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Uber is launching a rental car service inside its app Uber is launching a rental car network in partnership with Getaround, the ride-hailing company announced today (April 11). San Francisco-based Getaround lets users find and instantly book vehicles from private car owners, all through a mobile app. The new Uber Rent platform, which is scheduled to launch later this month in San Francisco, will make cars from Getaround’s network available to users of the Uber app. The deal comes as Uber expands beyond its flagship on-demand rides and into other modes of local transportation. On April 9, the company said...

Coalition of Industry Groups to Fight Trump Tariffs Is Growing A coalition of diverse business groups that banded together to oppose President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Chinese products has grown to more than 100. Organizations representing retail, agriculture, technology, manufacturing and other industries are now working against the tariffs and sent a letter opposing them to the leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee in advance of a hearing on Thursday. That’s up from 45 groups that signed a letter March 18 to the president urging him not to act. “There’s a sense of urgency on this issue,...

US ranchers want to use the federal government as a proxy to fight high-tech meat companies The entire American beef industry is worried about Silicon Valley’s cell-cultured meat companies, and most want to take down the tech interlopers. But the industry is divided over how to do it. The US Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) in February asked federal government regulators to adopt a definition for meat that would exclude cell-cultured products (often called “clean meat”). This week, though, the more-powerful National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) asked the same regulatory agency to rule the opposite. Both groups find the new food technology...

How To Become A Top Seller In A New Industry When I joined ConsumerAffairs nearly four years ago, I didn’t realize that I had jumped into the deep end. I had some great results in other sales roles, and I had owned my own businesses and helped grow several companies across different industries, but selling a software as a service (SaaS) product was a whole new ballgame for me. I started out as one of the lower performers on the team. In my first eight months, I closed very few deals and was ranked last among the company’s sales account...

The Energy Industry Reaches Out To Its Future Workforce The energy industry is engaged in a tug of war – it sees itself as playing a crucial role in helping mankind, while many Americans possess a deep-seated mistrust of oil and gas companies. That’s especially true of today’s school-age students. According to Gallup, almost half of Americans (47%) had a negative view of the oil and gas industry in 2015, while just more than one-third (34%) viewed the industry positively. By 2017, the gap had narrowed, but negative opinions still topped positive ratings by 2%. Public opinion has dampened energy...