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Sep 2019
16m 25s

Thu. 09.26 - Uber Wants To Be ‘the opera...

Brian McCullough
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Uber wants to become “the OS for everyday life,” Peloton’s IPO is a good news/bad news situation, the FTC sues Match.com for allegedly catfishing people, stuff I missed from yesterday’s Amazon event, and an “interesting raise” startup that wants to turn renters into home owners. Sponsors: Metalab.co CognitoHQ.com Links: Uber overhauls its app in ambiti ... Show More
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