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Uber denies it shows fake cars in app to trick customers

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by on July 30, 2015 at 5:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Uber is denying research which asserts the number of available drivers you see on the in-app map view is padded. According to the company, it always reports the accurate number of cars available in an area, but there are instances where it may be a touch off. The original report was circulated by Motherboard, where an Uber customer service representative said the app “is simply showing that there are partners on the road at the time,” and “is not a representation of the exact numbers of drivers or their location.” Speaking to The Guardian, an Uber spokesperson had the following…

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Handpick’s Smart Groceries marries meal and grocery delivery

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by on July 30, 2015 at 5:14 pm
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If you’re living in San Francisco, every startup is looking to get to your heart by way of your stomach. From pre-made ready-to-heat dinners made from chef’s recipes to full-on DIY gourmet meals three times per week, startups are racing to acquire a share of mind and meals from busy professionals who really don’t have the time to cook. Today, another company enters the fray: Handpick, a recipe-recommendation service for iOS that helps you make use of what you already have lying around in your kitchen, has introduced Smart Groceries — a subscription-free meal delivery service. The service, which serves…

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How Pinterest plans to build a more diverse workforce

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by on July 30, 2015 at 4:56 pm
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Like Facebook, Pinterest is implementing the “Rooney Rule,” which mandates it interview at least one minority candidate for each job opening. Additionally, Pinterest is announcing some diversity goals, essentially putting its new hiring practice on the clock. Currently, Pinterest is roughly 42 percent female across the board, which dips to 21 percent across its tech divisions. The company also has a minority issues; set aside White and Asian employees, and minority percentages never crest 11 percent at Pinterest. To help diversify Pinterest, the company is dedicating itself to entertaining more minority candidates using the following internal rules, which they hope…

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Groupon launched its own food delivery service to shield you from being coupon-shamed

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by on July 30, 2015 at 4:15 pm
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The daily deals industry have long suffered a bad reputation – from customers leaving discounted tips to vendors treating voucher users ‘differently,’ online coupons for IRL services aren’t as appealing as they once were. In what appears to be Groupon’s method of combating this coupon shame, the company has launched Groupon To Go, its own food delivery and takeout service akin to Seamless and Eat24. Today’s Chicago-only launch follows Groupon’s recent acquisition of mobile food delivery app OrderUp, and the service has been pilot tested in the Windy City since March. In tune with its core mission, Groupon To Go’s main differentiator is its aim…

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Kaboom lets you send self-destructing messages to social networks

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by on July 30, 2015 at 4:00 pm
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If you’re concerned about the content you put online, you might consider using an app that destroys content after a certain amount of time. But destructive apps rely on a careful ecosystem in order to really be, well, destructive. You can’t really take them and plop them somewhere else, like Facebook or Twitter. That’s the need that Kaboom, a new app by Anchor Free, tries to fill. The app, which launches today, allows users to share messages to social networks as well as over text and chat apps like LINE and What’s App. “We launched Kaboom because today we want users…

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