Uber once sold riders on a simple promise: Order a car right from your phone for less than a taxi. One major change happened behind the scenes: up-front pricing. Instead of relying on a predictable rate based largely on time and distance, Uber now uses algorithms and a range of real-time factors to determine what
Dave Marsh, the film critic and biographer who documented the early days of Bruce Springsteen in his influential 1979 book “Born to Run,” died Friday in his Connecticut home. He was 76. Jim Rotolo, who hosts the Springsteen-fan cast “The Wild & The Innocent” on SiriusXM, confirmed Marsh’s death in a Facebook post on Saturday
Russian authorities have continued to repress what little internal opposition remains in the country, detaining a well-known blogger and taking steps to prevent a local politician from running for parliament. Blogger Ilya Remeslo was a staunch supporter of Vladimir Putin until he took a dramatic U-turn last March, calling the president a “war criminal and
Lindsey Graham, who has died aged 71, was a political survivor. His career as a Republican senator served as a revealing barometer of the dramatically changing climate in his political party – and in the United States – in the era of Donald Trump. While there were certain issues central to Graham’s political identity –
Tony Rayns, the British writer, festival programmer and screenwriter who spent decades introducing Western audiences to East Asian cinema, has died aged 78. He was found deceased in his home on July 7 after an accidental fall down the stairs, according to his sister, Stephanie Gowman, in an email to Variety. Gowman said Rayns’ death