The WSJ reports that people familiar with the matter say that the car-sharing company has been in touch with about six to seven banks to talk about the possible terms. Citing companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Alibaba prior to their IPOs, the Journal says that seeking large credit facilities is sometimes a sign that a company is about to seek an IPO. Per The Wall Street Journal: Uber is currently valued at $41 billion and had a revenue of about $400 million last year....

In the last year, the venture capital arm of the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, InMotion Ventures, become one of the most active investors in mobility and transport, investing in 11 companies in 2017 alone. By investing in mobility services, data analytics, travel and lifestyle, fintech and insurtech, they’ll set themselves up for success in the ever-changing transportation landscape. If you’re interested in which companies have been invested in, take a look at the list below and get ready for transportation innovation like you’ve never seen before....

Amanda Lannert was named CEO of the Year at the Moxie Awards in 2014 and 2015. Under Amanda’s leadership, Jellyvision has doubled its revenue three out of the last four years. During this lively interview, Amanda discusses product evolution, the importance of diversity, building a strong culture with remote employees, customer retention, keeping a sense of humor, finding mentors, and most importantly their amazing massage chair. Sit back and enjoy this podcast while you learn some tips to help grow your business:...

DC-based Weighing the Wisdom of the Crowd will receive $450,000, one of the largest rewarded amounts, in order to enable anyone to survey crowds and share reliable, credible results through the use of easy-to-use online tools that allow users to create more scientifically sound surveys. More specifically, they will enable anyone to conduct more scientifically-sound public opinion surveys. This will be completed by weighing factors such as demographics and socio-economic bias in order to produce credible results....

You won’t be able to get your hands on these devices immediately, though they’ll all be available at some point this year: We’ve collected all the currently available specs, prices, and release dates below. Let’s dive in. Yoga Creator 7 This new 15.6-inch laptop is designed for on-the-go digital creatives, with a Lenovo Q-Control function that lets users quickly transition between performance modes depending on whether they’re working with 3D computer animation and graphics, or just editing photos....

With graduation season right around the corner, now is as good of a time as ever to bring out products that will help with the new graduates about to flood the job market. On the app, students can fill out a profile (or use existing ones), find a career path and browse job postings that relate to their majors. They can also build their professional networks by finding alumni who have also studied the same program as them....

The plot? Ten students of entrepreneurship take part in a seven-week program at Draper University, learning from the experts, competing for funding, and undoubtedly getting involved in romantic and non-romantic drama. At the end of the season, students will pitch their ideas to VCs in hopes of scoring funding for their nascent ideas. Draper University, which existed long before this show (see Draper discussing it in 2012), is an entrepreneurial academy....

The plans, which are referred to internally as “30-day lists” give employees a month to find a new role in the company. But according to sources from inside the company, being placed on the list is more likely than not akin to being let go. Just like fellow tech company Google, Meta has also implemented a hiring freeze to brace itself against a potential downturn. But as the firm deals with its lowest period of trading since 2019, it appears that more radical action needs to be taken, unfortunately at the expense of company employees....

It’s a tool that deepens the video conferencing service’s usefulness in the education sector, and could help it expand its presence. If it’s as easy as it sounds to use, the new ability might be a boon, helping teacher-parent meetings move from lengthy in-person ordeals to slightly less lengthy virtual visits. What to Know About Parent Connection With the functionality, educators will be able to connect with the guardians of their students “with a single click,” as Microsoft Teams explains the feature in its publically available roadmap of updates....

In yesterday’s written statement by Morin, he notes that the social sharing app had grown to 10 million active users per month – a number that pales in comparison to Facebook’s nearly 1.5 billion monthly active users and even Instagram’s 100 million monthly users. Founded back in 2010 by the ex-Facebook executive, Path was created as a mobile-first social sharing app for a user’s own private network of friends. While the app gained popularity among many early-adopters already involved in the tech scene, the app sadly failed to gain any traction in its five years of operation....

