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TLDR: Bernie Sanders targets Amazon, Uber & Lyft want to offer dockless bikes, WeWork Labs startup incubator to open in Seattle

Today’s featured stories Amazon calls Bernie Sanders’ crusade for warehouse workers ‘inaccurate and misleading’ Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services… Read More

Seattle could greenlight 3 bikeshare services as early as next week, weighing applications from Uber, Lyft and Lime

The Seattle Department of Transportation expects to approve permits for new bikeshare companies Sept. 4, which could pave the way… Read More

Lyft offering discounted and free rides to get voters to the polls on Election Day

Lyft is offering 50 percent off rides to the polls this Election Day, Tues. Nov. 6, in partnership, with a… Read More

JUMP makes it official, applies for Seattle bikeshare permit and plans to hire a GM

After waiting all summer for Seattle to work out its rules for bikesharing companies, Uber’s JUMP has filed for a… Read More

New York’s new Uber cap could be a blueprint for other cities seeking to curb ride-hailing

Cities across the country are looking at New York. On Wednesday, the New York City Council approved a one-year pause… Read More

‘I wouldn’t have been homeless if I had benefits.’ Gig economy workers demand better protections

Of the six workers who gathered to share their experiences in the gig economy at a Seattle event last week,… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow challenges Uber and Lyft, brings car-sharing and new ride-hailing service together in one app

BMW-owned ReachNow is bringing its ride-hailing and car-sharing services into one app as it takes on Uber, Lyft, and traditional… Read More

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Week in Geek Podcast with special guest, Sarah Lacy of Chairman Mom and Pando

This week, we’re joined by a special guest for our regular Week In Geek news roundup. Sarah Lacy is a… Read More

Inside Seattle’s proposed bikeshare rules of the road: 20,000 bikes, $250,000 permits

After a year-long pilot and several delays, Seattle is finally ready to establish a permanent dockless bikeshare program. In documents… Read More

TLDR: Rumored Surface smartphone, Lime scooters in Uber app, dorm-style housing for adults

Today’s featured stories Windows Phone fans lobby Microsoft not to kill rumored Surface dual-screen device aka Andromeda With $335M in… Read More

With $335M in fresh cash, Lime is rolling out electric scooters in the Uber app

Soon many commuters have the ability to book a Lime electric scooter using the Uber app. Despite a rivalry between… Read More

Uber rolls out ‘Vehicle,’ a new magazine in Seattle and Washington, D.C., to share rider-driver stories

Plenty of Uber drivers fancy themselves as storytellers. Now the ride-hailing giant is sharing stories about drivers and the communities… Read More

Lyft joins bikeshare race with Motivate acquisition

Lyft is getting into bikeshare with the acquisition of Motivate, a company that operates large bikeshare programs around the country. Lyft… Read More

Lyft raises $600M in race to catch up with Uber

Lyft has raised a $600 million investment round led by Fidelity Management & Research, the company announced Wednesday. The fresh cash… Read More

Police say Uber ‘safety’ driver was streaming TV show before self-driving car hit and killed woman

Police in Tempe, Ariz., have determined in a new report that the safety driver behind the wheel of a self-driving… Read More

We tested out a JUMP e-bike as Uber plans Seattle launch of the dockless bike-share service

Uber is eagerly awaiting final bike-share regulations from the Seattle Department of Transporation so it can deploy JUMP — its… Read More

TLDR: Uber could use AI to identify drunk riders, big bets on energy storage, LEGO Seattle

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

Expedia CTO Tony Donohoe is leaving in another big executive departure from travel giant

Tony Donohoe, Expedia Inc.’s chief technology officer, is leaving the Bellevue, Wash.-based online travel giant after seven years as one… Read More

Nikki Krishnamurthy, Expedia’s chief people officer, to depart travel giant after 8 years

Expedia Chief People Officer Nikki Krishnamurthy is leaving the travel giant, GeekWire has learned. Krishnamurthy led the company’s global human… Read More

Report: Lyft to acquire Motivate, which operates bike-share programs in several U.S. cities

It looks like Lyft is getting ready to keep up with Uber when it comes to ride-hailing companies jumping into… Read More

Mystery solved: The story behind a rogue JUMP bike spotted in Seattle

When Mighty AI CEO Daryn Nakhuda spotted a runaway JUMP bike on a ferry in Seattle, he put GeekWire on… Read More

Taking Getaround for a spin: Can the Airbnb model work for renting your neighbor’s car?

Over the past decade, we’ve been conditioned to be comfortable with the notion of spending the night in a stranger’s… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet Qi Lu steps down at Baidu; Seattle Genetics adds new chief medical officer; and more

In a management reshuffle at Chinese search engine giant Baidu, COO and Microsoft veteran Qi Lu is stepping down from… Read More

Uber Express POOL launches in Seattle and 3 other cities in an effort to make carpooling more efficient

If you’re an urbanite, you’ve probably experienced the sub-optimal uberPOOL. You decide to save some cash by splitting a ride… Read More

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi talks about flying taxis and why his kids won’t own cars

Riding in the back of an Uber is sometimes the best way to hear an opinion on just about anything,… Read More

Why Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi had to work to improve his rider rating

What’s your Uber rider rating? That was one of the questions that Uber’s board asked Dara Khosrowshahi during the interview process,… Read More

Seattle’s landmark Uber unionization law dealt a blow by appeals court, continuing legal saga

The legal battle over the city of Seattle’s landmark law that lets drivers for services like Uber and Lyft unionize will… Read More

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi touts flying cars and ride-hailing company’s turnaround

Uber executives are providing an update on their plans to put flying cars in the air by 2020, with commercial… Read More

Study estimates traveling with Uber and Lyft will be cheaper than owning a car in some cities by 2027

The cost of owning a car could be more than traveling exclusively with rideshare services in Seattle and Denver by… Read More

There’s a new ride-hailing app in town: Moovn wants to challenge Uber and Lyft in Seattle

Godwin Gabriel believes the ride-hailing industry in America is ready for a new challenger. That’s why he began rolling out… Read More