Those who know me know that for about 15 years, I’ve made a calendar for my family with landscape pictures from my travels. This is mostly so my mother knows where I’ve been and why I don’t call home as often as I should. But through the years, I’ve taken [Keep reading]
Uber’s critical fare estimate tool seemed to disappear for some consumers during the New Year’s Eve crush — right when it was needed most. I first reported on the problems this weekend. The firm initially said the tool was working normally, but it has now confirmed something was amiss. An Uber spokesperson [Keep reading]
UPDATE, 12:19 p.m., 1/3/2016: Uber has been aware of the disappearing fare estimate button for months. Asked on Twitter if it had removed the button, Uber’s Boston account Tweeter to a consumer in October: “Definitely not. There is currently a bug that is effecting (sic) that feature. Thanks for your [Keep reading]
Will 2016 be the year people really start buying things with their phones? The year a hacker finally turns the lights off? Or a self-driving car causes an accident? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe some of these things won’t happen until January 2017 — the 12-month time horizon is pretty arbitrary — but these [Keep reading]
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