The News The announcement came in a letter sent to all shareholders on Monday, when Netflix released its impressive numbers from the third quarter of this year. Here’s the exact quote, as reported by the streaming service watchdog site Exstreamist (get it?): According to Exstreamist, a source has claimed that Netflix intends to target specific countries with new content in hopes of shoring up their presence. Netflix Wants to Be Essential It makes sense: The streaming service is trying to turn itself into a utility that no one would even think of cancelling....

The actual device won’t be out until later this year, but the leaked images and specs are very likely to be the real deal. We can expect a Snapdragon 855, 6GB of RAM, options for 64GB or 256GB storage, and more. Here are the specs as well as a little analysis about what this news tells us about the buzziest new Surface phone. Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro vs Surface Book – see our guide to the Microsoft range The two displays are connected with a hinge that rotates 360 degrees and can transform the phone into a 8....

The foldable screen buzz in the smartphone market is substantial. With Samsung launching the Galaxy Fold (a couple of times, actually) and Huawei releasing the Mate X (even if it’s only in China), it’s safe to say the tech industry is moving towards a more flexible future. Rumors have swirled concerning other smartphone companies putting this tech to the test, and Motorola is among those making an attempt. Now, it appears those rumors are all but confirmed, as some official images of the new Motorola Razr have been leaked, and the device has even been spotted in the wild....

The phishing kit lets anyone download the templates needed to create fake versions of single sign-on login forms — the mini-browser windows that pop up to let users sign into a third-party site with their accounts on services like Google, Apple, or Twitter. Not only are these phishing browsers easy to create, but they’re incredibly tough to spot as well, and might fool even an experienced techie who could easily spot most other phishing schemes....

A recent study has found that popular video conferencing softwares like Zoom or Google Meet can record the glasses reflection of a computer screen in enough detail to recreate the text on that screen. So why shouldn’t you be worried about it? Because the common webcam resolution, 720p, is only capable of reading font sizes of 50-60 pixels, or the size of a particularly large headline. Unless you’re on a Zoom call while also taking a headline-sized look at your bank details or password list, you’ll be safe....

That’s right, Silicon Valley startup, Nootrobox, hasn’t been eating on Tuesdays and their productivity couldn’t be higher. The smart drug company provides nootropics that are designed to increase brain performance and boost energy through natural and unnatural means. And they appear to be their own best marketing campaign by showing the world that a little productivity can be manifested through unique biological means. And fasting is the best way to do that....

The controversy? Facebook-hired editors were curating the feed, picking and choosing what to display. People didn’t like the idea of someone else picking news for them, and Facebook had made it seem as though the process was algorithmic. The news blew over, and now Facebook has a reversal: Now the Facebook Trending section actually is being run by an algorithm. For realsies this time. The Announcement Both acknowledging the controversy and explaining that the reasons are for scalability, the announcement is a great example of corporate tactic:...

The “I Quit Facebook” article has been a popular genre of think-piece practically since the social platform existed, but it has picked up momentum in the past few years. Quitting Twitter and its relentless drumbeat of retweets is another popular movement, and just this week, Vice writer Eve Peyser wrapped up a week-long sabbatical from the entire internet. Virtually every article’s author — whether or not they advocate for unconditional quitting — found that their life became more relaxed without the pressure of the always-on internet....

But the OnePlus 7T has a little bit more going for it: It’s smaller, cheaper, offers most of the same features and a few new ones, and it’s actually available in the US. The new device will be sold by both OnePlus and T-Mobile. It’s available starting October 18, and priced at $599, which is just a hair under the OnePlus 7’s UK price tag of £499 (about $614 USD)....

Research firm SNL Kagan has the numbers: 812,000 people cut their pay-TV accounts in the last three months. Over the last year, nearly 1.4 million people dropped their subscriptions. “It is a bit of an acceleration and the biggest quarterly loss that we’ve seen. We are seeing a gradual increase in the decline rate,” said SNL Kagan analyst Ian Olgeirson of the number in an article from Fortune, which connects this data with that of another research firm, Nielson....