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07/28/2017: Competition for Uber just got stiffer
Jul 28, 2017

07/28/2017: Competition for Uber just got stiffer

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We're capping off today's show by playing Silicon Tally, the game where we try to stump each other with numbers from the week's news. Rose Eveleth, the producer for ESPN's 30 for 30 podcasts, faces off against host Ben Johnson. Afterwards, we'll discuss Softbank and Didi Chuxing's $2 billion investment in Grab, Uber's biggest rival in Asia.


We’re capping off today’s show by playing Silicon Tally, the game where we try to stump each other with numbers from the week’s news. Rose Eveleth, the producer for ESPN’s 30 for 30 podcasts, faces off against host Ben Johnson. Afterwards, we’ll discuss Softbank and Didi Chuxing’s $2 billion investment in Grab, Uber’s biggest rival in Asia.

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