Electricity accounts for just 25% of greenhouse gas emissions. We need breakthroughs in five key areas to prevent the worst climate-change scenarios: https://t.co/vPalC2h56X
On this day in 2011: Uber raises $11 million at a valuation of $60 million
valuation since then:
Nov 2018: $76 billion
May 2018: $62 billion
Jan 2018: $54 billion
July 2015: $51 billion
Jun 2014: $18 billion
Aug 2013: $3.5 billion
Nov 2011: $330 million
Feb 2011: $60 million
Apple asking for HALF the revenue from magazines and newspapers to participate in their new subscription service is obscene. Bad omen of things to come as Apple pivots to become a services company. NYT or Wapo would be mad to join this racket. https://t.co/W5oK8ZMOJb
At a time when bad news seems to dominate the headlines every day, I want to keep reminding people that life is getting better for millions in the world’s poorest countries, thanks in part to smart investments in health.
This year, we need to hire hundreds of people across SF, Seattle, Singapore, Dublin, Paris, London, Tokyo, Bangalore, and more… so we rebuilt the Stripe jobs page: https://t.co/C9TAbPCBjg. Come work with us!
Reddit confirms TechCrunch's scoop that it raised $150M from Tencent & $150M more from past investors in a $300M Series D at a $3B post-$ valuation https://t.co/1fTFiSbmax
Number of Uber rides each day:
2019: +15 million rides a day
2016: +5.5 million rides a day
2015: +3 million rides a day
2014: +1 million rides a day
2013: +120,000 rides a day