Challenges and Strategies in the Ride-Hailing Industry

The new fastest computer in the world sees the crown return to the US. Will we not see Sony’s next-gen VR rig until next year? Ride hailing fares are reaching record highs as the players attempt to pivot to profitability. A new ride hailing entrant that lets you haggle on price. And a look at how Paramount is trying to go it alone in the streaming wars.

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• AMD-Powered Frontier Supercomputer Breaks the Exascale Barrier, Now Fastest in the World (Tom's Hardware)
• Kuo: PlayStation VR2 Mass Production To Start H2 2022 (UploadVR)
• China Is Leading the Global Decline in Venture Capital Deals (Bloomberg)
• Uber and Lyft’s New Road: Fewer Drivers, Thrifty Riders and Jittery Investors (WSJ)
• Nothing could slow inDriver’s rise from Siberian startup to global Uber competitor. Then Russia invaded Ukraine (Rest Of World)
• Can Paramount Go It Alone? (NYTimes)

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