Why Australians Can’t Get Enough Of The Access Economy

At first glance, Emilia Rossi has more reason than most 34-year-olds to own her own car. She lives in Melbourne’s uber-hip downtown Docklands district where she and her partner juggle four online businesses between them. She’s ambitious, highly-motivated and embracing a high-tech world that’s allowing her to “create a living doing the things she loves most”. Yet,…

ByJames Graham19/01/20170Comments

News Wellness & Health

Paws What You Are Doing: #UberPuppies Is Here!

But you’ll have to be quick – the offer is only open on February 25, between midday and 4pm. The service, which costs $40 for a 15-minute cuddle, will be rolled out in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast, Perth and Sydney. Uber has teamed up with Purina’s Pets At Work mission for…

ByThe Carousel25/02/20160Comments

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Uber Phenomenon Takes To The Sky

Uber & Airbus are launching a “pilot project” working hand-in-hand to provide an on-demand helicopter service. Yes, you read that correctly. Speaking at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, Uber's Chief Executive Travis Kalanick revealed: “If you can push a button and can get a ride, then why not push a button and get a helicopter". Airbus…

ByOlivier Legeay20/01/20160Comments

Entertainment News

Macaulay Culkin Revisits ‘Home Alone’ In Viral Video

More than 25 years since he played the “world’s cutest kid’ Kevin McCallister in Home Alone and its sequel, the now 35-year-old Macaulay stars in a dark online send-up. In the viral R-rated YouTube clip below he portrays a bearded, chain-smoking Kevin who picks up a passenger for an Uber-like car service. When his mother calls, a…

ByThe Carousel18/12/20150Comments

Devices Innovations Technology Trends

11 Things About UberX That Will Really Surprise You!

But today the app is gaining ground on the traditional taxi service at a phenomenal rate, as David Rohrsheim, Uber's GM in Australia and New Zealand, just revealed at the Telstra 2015 Australian Digital Summit in Sydney. Here are 11 fun UberX facts you can dazzle your friends with... 1. Uber is already investing in driverless car technology.…

ByThe Carousel26/10/20150Comments