Washington, DC CNN — Uber launched car rentals in its app nationwide Wednesday, and will launch a valet service next month in DC to drive them to customers. The car rental program, called Uber Rent, will offer in-app bookings from brands like Avis and Hertz, according to Uber. Prices will be set by the rental companies, Uber said, and it will take a cut of the bookings, similar to how traveling booking sites operate. Read More...
UPDATE 10:22 P.M.: Maui County confirms 36 fatalities in Lahaina wildfire. The total includes six that were announced earlier today. The county said no other details were available. UPDATE 4 P.M.: More than 271 structures have been impacted by the Lahaina fire, the U.S. Civil Air Patrol and Maui Fire Department reported after flyovers of Lahaina town on Wednesday. Widespread damage to the town, the harbor and surrounding areas are being documented, the county said. Read More...
Everyone knows about the hat tip. When you tip your hat to someone, you're saying you respect them or the work they're doing. But that's not all it's about. These days—even though it has a long history in polite society going back to Medieval times—the "hat tip" has even become a verbal idiom, meant to thank or congratulate. (You'll often see it at the bottom of articles, too, in the form of " Read More...
