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Re:Uber's Loss Exceeds $800M in Q3 on $1.7B in Net Revenue on Monday December 19, 2016 @08:38PM (#13216615)
I've only used Uber once, out of curiosity really. It was fine, just like a taxi, the price was a little less but not much. I asked the driver if he liked driving for Uber and he said it was his last shift, he was going back to driving for a taxi company as he couldn't make any money driving for Uber. As the city I live in has an over supply of taxis Uber can't exploit the customers, so it sounds like they need to exploit their drivers instead.
Re:Moody's: U.S. Telecoms are underinvesting in broadband on Thursday December 15, 2016 @06:39PM (#13189774)
We started the same thing here in New Zealand. I was a bit outraged when $1.2 billion of taxpayers money was handed out to build a national fibre network, but it's turning out not too bad. Not perfect, but not bad either. It helps that the opposition bought in, despite disagreeing on details.
Re:Snapchat Seeks to Raise as Much as $4B in IPO on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @11:03PM (#12802633)
The key line to me is: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs are leading the offering They are the people who will the make the real money. They always do.
Re:House Intelligence Committee Letter to Obama on Snowden [pdf] on Thursday September 15, 2016 @07:50PM (#12510836)
My view is that he has failed. The media where I live don't report anything at all about Snowden anymore, he might as well not exist. But then the media where I live are supine lickspittles who spend their time regurgitating Government media releases and celebrity news.