” via @henrygrabar https://slate.com/...
Slate
As Uber begins to rein in costs, having lost ~$30B in five-odd years, a look at the impact of cheap rides on city transit and the opportunities that were lost
Recently I was talking with an executive who used to work in car-sharing—the wave of companies, led by Zipcar and car2go … Tweets: @henrygrabar , @dlknowles , @carnage4life , @alex...
2022-01-19
Emirates is suspending flights to 9 U.S. cities — Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Newark, Orlando, San Francisco, and Seattle — indefinitely due to the 5G rollout. h/t @AirlineFlyer https://www.emirates.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Wall Street Journal
AT&T and Verizon temporarily restrict 5G expansion near US airports, but a few airlines will still suspend some flights on Wednesday amid Boeing's guidance
Flight suspensions occur even as AT&T and Verizon agree to limit signals within 2 miles of runways to address air-safety concerns
2022-01-10
“About 41% of the 30,000-person field in the 2021 New York City Marathon recorded their race on the app; at the London Marathon it was 52%.” Strava continues to surge, with an IPO likely, as long as it gets past January 17, aka quitter's day. @chafkin https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Strava CEO Michael Horvath says the app's revenue increased 68% YoY in 2021, suggesting a revenue of approximately $170M and a paid subscriber base of 2M to 3M
2022-01-09
“About 41% of the 30,000-person field in the 2021 New York City Marathon recorded their race on the app; at the London Marathon it was 52%.” Strava continues to surge, with an IPO likely, as long as it gets past January 17, aka quitter's day. @chafkin https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Strava CEO Michael Horvath says the app's revenue increased 68% YoY in 2021, suggesting a revenue of approximately $170M and a paid subscriber base of 2M to 3M
The app's revenue spiked 68% in 2021. But retaining the New Year's resolution crowd is a perennial problem, especially come quitter's day—aka Jan. 17. Tweets: @ivanlevingston , @c...
2021-01-23
Everyone in media should be watching the showdown in Australia. Google threatens to cut off search functions in Australian if country requires company to pay news organizations for content. https://www.smh.com.au/...
The Guardian
In an Australian Senate hearing, a Google executive said that a law forcing Google to pay news outlets for links could prompt it to stop offering Search
which one senator called blackmail — revealed apparent willingness of Facebook and Google to hide or erase reliable sources of info for millions at a time when social media platfor...