Wednesday, November 6

Tag: San Francisco

Now Delhi Office Goers Can Also become Uber Driver
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Now Delhi Office Goers Can Also become Uber Driver

People in Delhi spend 90 minutes on average commuting to and from work each day.  That’s eight hours a week getting to and from work–and a whopping 17 days a year!  It’s a chronic waste of people’s time, and a drain on productivity.  What’s more, the resulting traffic and pollution undermine everyone’s quality of life. Looking that Uber launched its carpool service in Delhi on Wednesday, 16 December. People going to the same place at the same time–including commuters driving themselves to work–will now be able to share their journey for the first time. Getting more butts into fewer cars is an important step towards reducing congestion and pollution in the capital over time. For passengers it works as follows: Select the uberGO option in the app and enter your destination.  Choose w...
How Slack Technologies developed from an idea for easier office chat to software juggernaut in two years, entirely by word of mouth
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How Slack Technologies developed from an idea for easier office chat to software juggernaut in two years, entirely by word of mouth

It's late morning on a Thursday in September, and Slack Technologies CEO Stewart Butterfield has convened a meeting with his design and product heads in the company's low-key San Francisco headquarters. On the agenda is the question that's been most on Butterfield's mind lately: how his $US2.8 billion ($3.9 billion) start-up, which makes business-collaboration software, can be as good with 250, 500, or a thousand people as it was when he founded it with a team of eight. For today's meeting, Butterfield, sporting camouflage suede wingtips and argyle socks, has prepared a list of "teachable principles" he wants his people to internalise. Butterfield is off and running when something distracts him: Brandon Velestuk, Slack's design director, is video-conferencing from Vancouver, and his...
Scoot Quad – San Francisco’s New Way To Ride Around The City
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Scoot Quad – San Francisco’s New Way To Ride Around The City

Today, San Franciscans have a new way to ride around the city with the addition of 10 all-electric Nissan New Mobility Concept vehicles to the Scoot Networks mobility service. The Nissan New Mobility Concept, also known as a Scoot Quad, is a 100 percent electric, two-seater compact vehicle with a range of 40 miles and top speed of 25 mph—perfect for driving in urban areas.   “As large cities continue to grow into megacities globally, we need to understand how transportation is changing and look ahead to anticipate what transportation needs will look like in the future,” said Rachel Nguyen, executive director, Nissan Future Lab. “Scoot Networks is an ideal partner in this research project because they are fulfilling a need that has emerged in the San Francisco market, and th...